How to Make a Freddy Krueger Costume

It's Halloween again or there's a costume party, and you want to look creepy. Nothing scares the wits out of folks like a Freddy Krueger costume. That crazy janitor remains a staple of the horror world, haunting our dreams. "One,two, he's after you..."

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Get your Freddy Fedora. Any old hat will do, preferably in a dark color, and well-worn. You want to look like you just crawled out of the boiler room.

2. Get your Freddy sweater, a red and green striped number, grimed up and singed in the right places.

3. Some dark pants and shoes complete the ensemble.

4. No Freddy costume would be complete without the Freddy glove. Many varieties are available online, but you also can make your own. Combine any random glove with a series of sharp spikes that you can fashion out of anything from beef skewers to broken umbrella parts. Glue on one spike for each finger. Throw ketchup on for some gore.

5. So you have all your Freddy gear. Only one thing's missing: the face. You can buy a Freddy masks at costume shop, or dab some soot on your face. You also can apply some professional make-up that simulates burns.

Tips & Warnings

• One word of warning, if you're going to go around giving people the heebie-jeebies, use good judgment. Some neighbors won't appreciate a Freddy look-alike in their backyard.
• Masks are illegal in many public places, including convenience and department stores.

Resources

• Costume website featuring Freddy
• A Freddy Krueger glove project

[Yevgeni]

on 9/13/2008 Or for the more crafty do-it-yourselfers, a standard work glove, pop rivets, sheet metal and a bench grinder can go a long way in helping you make your Freddy glove.