Iron Man has finally returned to cinemas, inevitably leaving a lot of us lusting for our own set of red and gold armour  But it turns out that billions of pounds, a genius IQ, and the magic of Hollywood aren't required to realise that dream. At least, not for these brilliant amateur creations. Read More >>

Do you know what the Empire's lacking? Women. Why were the Storm Troopers all blokes? Maybe it's because no one made them any, errr, decent costumes? How about these supposedly sexy Star Wars getups? Read More >>

When you're eight years old it doesn't take much imagination for a cardboard tube on the end of your arm to become a missile launcher or a machine gun. But when you're older, it takes a little more convincing. And that's clearly what inspired this inflatable faux minigun. Read More >>

Last year a working Nikon DSLR costume wowed us, but with the continued rise of smartphone photography, who wants to wear a clunky dedicated camera this Halloween? Not Eric Micotto, who totally one-ups last year's effort with a working Instagram camera getup. Read More >>

This baby boy has the coolest parents ever. For his first Halloween, his awesome parents dressed him up as Marty McFly from Back to the Future and built him a DeLorean push car. Just look at him inside his tiny little DeLorean; it's one of the most adorable Halloween costumes ever. Read More >>

Despite hitting cinemas almost 20 years ago, Jurassic Park and its ground-breaking special effects still holds up. And if you've yet to find the perfect Halloween outfit for next week, check out this behind-the-scenes look at the velociraptor costumes Stan Winston Studios created for the film. Read More >>

Sorry, kids. Pack it up. Those little wings do make you look like a fairy, and the wand is a nice touch, but we decided not to have the costume contest this year. Why not? Oh, because this zombie venom throat-mouth is the most ridiculous thing we've ever seen. Read More >>

Last year around this time, a NASA JPL engineer blew us away with a Halloween costume that used two iPads to create the illusion of a gaping hole in his chest. Cool, if you could afford two iPads. For the 99 per cent of us who couldn't, he promised that his 2012 costume would be equally awesome and infinitely more affordable. Read More >>

Universal Studios Hollywood has just opened its new multi-million pound 3D Transformers ride. And as part of the attraction the park created these amazing towering Optimus Prime and Bumblebee costumes to wander around and scare the crap out of little kids. Read More >>

A do-it-yourselfer by the name of technocrat (possibly not their real name) has created this fantastic t-shirt with a working version of the YouTube loading animation that everyone has patiently spent time staring at. Read More >>

Sure, we all laugh when Honda's ASIMO robot trips and falls, but walking around in plasic armour can't be that easy. Don't believe me? This ridiculous ASIMO costume will let you experience it for yourself. Read More >>

For a paranoid section of the population, a giant face on a monitor can be an Orwellian nightmare come true. But, a giant face on a monitor that walks around town in a white jumpsuit is actually pretty cool. Still, he should definitely keep an eye out for a girl in red shorts wielding hammers. Read More >>

Also, own a CNC machine and some 3D digital modeling software and have some sick design skills. Besides that, not a very difficult costume to pull off. Read More >>

I love Pixar. You love Pixar. Everyone who bleeds blood, inhales oxygen and has a soul loves Pixar. We all need to prove it and wear this Luxo Jr. Lamp for Halloween this year. It's just like the logo. This is so awesome. Read More >>