Hilarious Halloween Costumes

So you're tired of dressing up like someone from Justice League or X-Men or a Disney villain or some insanely famous character, that you fear you'd end up giving yourself "The Cliché of the Year" award for your annual Halloween costume party? My friend, it's time to jump out of the bandwagon and dress differently this year. Here are some ideas you can use or improve on in the most shocking way possible. What's more, they're either cheap or won't cost you a dime! And what's really great is that they can be Halloween costumes for BOTH men and women.

1. Dress up like a "Pregnant Grandma" - This is tried and tested, my friend. OUr office building's security almost didn't let me in. All I did was sprinkle loose powder all over my tresses, put on my grandma's house dress, added reading glasses and borrowed somebody's walking stick and I was all set. Oh, wait. I tucked a semi-deflated balloon under the house dress for the pregnant look. I even rode public transportation on my way to work. Everybody stared.

2. The Murder Victim - This is really easy. Just tear up some clothes that you really hate and wear them. Then use dark eye shadow all over your legs, arms and face for that bruised effect. Roll around the dirt and finally, splash some blood on. If you're the sloppy type, ketchup, red food coloring or hot sauce will work for you. Otherwise, purchase some fake blood at the toy store.

3. Bearded Drag Queen - Practically a no-brainer. Just don on a sexy woman's outfit, apply thick make-up, false eyelashes and add a beard. That's it!

4. The I'm-taking-a-perpetual-shower-look: Simply wrap a towel around your body and make sure your hair is wet all the time. You could say to the people at the party that you're the "Shower God/Goddess" or something. But don't you dare have a costume-malfunction or you could get arrested for indecent exposure… Um. What was that again? Indecent exposure? If you're fearless, you can wear that for Halloween. Don't worry. We'll visit you in jail, sicko.

5. The Blind Person - All you have to do is wear dark sunglasses and grab a walking stick. You'll even have an excuse to touch people anywhere you want to. Just say you're really into character.