A traditional and usual skeleton costume consists of a black jumpsuit and skeleton bones painted onto it. But there are also costumes where bones are not painted but attached to the costume and make it look more realistic. A good ghost costume includes a pair of gloves, a pair of boots and a mask. The skeleton mask should be a full cover one resembling a skull. And moreover all the bones glow in the darkness of the night because they are fluorescent. That is why such a ghost costume looks very creepy.

It is a quite amusing sight looking at a dancing or running about man who is wearing a skeleton costume. You will have great find it rather funny being chased by some of those skeletons. Classic ghost costumes are bone white, but there are such costumes in many other colors: orange, green, purple, yellow and others. They don't look more realistic but they look more unusual and funny.

On Halloween night dressed up people have fun not from being someone but from acting like someone. At this festival the greatest pleasure is to put terror into every visitor and the paradox is that everything is done just for fun. After scaring people to death everybody bursts into laughter.

Imagine a few people wearing bone costumes hiding in the darkness and popping up in front of the approaching trick-or-treaters shouting "BOO". Another way to give a pleasure is to stand in the dark lights with backs turned to the approaching people and when they are close face them suddenly. The only thing they will be able to see is the attached fluorescent bones glowing in the darkness. Full size skeleton appearing from the dark will horrify and appall the trick-or-treaters.

You also can make a nice illusion of splitting one skeleton into three ones. For that you need three people dressed up in these costumes. One of you has to stand behind the two others. The people approaching will see first the one in front and when they come close the two skeletons behind have to step right and left at the same time.

Not only men can disguised themselves into skeletons, ladies can do it too and appear even more enchanting. Didn't you know that skeleton ladies like jewelry such as earrings, necklaces and bracelets? Wearing a short skirt can make a skeleton lady really stunning.

You even can make a spooky music concert. A few "skeletons" in glow-in-the-dark wigs, top hats and guitars can imitate playing some music. They can sing lullabies in a gentle voice. It will be the funniest performance you have ever seen.

It also can be very unusual to have a dressed up mannequin in a ghost costume behind the driver's seat of your car or peeping out of the window. You can also be a bit rude and put a noose around the mannequin's neck and hang it from a tree near your house.