The best 2024 Halloween costume ideas, including Raygun the Australian breakdancer
Charles Curtis
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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia reacts during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776138438 ORIG FILE ID: 2166054624
Halloween 2024 is right around the corner, and if you're reading this, you might be in need of a costume idea with the clock ticking down to October 31.
Fear not! We're here to help.
As we did last year, we have some ideas to share for costumes that could be doable or order-able with time to spare. Plus, some of them are timely, funny and pop culture savvy, the kind of combination you want when attending a Halloween party or going trick-or-treating with friends or kids in the neighborhood.
So, here you go: some ideas for costumes for 2024! Enjoy:
1. Raygun the Australian breakdancer from the Olympics
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia competes during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776138438 ORIG FILE ID: 2166046752
Michael Keaton reprises his iconic role from 1988's "Beetlejuice" in a new sequel.
Timely and spooky. A perfect combo.
3. Sabrina Carpenter
US singer Sabrina Carpenter poses in the pressroom with the Song of the Year award for "Espresso," during the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776199361 ORIG FILE ID: 2170712850
We've got this pop star and ...
4. Chappell Roan
ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Chappell Roan attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV) ORG XMIT: 776194876 ORIG FILE ID: 2171401663
... This pop star!
5. Deadpool and Wolverine
Ryan Reynolds (as Deadpool) and Hugh Jackman (as Wolverine) team up in "Deadpool & Wolverine."
Might take some effort, but worth it.
6. Wicked
L to R: Ariana Granda is Glinda and Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in WICKED, directed by Jon M. Chu [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
You're gonna be popular.
7. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
US musician Taylor Swift (L) and US NFL football player Travis Kelce (R) attend the men's final match between Italy's Jannik Sinner and USA's Taylor Fritz on day fourteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on September 8, 2024. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776152839 ORIG FILE ID: 2170226016
Never gets old.
8. Charli xcx "brat" costumes
British singer Charli XCX attends the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Pop Music Awards at the Houdini Estate in Los Angeles, California, on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776140775 ORIG FILE ID: 2151564734
Pretty sure we'll see that shade of green a lot this fall.
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Taylor Swift's $2 million Super Bowl ticket includes an equally luxe menu with sushi and sandwich platters, seafood towers, and tomahawk steaks with the Super Bowl LIX logo.
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The Princess of Wales showed off her favourite 'football mum' attire in a candid Instagram post, repeating an outfit she last wore whilst cheering on her son Prince Louis at a local football match in October 2024
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