“If Temu Were To Open A Store”: 3.1M People Are Losing It At Off-Brand Halloween Costume Names

October is here and you know what that means:spooky seasonhas officially begun! Time to carve out some pumpkins, watchTheNightmare Before Christmas,bake some ghost-shaped cookies, and prank-scare your loved ones! It’s also time to pick out a costume forHalloweenif you haven’t done so already.Creator @alessanderrrrr waslooking for a costumeat a store in Spain and found some hilarious off-brand horror and pop culture icons. Manufacturers get creative with naming to avoid copyright issues and the results are often ridiculous. What alternatives did they choose for Wednesday Addams, Mickey Mouse, and Jigsaw? Scroll down and see for yourself!Bored Pandareached out to Spooky Lifestyle Content Creator Sam Stair, aka Halloween Happy, to chat about funny off-brand costume names, this year’s Halloween costume trends, and whether store-bought or DIYed costumes are all the rage. Read her insights down below!Sam Stair:Instagram|YouTube|Facebook|TikTok|Etsy@alessanderrrrrGuys please help me choose!!!! 😂😮‍💨😂#fyp#halloween#funny#viral♬ original sound - Sander <3This post may includeaffiliate links.

Creator @alessanderrrrr waslooking for a costumeat a store in Spain and found some hilarious off-brand horror and pop culture icons. Manufacturers get creative with naming to avoid copyright issues and the results are often ridiculous. What alternatives did they choose for Wednesday Addams, Mickey Mouse, and Jigsaw? Scroll down and see for yourself!

Bored Pandareached out to Spooky Lifestyle Content Creator Sam Stair, aka Halloween Happy, to chat about funny off-brand costume names, this year’s Halloween costume trends, and whether store-bought or DIYed costumes are all the rage. Read her insights down below!

Sam Stair:Instagram|YouTube|Facebook|TikTok|Etsy

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We Don’t Have Wednesday, We Have Tuesday

Absurd workarounds are almost a staple in many Halloween costume shops at this point, so Sam has seen her fair share of funny costume names. “I’ve seen a Batman costume labeled [Deceased] Parents Hero… That’s wild!”, she tells us. “Another one would be a Stranger Things Costume labeled Unusual Events.“We had to ask Sam what the costume trends this year will be. “As far as movies/fandom I think Beetlejuice is going to be a popular costume along with newer horror slashers like Art the Clown,” she told us. “I think we will see a lot of TikTok costumes, like ‘Very Demure, Very Mindful’ and ‘Hawk Tuah.'”

We had to ask Sam what the costume trends this year will be. “As far as movies/fandom I think Beetlejuice is going to be a popular costume along with newer horror slashers like Art the Clown,” she told us. “I think we will see a lot of TikTok costumes, like ‘Very Demure, Very Mindful’ and ‘Hawk Tuah.'”

We Don’t Have Batman, We Have Black Hero

When it comes to constructing your costume yourself, Sam is all for it. “[With] DIY, you are always going to see a different spin on a costume because everyone is creative in their own way,” she points out. “You can tailor them to your preference depending [on] how dressy or comfy you’d like to be.” Sam often goes for mixing both. “I’ll do a base from a costume store and then make my own touches and accessories or vice versa.“Before moving to Salem, Sam would host annual Halloween parties and DIY her costumes. One year, she made a Jack O’Lantern Clown costume. She says that it would probably be her favorite all-time costume she’s ever worn.

Before moving to Salem, Sam would host annual Halloween parties and DIY her costumes. One year, she made a Jack O’Lantern Clown costume. She says that it would probably be her favorite all-time costume she’s ever worn.

Y’all Thought We Had Jigsaw, No, Assassin Tricycle

“I found a Jack O’Lantern smile temporary face tattoo that I used,” Sam tells us about the process of her Jack O’Lantern Clown costume. “I painted the rest of my face around that. I risked my eyesight with these cool white-out contacts and teased my hair into whacky pigtails. I sprayed the ends of my hair black and orange.““I took some Halloween tinsel garland I had from the dollar store and added that as trim on the dress and hem on the sleeves. I added little craft pom poms I had in my craft stash down the front. Ripped up some tights and added Halloween ribbon to my shoes. Topped off with some fake blood! It was spooky, fun and scary! What more can you ask for on Halloween?!”

“I took some Halloween tinsel garland I had from the dollar store and added that as trim on the dress and hem on the sleeves. I added little craft pom poms I had in my craft stash down the front. Ripped up some tights and added Halloween ribbon to my shoes. Topped off with some fake blood! It was spooky, fun and scary! What more can you ask for on Halloween?!”

It’s Not Chucky Its A Bad Toy

We Don’t Have Edward Scissorhands, We Have Black Scissors

Y’all Thought We Had Beast, No, We Have Animal Prince

What’s more, people buy more things on Halloween than just costumes. There aredecorations, party supplies, tickets to events and experiences, and so on. According toStatista, the amount Americans will spend on all things Halloween in 2024 should be $11.6 billion in total.

We Don’t Have Jason, We Have Psycho

Why can’t manufacturers just name the costumes Chucky, Wednesday, andBatman? Because of copyright laws. The studios who produced the movies or shows these characters appear in own the copyright. And, if the manufacturers and stores don’t want to have legal trouble, they have to get creative with product naming.

Not Harley Quinn, Dangerous Girl

But what about thecostumesthemselves then? Why can we dress up exactly like Jigsaw and not get in any trouble? This is all laid down in theCopyright Act. It states that costumes are “useful articles” and don’t qualify for copyright protection. So, technically, the likeness of a character isn’t what’s copyrighted.

We Don’t Have Freddy Krueger. We Have Dream Killer

Then why does Mickey Mouse have to become Mousy? Because the law doesprotectdesign elements. For example, while Superman’s blue tights and red underwear with the red cape aren’t copyrighted as such, the stylized Superman S on the costume’s chest is.

It’s Not Texas Chainsaw, It’s Electrical Saw Killer

Masks, however, doqualifyfor copyright protection because masks fall outside of the “useful article” classification. But there still are some exceptions. The Michael Meyers mask, for example, is fair game because it’s just a mold of William Shatner’s face painted white and therefore not creative enough. At least that’s what a courtdecidedin 2000.

Not Black Panther