What you’ll need: Plain Victorian or Regency dress and updo / Nightgown or wedding dress and disheveled hair, makeup. Here’s an amazing tutorial on how to get the Bertha look!

Variations: Add a tell-tale heart like this adorable trio.

What you’ll need: A dark suit, handkerchief to tie around the neck, mustache, under-eye makeup (gotta look properly sleep deprived) / Black attire, makeup, mask, black feather embellishments everywhere! Variations: You can always opt for the far more popular pairing of the monster and his bride, or add an “Igor” character to the grouping. What you’ll need: Victorian doctor’s attire / Tattered clothes and skillful makeup or a mask. Variations: Faust and Gretchen Mephistopheles and the angel Gabriel. What you’ll need: Light colored medieval style (if possible) clothing / Black top and leggings, feathered diabolic cap, makeup. Inspired by: Faust (German Legend, Goethe) That’s why I’ve pulled together some couples costumes ideas plucked straight from the pages of Gothic literature. These easy-to- DIY costumes are suitable for any gender combination and will add a little bookish wit to any party you attend. Plenty of options for those of you flying solo this year, too! Scroll down for a chronological tour of literary characters. Want to dress as a part of a gothic duo this Halloween, but don’t feel like buying sexy vampire costumes from Party City (the only thing you find when you google “gothic couples costume”)? Me neither.

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