Whenever the Halloween season rolls around, some couples may decide to dress like their favorite horror movie duos — here are our best picks for Halloween couples costumes. For 2020, the horror genre has several unbelievably horrifying, romantic, and powerful couples costumes that are perfect for celebrating All Hallows' Eve. From Lovecraft Country's Atticus and Leti to The Nightmare Before Christmas's Jack and Sally, the options to pick from are endless.
For horror fans, Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year. While the COVID-19 pandemic was enough to fuel nightmares for years to come, and put nearly everything to a complete standstill, it did not stop Blumhouse from releasing new content through Amazon's streaming services, and other creators in the genre from releasing unique and innovative content for the season. This year has been one of the greatest for horror, even with limited theatrical releases, and 2021 promises to be even greater with several major and highly anticipated horror movies, such as Nia DaCosta's Candyman, being postponed for the new year.
For Halloween this year, there are several iconic horror movie and TV show couples to pick from. Horror is a large genre that encapsulates several sub-genres ranging from gory to comedic and even romantic. Some couples in the horror and adjacent sub-genres have been around for nearly 80 years; some have been popular even longer than that. Without further ado, here are the best horror movie couples costumes that are sure to make a statement for however people celebrate Halloween 2020.
Dani & Christian - Midsommar
Ari Aster's Midsommar is one of the most popular folk horror movies of the decade. It follows Dani and her boyfriend Christian as they venture to the midsummer festival in Sweden with their friends. While they enjoy the festivities, the toxicity of their relationship unfolds. Once Dani rises to May Queen status, she is offered the choice of sacrificing a member of the Harga cult or Christian, she chooses the latter. This costume will undoubtedly turn heads for its uniqueness as well as how elaborate it can be.
The flower crown and gown combo is an unforgettable and iconic horror movie look, while Christian's bear costume is the perfect mixture of perceptively innocent and horrifyingly gory. This tongue-in-cheek costume is almost as perfect as Pelle's plan to get his friends to the midsummer festival.
Leti & Atticus - Lovecraft Country
Misha Green's HBO series, Lovecraft Country, follows Atticus "Tic" Freeman and Letitia "Leti" Lewis as they uncover the secrets of his bloodline and his magical birthright from Titus Braithwhite of the Sons of Adam. Along the way, the two fall in love with each other and become one of horror's most powerful couples to date. Their unwavering support, care, and compassion for one another, all while fighting monsters and alchemists, is an impeccable depiction of how a couple can face the terrors of real life racism and Lovecraftian beasts together. This couples costume may appear to be subtle, but it is will surely make a statement.
Gomez & Morticia Addams - The Addams Family
Gomez and Morticia Addams from The Addams Family are one of the most iconic horror movie couples as well as one of the best costumes for the Halloween season. Their relationship has stood the test of time and has lasted since 1938 when the first cartoon by Charles "Cas" Addams was published. They're one of the most recognizable couples, especially Anjelica Huston's Morticia and the late Raul Julia's Gomez. In fact, they are so well known that they are the epitome of horror and romance merging together to create the most perfect union.
Of course, it is a popular couples costume, but for good reason. It is not stale or overly done and there are several variations of the couple to choose from based on the recent animated movie as well as the original cartoon. The options for dressing as Gomez and Morticia are endless for this couple whose love has lasted approximately 80 years. They even have extended family on the off chance this couples costume turns into a group costume.
Dani & Jamie - The Haunting Of Bly Manor
Mike Flanagan's recent addition to The Haunting series, The Haunting Of Bly Manor, was just as much of a love story as it was a ghost story. It stars Victoria Pedretti as Danielle "Dani" Clayton, an au pair who cares for Miles and Flora Wingrave. When she first arrives at the manor, she immediately falls in love with the gardener named Jamie (Amelia Eve). They've quickly become one of the genre's favorite LGBTQIA+ couples of 2020 with an unforgettable love story that's full of tragedy, ghosts, and undying love. While the series is still fairly new, Dani and Jamie's relationship speaks volumes to the triumphs of same-sex civil unions, coming-out as an LGBTQIA+ person, and falling in love while ghosts of the past are trying to tear them apart. This couples costume also includes an excellent '80s twist, so scrunchies and mom jeans are a must when taking on the ghosts of this Halloween.
Jack & Sally - The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas took three years to perfect the stop-motion animation of its characters, it took seconds for Jack Skellington and Sally to become the icons they are today. From songs with lines dedicated to their relationship to new renditions of their outfits, Jack and Sally are one of the greatest horror movie related couples in history. Sally's rag doll outfit is deeply influenced by Frankenstein as well as Bride Of Frankenstein, while Jack's relates more to the headless horseman of Washington Irving's 1820 story The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow. Nothing beats the timelessness of this iconic couples costume, who were deeply influenced by other iconic horror characters.
Beetlejuice & Lydia Deetz - Beetlejuice
It is no surprise that another Tim Burton couple makes for the perfect Halloween couples costume. There are countless Burton couples to pick from but Lydia Deetz and Betelgeuse from Beetlejuice are an undeniable fan favorite. They may not be in love or care for one another in the slightest, but the unforgettable wedding scene makes for the perfect couples costume. After agreeing to marry him to save Adam and Barbara, she dawns a bright red wedding dress with spiked bangs and a red veil to match, while Betelgeuse wears a dark reddish brown suit with a ruffled shirt. This couples costume is perfect for when "It's showtime" and the Handbook For The Recently Deceased is in hand.
Over the years, horror has offered several impeccable options for couples costumes. This year alone has brought new ones such as Dani and Jamie of The Haunting Of Bly Manor as well as Atticus and Leti of Lovecraft Country. While some may believe that traditional horror movie Halloween costumes are a must, others may experiment with something more grandiose like Dani and Christian's bear suit and May queen dress. The options for horror movie Halloween couples costumes increases as time goes on and, as such, there are countless to pick from, but these are undeniably the greatest for 2020.