Popular ghost character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween
Whether you're looking for a costume for Halloween or cosplay, these ghost character ideas are sure to be a hit. From classic ghosts to modern takes on the undead, there's something for everyone. And best of all, most of these costumes can be put together with items you already have in your closet. So get creative and have fun!
Papa Emeritus IV / Cardinal Copia's Costume from Ghost
Cardinal Copia wears cardinal or bishop outfit in black and sports dark eye make-up.
Casper and Wendy Costume
Casper and Wendy’s costume is a white shirt, white pants, and a white sheet for Casper and a red hooded onesie for Wendy.
Gengar Costume from Pokémon
Gengar’s costume features a purple onesie and a Gengar-inspired beanie.
Post Malone Costume
Post Malone’s costume is a printed black t-shirt, comfortable light blue jeans, white sneakers, a long-sleeved red-white plaid button-down shirt, face and body tattoos, and a chain bead necklace.
Crimson Ghost Costume
Crimson Ghost’s costume is a long-sleeved black shirt, black pants, black shoes, a black robe cloak, skeleton gloves, and a Crimson Ghost mask.
Hi Five Ghost's (Regular Show) Costume
The main point of the Hi Five Ghost is the ghost-shaped mask with a mini high five fist on top. Wear an all-white ensemble, too.
The Juggernaut (13 Ghosts) Costume
Cut a set of pajamas to look rugged then put bullet wounds all over the body to rock The Juggernaut's costume.
The Ancestors (Addams Family Musical) Costume
If you opt for a lady costume for The Ancestors representation, you can wear a white corset, bolero, and skirt. Then keep the look all-white with a wig and a body paint.
Sally McKenna (American Horror Story) Costume
Sally McKenna's costume is leopard-print dress in style with a pair of black stockings ang yellow heels. She also wears a choker and her hair is in a dirty blonde frizz.
Sans (Undertale) Costume
Sans cosutme is a body of skeleton with a dimpled face skull and wears a white T-shirt topped with a blue hooded jacket, baggy black pants, and gray shoes
Papyrus (Undertale) Costume
Papyrus has a skeleton body. He wears a white crop top, blue shorts, red boots, and red scarf.
Adam & Barbara Maitland (Beetlejuice) Costume
Adam Maitland costume is a black and white plaid shirt with smart khaki pants. Barbara costume is her floral button-down dress.
Moaning Myrtle Costume
Moaning Myrtle is the miserable teenaged ghost the haunts the girl’s bathroom in the second floor of Hogwarts. She died wearing her school robes.
Moira O’Hara (American Horror Story) Maid Costume
Moira O’Hara is a ghost who looks different to men and women. To women, she seems like a fun grandmother but to men, she’s a seductress.
Papa Emeritus Costume
Papa Emeritus costume include a black priestly robe with black gloves. Top it with a velvet cloak and papal hat. For his mask, use a white and black face paint.
Ghostly Costume
For ghostly costume, you can dress up any which way you like. As long as you look pearly white and bit haunted, that is. For this article, let’s spice things up by tackling Victorian ghosts. Some of the things you will need is a white medieval dress, a white top hat, a white wig.
Charlie Brown's Ghost Costume
Charlie Brown ghost costume consists of a white sheet and lots of black holes all around. He is also unlucky enough to get rocks from trick or treating instead of candy.
Danny Phantom & Sam Manson Costume
Sam Manson costume is purple and black. She wears a sleeveless crop top, black skater skirt with green lines, purple tights, and chunky black boots. Danny Phantom costume is a mostly black tight suit with white details, white gloves, white boots, and he even has white hair.
Valak The Demon Nun (The Conjuring) Costume
The Nun costume is a typical Catholic nun outfit with black cloak and cross necklace. You'll need to apply makeup or use a mask
The Phantom of the Opera & Christine Costume
The Phantom costume is a dapper costume consisting of a white dress shirt, black vest, black coat, black dress pants, black Oxfords, white gloves, black cape, and a personalized white half-mask.
Bloody Mary Costume
Bloody Mary costume will highlight the fact that Bloody Mary lives in a mirror and can drag you to her realm anytime
Kayako Saeki (The Grudge) Costume
Kayako costume from the Grudge movies does not have extra arms, eyes, or legs. She doesn’t have scaly skin or pointed teeth.
Pac Man Costume
Pac-Man's appearance is a yellow circle, where as all four antagonists share the classic ghost look in different colors: Blinky is a red, Pinky is pink, Inky is blue, and Clyde is orange.
Jeff the Killer Costume
Jeff the Killer’s costume is simple his clothing or shoes, but his known for his incredibly creepy and horrific face.
Hash Slinging Slasher (SpongeBob SquarePants) Costume
The Hash Slinging Slasher costume is light green skin with red freckles, with a purple hoodie and has a spatula on one of his hands.
Eyeless Jack Costume
Eyeless Jack costume is presumed to be eyeless since he has two deep black holes where his eyes should be. He also wears a dark hoodie and dark pants.
Grim Reaper Costume
The grim reaper costume should be very dark and scary, but can be also made to look stylish while also being horrific.
Ticci Toby Costume
Ticci Toby costume is a brown-blue hoodie pullover, a pair of denim pants, a black and white-striped face mask, yellow-tinted goggles, and he brings an axe wherever he goes.
Laughing Jack Costume
Laughing Jack costume is a made of black and white striped shirt and black pants with creepy face mask.
Jack Skellington (Pumpkin King) Costume
Jack Skellington costume looks like a skeleton. He wears a white-white striped black suit, a nice, over-the-top batwing bow tie, and black Oxfords.
The Slender Man Costume
The Slender Man costume is a black suit jacket on top of a white shirt with a black necktie, black pants, and black shoes.
Ghostface (Scream) Costume
Ghostface costume itself might not seem like much at a first glance, but the scariest thing about this costume is that it truly hides every part of the person underneath, even down to their voice.
Samara Morgan (The Ring) Costume
Samara Morgan’s costume is simple yet seeing her in it will give you the chills (and probably nightmares as well). Her long white nightgown portrays a look of innocence while her long black hair covering her face provides a spine-chilling vibe.
Ghostbuster's Slimer Costume
Slimer is made up of 100% Ectoplasm and that’s why he’s the neon bright green color that he is.
Captain Cutler (Scooby Doo) Costume
Captain Cutler is a childhood ghost that still looks haunting to this day. He only groans and moans, and wears a very old deep sea diver’s uniform, complete with dangling phosphorous seaweed.
The Flying Dutchman (SpongeBob SquarePants) Costume
When dressing like the Flying Dutchman, the keyword you’re looking for is: green. Here’s everything you need to look like the Flying Dutchman
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Costume
The entire body of this creature made of enormous pieces of white and soft marshmallow put together, He’s also known as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, how cute