With Halloween just around the corner, it's time to start looking for that perfectly terrifying costume. For those who want to take it to the next horrifying level, these examples are a perfect place to start.
The art of cosplay takes "dressing up" to extreme levels, and over the years some creative fans have managed to create some of the freakiest looks this side of the big screen (and sometimes creepier).
Inspired by everything from videogame baddies to undead brain eaters and drooling demons, these 25 cosplayers are some of the scariest ever to put makeup to face.
For the eighth in our series of 31 Days of Halloween features, check out the awesome examples below and let us know what you're going as this Halloween.
And here's a complete list of all 31 Days of Halloween features:
9 zombie-killing ladies we want on our side during the apocalypse
11 custom coffins perfect for any sci-fi fan's final collectible
12 movie and TV haunted houses we wouldn't mind moving into
10 unsettlingly scary movies in which everyone dies at the end
8 undead animals prove reanimation ain't always such a good idea
14 timeless literary classics mashed up into creepy horror tales
Nosferatu + 13 more classic silent horror films you can watch NOW
Gruesome Halloween costume ideas from 25 terrifying cosplayers
12 deadly TV psychos we should hate (but secretly love)
11 weird zombie-killing weapons that'll destroy the undead with style
15 Lovecraftian stories to read once you've read all of Lovecraft
Watch 9 over-the-top horror movie performances by Star Trek stars
11 zombies it hurt to kill because we loved them so much
Mickey, Popeye and more get spooked in 15 classic creepy cartoons
20 horrifying, hilarious Halloween T-shirts better than costumes
11 great, gory vampire kills from horror movies and TV
Dracula's Dog + 8 more WTF movies about the Prince of Darkness
15 awesomely horrific Game of Thrones deaths (+ a bonus LOL one)
Batman, Iron Man + 22 more superhero-carved Halloween pumpkins
8 horror movies inspired by Native American myths and legends
Beetlejuice, Slimer + 9 more goofy ghosts from horror films and TV
12 most annoyingly useless horror movie authority figures
13 horrific Kickstarter projects you can help fund before Halloween
12 gruesome horror scenes where someone loses a head
Chomp down on 23 awesomely revolting zombie comic book covers
9 spooky body mods that'll put your Halloween costume to shame
14 annoying horror movie victims we were actually glad to see die
9 over-the-top horror films so disgusting they got banned
Check out 13 scary move trailers that still freak us out
25 creepy cosplayers who should be horrific but are sexy instead
See Harrison Ford + 18 more sci-fi celebs in Halloween costumes
