Halloween Horror Costumes – Femme Fatale Style
When it comes to horror villains women too have played their part. From the bathing in young virgin blood so beloved of Elizabeth Bathory to the sexual shenanigans of Succubus and the constantly rotating head of Carrie, females in film have come to be feared as much as indulged. They’re not the type of women you’d easily find Halloween Outfits for but they’ll forever remain in popular culture.
As in the Brides of Dracula, the horror-ess usually pounces on her prey by means of preening and seduction. Occasionally, as in Carrie, she’s the underdog who avenges her torturers. Sissy Spacek ensures her peers’ bodies are burned at the Prom then in an incredibly chilling last scene, reaches out beyond the grave to remind those who survived the fire she’s still the lady with telekinetic tendencies.
Forget nasty actions or deeds, the faces of the Gorgon sisters were enough to cause fatal palpitations. The most famous of whom – Medusa – with her head of snakes, turned human and four-legged creatures to stone. Even decapitated the horror continued with her head retaining its ability to petrify when severed. If you’re looking for Halloween costumesHalloween Costumes then Medusa is a popular choice.
Perhaps the most feared female villain of all time was Elizabeth Bathory the true-life creature on whom Countess Dracula is based - played beautifully and seductively by the ample-breasted Ingrid Pitt in the classic Hammer Horror movie.
Resident in Hungary the insane bisexual noblewomen bathed in the blood of her 600 plus victims – all young girls. She began killing servant girls but later, with the aid of three accomplices, moved on to the offspring of the nobility. This was to be her downfall. She enjoyed torturing her victims and would frequently bite or burn them. Once dead, she’d drain them off their blood and smear it over her own body, believing the blood of virgins to contain anti-aging and rejuvenating properties. Mad? Just a little…
The most beautiful and sexiest evil mistress of all must surely be Santanico Pandemonium, played by Salma Hayek in the zombie stripper film From Dusk Till Dawn. Gyrating with her giant snake, she hooks her audience then let’s rip in a performance of evil and mayhem. Now this would be a popular fancy dress costume, provided the snake is a plastic one…
Two equally stunning zombie strippers (what is it with zombie’s and garment removal?) are the two blonde prom queens in the movie er, Zombie Strippers and who’s slogan is “We’ll dance with you for a free, but devour you for free..” Nice…
And finally, other set of females who insisted on permanently removing their clothing (from the waist up anyway) were the sirens who’s beautiful voices and bodies lured many an honest, hard-working, sober sailor to his death. Another nice Halloween Costume but think practically - when was the last time you walked with a fish tail even if it was a Fancy Dress one?
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