male costumes - female costumes - unisex costumes - group costumes bay area costume shopping I see dead people... at Target! The discount department store Target has a spooktacular selection of Halloween costumes these days. Most of them range from $30 to $60, and the quality is surprisingly good. Tons of these costumes could work for famous dead people, such as... Female Costumes Trinity from The Matrix Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas Snow White (that poisioned apple deathlike sleep is good enough for us!) Maleficent Marilyn Monroe 1950s debutante dress -- Lucille Ball, Harriet Nelson, any number of '50s ladies Renaissance queen gown -- Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, any Renaissance noblewoman Flight Attendant costume -- pick an aircraft that's gone down, research the name of the staff 1920s Flapper dress (several styles) -- Clara Bow, Marion Davies, Mary Astor, other 1920s actresses Latin Dancer costume -- Carmen Miranda Sexy Cowgirl costume -- Calamity Jane Nun costume -- Mother Teresa, pick a female mystic or saint Roman Empress or Greek Goddess dress -- Antigone, Helen of Troy, any ancient Roman or Greek Southern Belle dress -- any Civil War lady Medusa Cleopatra Juliet Guinevere Bride of Frankenstein Witch costume (several styles) -- Wicked Witches of the East & West, historical witches Bedazzling Witch costume -- Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha from Bewitched Ghostly Gal costume -- Mae West or various ladies Male Costumes Aragorn from Lord of the Rings Ringwraith from Lord of the Rings Dr. Evil from Austin Powers (frozen & shot into space, that's pretty much dead!) Obi Wan Kenobi Freddy Krueger Michael Myers Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas Beetlejuice Jango Fett Jimi Hendrix Gladiator costume -- Marc Antony, that dude Russell Crowe played General Napoleon costume -- Napoleon or any early 18th cenutry miltary figure Pharaoh / King Tut costume -- so many Egyptian pharaohs to choose from Gangster outfit -- Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, any gangster Julius Caesar Toga -- any ancient Roman male or John Belushi as in Animal House Warrior King or Armored Knight costume -- any medieval knight or king Pirate outfit (several styles) -- Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, all of the cursed pirates on the Black Pearl Punk Rocker costume -- Sid Vicious or punk itself (some say it's dead ;-) Smoking Jacket -- Raul Julia as Gomez in The Addams Family Vampire costume (several styles) -- Bela Lugosi, Count Dracula, Lestat de Lioncourt, etc. Monk -- St. Francis of Assisi, any male mystic or monk Vlad the Vampire -- Vlad the Impaler Doctor's Scrubs uniform - Dr. Mark Greene, Dr. Douglas Ross, or Dr. Peter Benton all from E.R. Pope outfit -- pick a pope, any pope, all but one is dead!