10 knock-off Halloween costumes that are so scary bad they're actually kinda good
Look, we get it. Licensing and copyright issues are complicated and expensive.
When coming up with "versions" of well known pop culture costumes knock-off companies have a quick solution: Whip out a thesaurus and paraphrase.
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That's what author and EW correspondent Dana Schwartz spotted when she shared a particularly obvious "interpretation".
A yellow plaid outfit remarkably similar to that worn by Alicia Silverstone as Cher in the '90s classic Clueless is being sold by the costume maker Costume Culture by Franco as "Notionless".
Show me your favorite knock-off Halloween costume. Right now, I'm team "Notionless" because the designer wanted to get to lunch and hit the thesaurus pic.twitter.com/Dm7omvckuz
— No Dana, only Zuul Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) October 22, 2018
It prompted people on Twitter to share other glaringly obvious examples.
Why even think of another name when you can just go for a homonym (kind of)?
The Top Student at Chogborts: a classic pic.twitter.com/xvd74okmnm
— Dumbledoria (@the_doria) October 22, 2018
Honestly, Neo from The Matrix would probably be completely fine with the name "Cyber Man". Not so sure about "Padre," though.
This might be my all time favorite. The best part is the "or Padre" for just in case you decide you wanna change it up. pic.twitter.com/iaA5pSDKjA
— Haley (@haleysaurusrex) October 22, 2018
"Video Game Guy" could be any of us at this point, but in this case we believe it's Mario.
I loved playing Video Game Guy as a child! pic.twitter.com/YJm2aDeera
— jAAAAHH!!!son Lasica (@bifflechips) October 22, 2018
This level of laziness is almost aspirational.
I mean the laziness... pic.twitter.com/WdqRCqPy7H
— 👻Boo-ving🎃 Sober, Again. (@cubfansince76) October 22, 2018
A lad in what, exactly? We need more information.
This has to be skirting the edges... pic.twitter.com/NY0BlLco7f
— 👻Boo-ving🎃 Sober, Again. (@cubfansince76) October 22, 2018
Catniss would be proud.
Tfw you eat in the library pic.twitter.com/z5rxzfC2kx
— 🦇Spooky Lesbos🎃 (@TheMuseSappho) October 22, 2018
Whether or not you find the sexualisation of female costumes problematic, this is just bad.
"Ladies Sexy Factory Worker" is forever my favorite pic.twitter.com/Y04UHZI8wT
— laurie b.dufrane (@officesubmarine) October 22, 2018
Having serious doubts about whether this is even meant to be a Gomez Addams costume?
I didn’t think I needed to buy a costume for this... pic.twitter.com/hMWGXXsgmt
— 👻Boo-ving🎃 Sober, Again. (@cubfansince76) October 22, 2018
Is it bad to actually like the name "Juice Demon" better than Beetlejuice?
— Danny Goldberg (@dannygberg) October 22, 2018
Coming up with these names must be a dream job.