How to Make Halloween Costumes of Your Favorite "True Blood" Characters

Are you a big fan of the HBO hit television series "True Blood"? If so, you may be thinking about dressing up in a Halloween costume of your favorite "True Blood" character. If so, here are some tips on how to make a "True Blood" Halloween costume.

"True Blood" is a television series that airs on the cable channel HBO. The show stars Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse, Stephen Moyer as Bill Compton, Alexander Skarsgard as Eric Northman, Sam Trammell as Sam Merlotte, Rutina Weslery as Tara Thornton, and Jim Parrack as Hoyt Fortenberry.

For more information on the "True Blood" show, check out the "True Blood" HBO Web site. You can also buy the DVD package of the first season of "True Blood" at Amazon.com.

Dressing Up as Sookie Stackhouse

If you love the character of Sookie Stackhouse, you may be thinking about dressing up like her this Halloween. If so, HBO has already prepared a how-to Wiki Web site just for you.

This HBO Web page has great information and tips as to how to look like Sookie Stackhouse. Head on over to this site for HBO's great 'How to Dress Up Like Sookie Stackhouse' page.

Do It Yourself Ideas

Dressing up like a character on "True Blood" can be relatively cheap but it does require some effort and creativity on your part. You must first decide which character, male or female, you want to emulate. That is the hardest part.

Once you have decided on your "True Blood" character, you need to start working on your home-made "True Blood" Halloween costume.

To do this, you need to get an idea of what your character looks like on the "True Blood" series. If you have forgotten, the www.imdb.com site is a great resource because it has many photos of the characters from the "True Blood" HBO hit show.

"True Blood" Characters

Sookie Stackhouse is the lead character in the show. If you want to dress up like her, go to the Sookie Stackhouse character page on IMDd.com. Find the Sookie photos and click on the button to see all of the photos. Now raid your closet or your friend's closet for any clothes that match the clothes you see Sookie wearing in the photos.

Maybe you have a dark side and prefer the Bill Compton character from "True Blood." If so, check out the IMBd.compage for the Bill Compton character and see if you have any clothes that look like the clothes his character wears on the show. You may also need some pale makeup and a mean scowl.

Don't forget about Eric Northman, another wild and intense character from "True Blood." Check out this IMDb.com Web page for photos of the Eric Northman character. Note that he wears lots of black so that should be the easy part of the Northman Halloween costume.

Further Research

These are just a few tips on how you can dress up as your favorite "True Blood" character in a Halloween costume that you make at home or with your friends.

The good thing about making your own costume is that you save a bunch of money and you will not be looking like everyone else who bought their costume from an internet retailer.

Sources

True Blood, IMDb.com

True Blood, HBO.com