Frightgeist creates the top 5 lists by comparing the top costume searches in September 2024 with September 2023, and weighting what’s surged to the top.
Dallas' most-searched costumes:
1. Ghostbuster2. Moana
3. Draculaura
4. Little Bo Peep
5. Shrek
Pretty basic, Dallasites. How many more Little Bo Peeps do we need? Amazon might be flooded with those requests, but are the brick-and-mortar shops experiencing the same demand?
“Usually, every year is the same thing,” says Priscilla Lozano, an employee at Catalina 5G Halloween Costume Shop in Oak Cliff. “We get lots of Harley Quinn and sell out fast.”
Lozano says she hasn’t gotten any calls about those top five characters specifically, though.
“Right now it’s not a certain costume,” she says. “But there are people calling for Dorothy slippers.”
There isn’t much overlap between Dallas and other big Texas cities.
Austin's most-searched costumes:
1. Minion2. Raven (from Teen Titans)
3. Deadpool
4. Fairy
5. Catwoman
Houston's most-searched costumes:
1. Wolverine2. Mavis
3. Princess Tiana
4. Shrek
5. Loki
Nationwide, the top two search results are both specifically very 2024.
First place goes to Shrunken Head Bob, the fate of Beetlejuice’s mute sidekick in the Neitherworld from Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice. Second goes to Australian Olympic break dancing icon Raygun, counting searches for “green and yellow tracksuit” and “green track pants.”
Still haven’t made up your mind for Halloween this year? Here are a few suggestions that you won’t find on Frightgeist:
– "Sabrina Carpenter ticketholder." Requirements: gluttonous expendable income, 37% tax rate. OR: A ski mask, weapon, proximity to American Airlines Center on Oct. 30
– "New Dallas Cowboys Quarterback." Requirements: human, ability to breathe, name other than "Dak Prescott" or "Cooper Rush."
You can also always go with a Dallas-inspired costume. How many more Shreks can we party with after that wild Shrek rave?
