20 group costume ideas just in time for Halloween

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Looking for one costume is hard enough, but finding the right combo for a group can be downright spooky during the Halloween season. If you’ve been a real lazy-bones in the costume-hunting department, pickings could be a bit slim. Don’t worry: with a bit of imagination, you can come up with something that will knock the sheets off those Halloween ghosts.

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Whether you’re handing out candy with family or attending a party with friends, here are 20 eerie-sistible group costumes—from classic cartoon characters like Scooby Doo and fan favorites like Hocus Pocus to courageous superheroes like The Justice League, find something here for your group, no matter how big.

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1. For an eccentric group: The Addams Family

They’re creepy, they’re cooky, they’re mysterious and spooky. They’re the Addams Family! Morticia, Gomez, Pugsley and Wednesday make the perfect choices for a group family costume. Have more than four people? Tack on a Lurch and a Cousin It.

2. For superhero fans: Justice League and The Avengers

Look! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a gang of superheroes headed out to trick or treat!

3. For those who love a good mystery: Mystery Inc. gang

best group costumes: Scooby Doo
best group costumes: Scooby Doo

Zoinks! This group costume is sure to bring waves of nostalgia over your party-going group.

4. For fairy tale fanatics: Princesses, princes and classics galore

best group costumes: Disney princesses
best group costumes: Disney princesses

Let your group live like royalty for a bit and choose among their favorite Disney princes and princesses. Alternatively, bring to life the classic fairytales we grew up reading, like The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood.