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Question: I have no idea what I am doing.

~Bert — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:25:10 -0800

I am looking for costume ideas which include a horse head mask?

The mask

On an impulse I purchased a horse-head mask during the summer and wore it around for a laugh. Now I could use a hand to think of costumes that could incorporate it for Halloween? I'm at a loss but want an excuse to wear it again!

Things I've thought of were dressing it up with a suit just because, or perhaps in going in drag and calling myself Sarah Jessica Parker... As per the quality of my humor.

By: jaguar

jaguar — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:27:39 -0800

Bottom from A Midsummer Night's Dream would probably be the iconic choice.

Or you could dress as a bed and be the horsehead from The Godfather.

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:27:52 -0800

Zombie yourself up and implore people to beat you.

By: Marie Mon Dieu

Marie Mon Dieu — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:28:29 -0800

Pokey! Have a friend dress as Gumby.

By: anti social order

anti social order — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:29:13 -0800

Boba Fett.

By: wolfdreams01

wolfdreams01 — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:33:26 -0800

Every theme costume is creepier when you add the word "zombie" at the end - for example, instead of being a lawyer, you could be a lawyer zombie - and funnier when add the word "pimp" at the beginning (ie, pimp lawyer). So depending on what you're going for, I think you should be either a pimp horse ("Where my fillies at?"), a horse zombie ("oaaaaats.") or a pimp horse zombie.

By: scody

scody — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:35:24 -0800

Wear the head and a bloody bedsheet, and say you're a pivotal scene out of The Godfather.

By: phunniemee

phunniemee — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:36:11 -0800

A well-tailored suit. You'll be the most professional-looking horse at the party.

By: radioamy

radioamy — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:40:09 -0800

My fiance had that mask. It's pretty funny with a suit. Or just funny in general no matter what you wear with it. Just remember that it's super awkward to wear for any period of time.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:45:02 -0800

The beauty of the horse mask is that you can wear it with anything and bam, you've got a costume.

By: nebulawindphone

nebulawindphone — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:48:57 -0800

Paint it black; wear black clothes; stand on a small pedestal; make short hops along an L-shaped trajectory.

By: anonymisc

anonymisc — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:50:52 -0800

Put a fake arm in one of your sleeves, and have your real arm come out the front, then wear the horse head on your other arm, and go as a high-energy-physics teleportation portal accident.

By: Sidhedevil

Sidhedevil — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:51:45 -0800

Santa Claus suit with horse head strikes me as being just right. Also, don't explain.

By: ODiV

ODiV — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:52:55 -0800

Sexy Horse

By: carsonb

carsonb — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:54:03 -0800

A well-tailored suit. You'll be the most professional-looking horse at the party.

He'd be a... workhorse?

By: Namlit

Namlit — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:55:25 -0800

AhA. A pony request!

[I had a Latin teacher who looked a bit like that] Something academic...

Such as this graduation pony, with mortar board and all.

Find suitable robe, or if not, I'm seconding a well-tailored suit, perhaps better even a tailcoat.

(dreaming about white Adidas shoes, no idea why)

By: jenfullmoon

jenfullmoon — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:56:22 -0800

Bad Horse from Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:00:32 -0800

A " horse fan", a " I Love Ponies" tshirt, horse charm bracelet, my little pony lunch box, etc.

By: ook

ook — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:04:04 -0800

I wouldn't go trick or treating like this or anything, but for the right kind of party all you need is a gas mask and some mushrooms...

By: Seboshin

Seboshin — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:08:25 -0800

Be a fat horse, dancing. I'd also hide some portable mp3 player+speaker inside the mask and play Balkan Express on loop.

By: sonmi

sonmi — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:10:16 -0800

Sexy nurse horse.

By: moxiequz

moxiequz — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:10:45 -0800

Well, this is a total unlikely long shot but if you're a San Francisco Giants fan you can get a Matt Cain (18) jersey (or make one up yourself) and go as "The Horse" (as he's known here). Like so. (YT link)

By: Diagonalize

Diagonalize — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:12:34 -0800

Wear as bright and unhorsey a color as you can manage and, voila, horse of a different color.

By: stebulus

stebulus — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:27:19 -0800

Be a horse. Also, make a half-size human doll and attach it to your back, with one arm raised holding a sabre or something.

By: cmyk

cmyk — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:35:36 -0800

Biohazard suit. You can't go wrong with that.

Or union-suit pajamas. If you plan to leave the back flap open, for the love of everybody, wear something under it.

By: fshgrl

fshgrl — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:45:27 -0800

Pastel bodysuit, glue a wig and some fake eyebrows on that thing, slap a sticker on your ass and go as My Little Sexy Pony. It'll be nightmare inducing.

By: brujita

brujita — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:02:16 -0800

If your circle of friends are horse people go as dead Ginger from Black Beauty

By: bilabial

bilabial — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:12:55 -0800

Keep a bag of condoms mixed with a bag of Lego Men or toy soldiers.

You're a Trojan Horse.

Better even if you can get someone to wheel you around on a dolly.

By: needled

needled — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:15:13 -0800

Get a group of people together to do the Gangnam Style horse dance with you.

(Horse head cameo in this Gangnam Style parody)

By: deinemutti

deinemutti — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:17:48 -0800

Horse-Man of the Apocalypse?

By: orme

orme — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:29:49 -0800

Be the original creepy horse head guy.

Well, I think he's the original. It's pretty old, anyway.

By: changeling

changeling — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:44:41 -0800

no matter what you do, don't say a single word all night.

By: Namlit

Namlit — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:49:54 -0800

You could also carry a straw hat and a rusty chain saw, of course

By: The corpse in the library

The corpse in the library — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:53:14 -0800

Zombie sexy nurse horse.

By: benzenedream

benzenedream — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:11:49 -0800

Reverse centaur. Wear the horse head mask, hooves on your hands, and no pants.

By: SugarAndSass

SugarAndSass — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:32:08 -0800

I suggest a nametag that says "Hello, my name is Rafalca" and just prancing around at odd moments. Best if you can find a couple of folks to be Ann and Mitt.

By: lowest east side

lowest east side — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:05:54 -0800

Great mask. That page should really be its own FPP. The gallery of photos is hilarious.

...something with wings, the shabbier the better.

By: Lieber Frau

Lieber Frau — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:54:15 -0800

Please be Romney's dressage horse, Rafalca.

By: whatzit

whatzit — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:18:18 -0800

I came to say what deinemutti said:
Horse-Man of the Apocalypse

My imagination yields a horse mask on a guy with a nice suit (so you can go with your just because). You can tailor it to be one of the specific Horse-Men if you prefer: Conquest, War, Famine and Death. War would let you go in camoflauge patterns if you have it.

By: gally99

gally99 — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:46:03 -0800

Stuff the mask, carry it, and hide your head.
Headless Horse-Man.

By: zanni

zanni — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 05:41:40 -0800

Wear a British WWI military uniform and you're War Horse. Although personally I'd go with jenfullmoon's suggestion of Bad Horse (the thoroughbred of sin!) from Dr. Horrible.

By: Just this guy, y'know

Just this guy, y'know — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:23:34 -0800

wear it with this cloak and go as a night-mare.

By: darksong

darksong — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 08:02:44 -0800

My roommate went (allegedly! I never saw the costume) as the Horsehead Nebula for Halloween one year using that mask. So wear the mask, get some black clothes and paint stars all over them (with glow-in-the-dark paint?). Not as fun as some other ideas, but super-nerdy.

By: Countess Elena

Countess Elena — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:21:23 -0800

I came by to suggest pairing it with this costume, or one of its variants, if you were a woman.
From your profile, I see you're not a woman, but now I'm suggesting it even more.

By: cmoj

cmoj — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:30:53 -0800

Mr. Horse, clearly.

By: dlugoczaj

dlugoczaj — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:45:27 -0800

Don't suppose you could get a naked friend to go with you, now could you? (Of course, he'd be the guy from Equus, so you could be one of the horses.)

By: ~Bert

~Bert — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:45:55 -0800

Thanks for the suggestions, so many great ideas and finally I have some awesome direction.

Whoever came up with zombie sexy nurse horse. it's uncanny how well you speak my language. We shall see what comes of this.

I'm considering is either a tailored black suit or a non tailored yet awesomely tacky forest green one if I do go that route.

OR I like the ideas of Bad horse as well as the unsexy my little pony in drag. (but what is the rest of the suit for BAD HORSE? cowboyish stuff I guess??)

I'll have to come back and post pictures with whatever I decide.

By: ook

ook — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:03:01 -0800

but what is the rest of the suit for BAD HORSE?

Three friends with beer mugs, cowboy hats, and strong knees. Like so many supervillains, Bad Horse is nothing without his minions.

By: changeling

changeling — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:05:41 -0800

late, but I just showed my husband this thread (because we have the same horse mask!) and he said: "wear it BACKWARDS."

if you feel like going for SHEER TERROR.

By: nebulawindphone

nebulawindphone — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:22:24 -0800

AAAAAAAAAAH. Um. I mean, yes. Changeling wins.