Why dress up as a vampire for Halloween when you can be one all year 'round? What about a lizard man? Or a ... a bagelhead? All this, and more, is possible thanks to hardcore body modification. And for the 26th of our 31 Days of Halloween posts, we've got 9 of the spookiest ones ever.
Body modification is just that: altering your body. Many of you have already done it by piercing your ears. But others take it much, much farther than that. We're talking all-over body tattoos, titanium implants, piercings in places that most people never see. And then there's the stretching and bifurcating. (Use your imagination.)
More weird stuff
It's a matter of personal taste, but some body art can be ... unsettling, especially when the wearer takes an alteration to the extreme. It's kind of like the uncanny valley problem—in which someone looks disturbingly not quite human—but with actual people instead of robots.
Warning: This gallery of some of the creepier modifications isn't for the squeamish.
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
