With Halloween soon approaching, no doubt you’ll be on the lookout for a great costume to wear. These days Halloween costumes have come a long way from the traditional ghost, vampire and witch costumes of old and there are much more original Halloween costumes available now.

Some of the more original Halloween costumes take their influences from popular culture using movies, music and books as their influences. For example, this year “Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince” was a very popular movie so as you can imagine there will be plenty of Harry Potter Halloween costumes available this year.

Halloween doesn’t just have to be about dressing up as witches and wizards though. If you’re a science fiction fan then maybe the idea of dressing up as Luke Skywalker or Darth Vadar is more appealing. If that sounds like you then you’ll be glad to know that there is a whole range of Star Wars Halloween costumes available.

If you’re looking for something a little more glamorous then you’re in luck. There are plenty of Pin Up Girl Halloween costumes available as well as some great Marilyn Monroe Halloween costumes.

There are also some pretty wacky Halloween costumes ideas that might appeal to you. As strange as it sounds there are even M&M Halloween costumes available so if the idea of dressing up as popular confectionary appeals then you’re in luck.