House of 1000 Corpses Swamp Scene
This is immediately the scene series I think of when reading your post.... it's one of my favorite scenes, and a scene that a friend and I used for Halloween costumes in 2005.... which means I already know where to get all the parts!!! The scene isn't really in a swamp, but has that feel with all the fog, darkness, and zombies in water.
For Baby Firefly, I bought a ghost outfit that took very few alterations to look very similar to what she has on in the movie. You can get the costume here: Halloween Costumes - Gossamer Ghost Costume Adult Halloween Costume. Baby's outfit is v-necked, so you can achieve the look by wearing the ghost gown backwards, as a v-shape is already cut in the neck in the back. You will have to add the slit to the leg, add some black boots, splatter some fake blood, and don't forget to get yourself a fake bloody knife. "Shoo Shoo said the maiden!!!"
For Baby's hair, I bought a nice blond and curly wig, then added some custom black extensions to the underside to reflect her style. The blond wig looked very similar to this (actually, this one's even better): Halloween Costume Wigs Sexy Blonde Curls Wig - Curly Hair Costume Wigs. For the black extensions, you can either buy the pre-made kind at a local or online beauty supply (or Hot Topic), or making your own is way more cost effective. Buy a bag of black synthetic hair at the beauty supply and hot glue strands to small butterfly clips. You'll need several black butterfly clips for the extensions and for clipping strands of the bangs back. This will give you the option to later remove the clips and reuse the wig for another costume.
For the Otis costume, the most noticeable piece is the red coat, which you can get here: Adult House of 1,000 Corpses Otis Costume. I'm sure the under clothes could be pieced together at a local thrift store. For the wig, you can go the cost effective route and use the white wig that comes with the ghost costume to make Baby's costume. The wig is slightly thinner than the one in the photo, but it would make a good wig close to Otis' hair. I would recommend tea staining the wig to make it look a little dirtier, or wear it pure white as it comes. Otherwise, several options are available online. There are latex masks available, but I think hand-painted make-up (black and white "skull" make-up from later in the movie) would be way cooler in both aspects of the meaning.
Here's a still image from the movie for more inspiration, and a look at Otis' make-up: Photos from House of 1000 Corpses
Our Otis didn't make it that night - he kinda got detained on the way over to get ready. He was gonna be my scene partner for my Baby costume, but I had to go on my own. Our Captain Spaulding chose a scene from Devil's Rejects, but it turned out incredible none-the-less. While at our Halloween show/party, we ran into "Rob Zombie"..... Halloweens Prior to 2006 Photo Gallery - Photo 19 of 22 by Chrisita - MySpace Photos
Good Luck!!!!!
PLEASE POST SOME PICTURES FOR ALL OF US TO SEE!!!!
P.S. - I have learned that I can find better bargains for costumes and wigs by going to a price comparison website. Have the model names or numbers ready for the product (from the above links) then I like to use: TheFind - Shopping Search - Every Store. Every Product. All At Once.
This is immediately the scene series I think of when reading your post.... it's one of my favorite scenes, and a scene that a friend and I used for Halloween costumes in 2005.... which means I already know where to get all the parts!!! The scene isn't really in a swamp, but has that feel with all the fog, darkness, and zombies in water.
For Baby Firefly, I bought a ghost outfit that took very few alterations to look very similar to what she has on in the movie. You can get the costume here: Halloween Costumes - Gossamer Ghost Costume Adult Halloween Costume. Baby's outfit is v-necked, so you can achieve the look by wearing the ghost gown backwards, as a v-shape is already cut in the neck in the back. You will have to add the slit to the leg, add some black boots, splatter some fake blood, and don't forget to get yourself a fake bloody knife. "Shoo Shoo said the maiden!!!"
For Baby's hair, I bought a nice blond and curly wig, then added some custom black extensions to the underside to reflect her style. The blond wig looked very similar to this (actually, this one's even better): Halloween Costume Wigs Sexy Blonde Curls Wig - Curly Hair Costume Wigs. For the black extensions, you can either buy the pre-made kind at a local or online beauty supply (or Hot Topic), or making your own is way more cost effective. Buy a bag of black synthetic hair at the beauty supply and hot glue strands to small butterfly clips. You'll need several black butterfly clips for the extensions and for clipping strands of the bangs back. This will give you the option to later remove the clips and reuse the wig for another costume.
For the Otis costume, the most noticeable piece is the red coat, which you can get here: Adult House of 1,000 Corpses Otis Costume. I'm sure the under clothes could be pieced together at a local thrift store. For the wig, you can go the cost effective route and use the white wig that comes with the ghost costume to make Baby's costume. The wig is slightly thinner than the one in the photo, but it would make a good wig close to Otis' hair. I would recommend tea staining the wig to make it look a little dirtier, or wear it pure white as it comes. Otherwise, several options are available online. There are latex masks available, but I think hand-painted make-up (black and white "skull" make-up from later in the movie) would be way cooler in both aspects of the meaning.
Here's a still image from the movie for more inspiration, and a look at Otis' make-up: Photos from House of 1000 Corpses
Our Otis didn't make it that night - he kinda got detained on the way over to get ready. He was gonna be my scene partner for my Baby costume, but I had to go on my own. Our Captain Spaulding chose a scene from Devil's Rejects, but it turned out incredible none-the-less. While at our Halloween show/party, we ran into "Rob Zombie"..... Halloweens Prior to 2006 Photo Gallery - Photo 19 of 22 by Chrisita - MySpace Photos
Good Luck!!!!!
PLEASE POST SOME PICTURES FOR ALL OF US TO SEE!!!!
P.S. - I have learned that I can find better bargains for costumes and wigs by going to a price comparison website. Have the model names or numbers ready for the product (from the above links) then I like to use: TheFind - Shopping Search - Every Store. Every Product. All At Once.
