Vlad's 6.66 Gruesome Halloween Vampire Costume Tips

Vlad's Halloween Vampire Costume Tip #1: Be a fashion conscious vampire
Do not make the ghastly mistake of dressing in a worn black suit that is in desperate need of ironing. Contrary to popular belief, we vampires have an expansive array of fashion tastes, from seventies retro vampire to svelte Goth vampiress, to the more traditional tux-clad Bela Lugosi clone. Choose a style that enhances your unnatural beauty. It will make finding a suitable dinner date much easier. Count on it.

Vlad's Halloween Vampire Costume Tip #2: Innovative vampire luscious locks
Younger vampires shun the old slicked back look. Instead, you can try abhorrently blood red hair, sepulchral shocking strands of black and white, or even unearthly undead macabre green tresses. One thing is certain, however. Few, if any, vampires choose to wear a headpiece, unless they are disguised in a horrific hooded cloak.

Vlad's Halloween Vampire Costume Tip #3: The Dracula manicure
Considering that vampires are at the top of the ghoulish food chain, well above zombies, ghosts, and those inhuman werewolves, a proper manicured look is best. If you have been sleeping in a coffin for a millennium, do not be surprised to find that your nails resemble talons more than fingernails. Of course, they do come in handy when tearing apart prey, so cut them after breakfast.

Vlad's Halloween Vampire Costume Tip #4: Do vampires tan?
Whether your natural tone pre-turning was mocha or pale, expect centuries away from sunlight to take away that healthy glow. Some vampires take on a greenish tint, while others' tone simply blanches away. Unless you are an alien vampire, in which your skin can take any tone from macabre magenta to bloodless blue, stick to the corpse-like tones most common in your vampire coven.

Vlad's Halloween Vampire Costume Tip #5: Vampire dental advice and human blood
Yes, I know that vampires have a tendency to have elongated canine teeth because of years of carnivorous feedings on human flesh, and some unkempt counts have taken to eschewing napkins after every meal. Just remember that fresh blood is a bright red color and has a tendency to splatter everywhere if your evening snack is still fresh. Scavenged corpses have much darker, and less appealing, blood that only oozes slowly from one's mouth during feasting.

Vlad's Halloween Vampire Costume Tip #6: And for Mr. and Mrs. Vampire...
Perhaps your sweetheart has not turned yet, or is just not aware that by the end of this Halloween evening they will be spending their eternal lives with you in unholy union. Convince your sweet that you are simply "dressing up" for Halloween and allow them to accompany you. Have them wear white, to symbolize their current purity. Of course, the only problem with white clothing is the mess left behind after your turn them, but by then the innocent will be thirsting for a meal of his or her own. If you are fortunate, or unfortunate, enough to already have a vampire for your deathlong companion, attempt to achieve a coordinating of outfits. Maybe your satiny red dress compliments his flawless tux, or maybe her wraith like black gown matches your own cloaked costume perfectly.

Vlad's Halloween Vampire Costume Tip #.66: Strange vampires you would not want to meet
Having survived centuries upon centuries upon this cursed earth, I have encountered many unusual and uncommon vampires: bride vampires snatched on their wedding day, evil clown vampires ready to sink their teeth into any unsuspecting child, alien vampires who use ray guns to catch their prey, and even the occasional nerdy vampire that does not realize that he is tarnishing the suave vampire image with his ghoulishly geeky looks.