It's that time of year where we start to freak out about what to wear for Halloween, it's a big decision after all! For some inspiration, we decided to take a look back at all of the Halloween costumes in the last 25 years to see what was popular each year. Some of the costumes came as a surprise, others not so much. Also, we totally know that anybody born in 2015 definitely isn't reading this, but bear with us.


1991: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

91 Was a huge year for turtles fans.

1992: Catwoman.

Batman Returns brought on a whole slew of Catwoman costumes.



1993: Aladdin and Jasmine.

Disney's Aladdin came out in 1993 and flooded the streets with a ton of Aladdin and Jasmine costumes.


1994: Power Rangers.

It didn't matter which one you liked the best. In 94 the whole squad had to be a ranger.

1995: Sailor Moon.

95 was a big year for anime and Sailor Moon in particular.


1996: Ghostface.

Scream created an iconic costume that people still wear to this day.


1997: Batman.

With yet another batman movie coming out in 97 everyone was batman or batgirl.


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1998: South Park Characters.

South Park was super popular. Particularly Cartman and Kenny.


1999: Britney Spears.

"...Baby One More Time" Was a huge hit that made lots of girls dress up like Catholic school-girls.


2000: Austin Powers.

Despite there being a few different Austin Powers movies that came out over the years, 2000 was a very popular year for the costume.


2001: Harry Potter

Obviously, anything to do with Harry Potter was a hit in 2001, and that included Halloween costumes. The streets were flooded with Harry and Hermione robes, wands, broomsticks, and circular glasses.

2002: Spider-Man.

Thanks to the Toby Maguire movies, Spider-Man was huge in 2002


2003: Captain Jack Sparrow.

Everybody had to be Captain Jack in 2003


2004: Paris Hilton.

Spider-Man costumes were back that year, but Paris Hilton costumes were huge for women as Paris was all over the tabloids at the time.


2005: Anything from Star Wars.

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith meant an abundance Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan costumes that year.


2006: V from V For Vendetta.

The V costume with this mask was all you'd ever see in 2006.

2007: Hannah Montana.

Remember when Miley wasn't raunchy?


2008: The Joker.

Heath Ledger's Joker from The Dark Knight was and still is a huge Halloween hit.


2009: Edward Cullen.

Ugh Twilight...


2010: The Jersey Shore cast.

Seems like the costumes are getting worse at this point.


2011: Zombies.

The Walking dead saved us from another year of increasingly worsening costumes.


2012: Psy.

"Gangnam Style" pretty much took over the world in 2012 and brought back the terrible costume trend with a vengeance.


2013: Miley Cyrus.

Who could forget Miley's horrible VMA appearance? It inspired tons of costumes.

2014: Elsa.

Everybody had Frozen fever in 2014.


2015: The Left Shark.

Thanks to Katy Perry, the Halloween of 2015 was graced with Left Shark costumes.


2016 Prediction: Pokémon Go Trainer.

Our predictions for costumes this year will be a lot of people dressed up as their team color for Pokémon Go.

2016 Prediction 2: Harley Quinn

We'll also see a TON of Harley Quinn thanks to Suicide Squad.