If you're looking for some great Halloween costume ideas, look no further - this page contains links to costume ideas that will help you be a smash at the big Halloween party. Costumes don't have to be elaborate, either - you can put together a great Halloween get up by using items you may already have in your own closet.

Halloween costumes often reflect current pop culture, and Halloween 2009 was no exception. Popular costume ideas for Halloween 2009 included Michael Jackson, Kate Gosselin and costumes for Barack and Michelle Obama. Other perennial favorites include Hannah Montana and Harry Potter costumes.

Costumes based on classic movie characters tend to be popular from year to year, especially horror movie characters like Michael Myers from Halloween, Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th and Freddy Kreuger from the Nightmare on Elm Street series of films.

If money is tight and you can't afford pricey store-bought Halloween costumes, why not make your own? The key is to be creative. A simple sheet with holes cut in for eyes can make a spooky ghost costume. Spring for a creepy Halloween mask and wear a black shirt and jeans to be a daunting Halloween ghoul.

If you are in a real pinch and you absolutely can't figure out anything - go as yourself. When people ask what your costume is, tell them you are a werewolf. Then explain that the reason you're not all hairy and scary, is because it's not a full moon! For the record, the moon was not full on October 31, 2009.http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/halloweencostum_sexm.htm http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/the-moon/moon-phases-2009/