35 group Halloween costume ideas your friends will love

Finding a good Halloween costume can be stress, so don't go it alone.
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Brian Koerber
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Finding a good Halloween costume can be stressful, so don't go at it alone.

Whether you're heading to a party, throwing your own or hitting the streets for a bit of trick-or-treating, Halloween is definitely a holiday that's best enjoyed with a good group of friends.

Ditch the creepy, overpriced masks and head to your local thrift shop to create one of these group costume ideas.

1. An ode to Robin Williams

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2. Or Nicholas Cage

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3. The boys from The Sandlot

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4. Ghostbusters

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5. Sports trophies

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6. Precious metals

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7. Beetlejuice

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8. Scrubs

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9. Hocus Pocus

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10. South Park

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11. Super Mario

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12. Mario Kart

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13. Tetris

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14. American Girls dolls

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15. Shark week

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16. Recess

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17. Bob's Burgers

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18. Lego

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19. Dogs Playing Poker

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20. Wet Hot American Summer

21. Emoji

22. Mad Max

23. Orange is the New Black

24. Guess Who

25. Star Wars

26. A picnic

27. Peter Pan

28. Willy Wonka

29. Power Rangers

30. PAC-MAN

31. Beanie Babies

32. A rollercoaster

33. Three Musketeers

34. Scooby Doo

35. Condiments

Bonus: How to turn a pumpkin into a beer keg

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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