10 Best Halloween Costumes for Couples UK 2023

If in doubt, freak them out. These spooky costumes are easy on your budget, but will play havoc on other people's heart-rates. The two are sold separately but will set you back a tame thirty pounds or so in total, and for the simple pieces they include, they are blinking terrifying.

For couples who really relish the fear factor at Halloween, this darkly sinister matching costume is a great pick. The latex masks save you time and messy makeup and the polyester garments are light and easy to wear. Make your movements puppet-like for added terror points.

Choose this costume if you're prepared to actually make some of your fellow party-goers cry. These outfits are bold and eye-catching, and with a little sprucing up can create a fantastic overall effect. The men's clown mask in particular will strike chills through the faint-hearted – so best not answer the door to fragile trick-or-treaters!

You will need to add wigs to both these costumes, and unfortunately the clown shoes are sold separately by the brand, but with a splash of red blood on some white tights and your creepiest clown makeup, we think you'll be the toast of the... clown. That doesn't really work, does it?

This spooky look comes as a set so you needn't pay twice. It isn't overly expensive, particularly considering the finished look which, when dolled up with some of your own chalky white makeup, actually creates a very high-quality, horror-movie look for you and your partner. 

While technically this costume isn't suitable for same-sex couples, who's to say one of you can't drag up? It's Halloween after all. The dress and veil look convincingly tragic and Gothic, while the top hat is velvety-soft and the bow tie adds a heartbreaking and creepy touch.

Cruella DeVille, Cruella DeVille... If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will. Now, we're not sure this costume is officially affiliated with the Disney franchise, and we certainly don't remember this dalmatian-dotted fellow from the original movie, but either way, these outfits are cool.

They're available in a pretty decent range of sizes, made of a mix of polyester and nylon plus Velcro fastenings, and can be bought as a pair meaning the price tag is affordable, too. All the key components pictured are included in the price which saves you time and energy. Woof!

This bone-trembling costume is darkly magical without being a full-on horror costume. The jackets are adorned with bones, beads, needles and hand-sewn voodoo dolls, bringing your costume to life. These costumes are sold separately, but for the price the quality is high.

The spooky half-skull masks save you adding layers of face paint and the red tops – included in both versions of the costume – mean you need only add bottoms, shoes, and any other creepy extras to complete the look.

We particularly like this bacon and egg look because it's cheap, cheerful, can be used on other occasions and requires the bare minimum of effort! You can forego the fake blood and skin-clogging makeup too, if that happens to be a cause of Halloween stress for you. 

You'll need to root out some black garments of your own to wear with these simple pieces which shouldn't be hard, and for the price you get a fun look which can be recycled. The egg in particular could definitely work as a solo look! It's highly rated by reviewers on eCommerce sites too.

We like this costume idea because it straddles the boundary between a novelty costume and one with a horror-movie twist. You needn't be caked in fake blood (ideal if you have sensitive skin or allergies) but you can still creep out fellow guests with sinister gestures and voices if you like.

Available in a fairly good range of sizes, this costume is comfortable and lightweight to wear and can be re-used for murder mystery parties and other fancy dress events outside Halloween. Ideal!

Next up, a gender neutral option for Nintendo fans who want to avoid the fake blood and white face paint that often comes hand in hand with Halloween. Though this look isn't scary, you do have the option of adding some gruesome makeup should you so wish.

A possible downside of these costumes is the one-size-fits-all label, which, despite sounding like a very inclusive title actually won't be appropriate for everyone, but these dungarees are such a simple shape they should be fairly accommodating. Perfect for best pals too! 

The Addams Family are what Halloween is all about in our book. These costumes are super simple, but sold separately, so you'll be spending around £50-60 for both looks. The size range isn't very broad, which is what keeps these costumes from climbing higher up our list, but many reviews reference the fact that they are good quality.

The jacket isn't quite as glamorous as what Raul Julia wore in the iconic movies, but the silhouette you or your partner will strike in this dress is unmistakable – though a little more stylised than what Angelica Houston wore, if we're being picky!

If you are big fans of this iconic movie, why not go for this ghoulish candy-stripe look that instantly conjures Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder in all their glory. Note that while the costumes themselves are well-made, the wigs and socks are not included, though they shouldn't be too hard to locate.

The women's sizes available for this costume are perhaps a little limited, but the biggest perk is that this stripey look can totally be re-used at murder mysteries, with your local am-dram society, or at other fancy dress dos!