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Would you wear a Transylvanians costume for Halloween? So what if you wanted to wear a Rocky Horror costume for Halloween but you don’t want to dress up as Rocky, Brad, Janet or any of the other main RHPS cast members? So who do you dress up as?

Why not dress as one of the Transylvanians for Halloween? You remember them don’t you? These people were the party animals that you see in various parts of the Rocky Horror Picture Show film, dressed up mainly in fancy, formal attire. Remember the Time Warp dance scene?

And just what do I mean by formal attire? Well the Transylvanians typically wore black pants and black coats with long tails, a white vest, white spats, dark shoes and sometimes even a colorful shirt.

If you’re stumped for a place to start, a Riff Raff costume would be a good place to start – then dress it up a bit! Some members of the Transylvanian’s can also be seen wearing crazy sunglasses, top hats that look like they came from a New Year’s Eve party and sometimes even bow ties.

And it doesn’t matter if the shirt is white or color, or if it’s ruffled or plane. It doesn’t matter if it has buttons or not, just so long as it has a somewhat formal look to it. Just let your individuality show. After all, Rocky Horror is meant to illuminate the individuality of people – so show a bit of yourself in your Transylvanian’s costume.

And remember, since the people appeared as a group in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, then if you plan on wearing a Transylvanian costume for Halloween, then you need to have several people dressed the same as you to have the perfect group costume. You don’t want to match the other group members perfectly, but you do want to look very similar to make the costume recognizable as one of the members of the Transylvanian’s in the Rocky Horror film.

So have fun this Halloween dressed in your Transylvanian costume. Just make sure that you will practice the Time Warner until you are perfect, then you can entertain your friends at the Halloween party – and who knows, you may have other Halloweeners join in on all the fun too. Happy Halloween.

So how would you like to dress in an Eddie costume from the Rocky Horror Picture Show film for Halloween? In the film Eddie was played, rather memorably, by the singer Meatloaf. The character of Eddie was Columbia’s boyfriend at one time as well as a partial brain donor for Rocky.

The character of Eddie in the film, like many others in the show, was short-lived but eventually he became Dr. Frank N. Furter‘s supper. Yuck! In the film Eddie was the ex-delivery boy but he was also a talented saxophone player who also loved to ride motorcycles. Heck, he even had a chance to do a musical number in the film.

But if you would like to dress up in the Eddie costume for Halloween it should be easy to do and I’ll give you a few tips right now. First of all, if you can think of Eddie as a biker that will help you make your costume choice decisions much easier. If you can get hold of some blue jeans, a pair of biker boots, a dark T-shirt, and even an old biker vest, you’ll be well on your way to having a the perfect Eddie costume.

And if you want to really bump it up a notch, if you have an old tenor saxophone and a head bandage to wear underneath your long hair, while sporting a few tattoos on your arms of maybe a skull or some other biker motif then you’ll pretty much be done and dressed in a perfect Eddie costume.

And even though he is not one of the most popular members of the film he is well-known for the short time that he was on screen for his musical number and for his musical abilities. Not the sharpest kid on the block, Eddie is an important part of the Rocky Horror Picture Show film.

And if you and your friends decide to wear Rocky Horror costumes your Eddie costume will be easily recognized. So have fun, practice your time warp, crank up your Rocky Horror soundtrack and have loads of fun with your Rocky Horror friends this Halloween.