This Woman's Halloween Costume Is a Scary 4-Legged Monster

Publish date: 2024-05-06

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Before you know it, Halloween will be right around the corner. This year, get ready to see a ton of people dressed up as "Game of Thrones" characters, Wonder Woman, and maybe even (but hopefully not) "sexy" fake news.

If you're a fan of scary Halloween costumes, however, you might want to consider this terrifying four-legged "Stilt Spirit."

Designed by a woman named Melissa Irwin in 2014, the costume first caught INSIDER's eye last year, when we featured it in a now-viral video on Facebook with over 44 million views and 625,000 shares.

In the video, Irwin dons her "Stilt Spirit" costume and walks around her neighborhood in broad daylight and at night. Of course, some kids run away, others snap photos, and one brave soul even gingerly pets one of the creature's four legs.

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Irwin, who debuted the handmade Halloween costume in 2010 on YouTube, also has an Etsy page where you can download a tutorial on how to make the "Stilt Spirit."

While the tutorial will only set you back $10, the materials that you'll need for this costume are anything but cheap. To start, you'll need drywall stiltsmedical crutches, and peg stilts — but that alone will cost you upwards of $200.

You'll also need some basic arts and crafts materials like foam, fabric, and a hot glue gun.

In the meantime, stare into the monster's soulless eyes in Irwin's YouTube video below:

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