22 Literary Halloween Costumes For Duos

For Emily: Long white dress, pale face, a low bun, zero social skills

For Death: Grim reaper costume

Take it further: Emily should be rushing away from Death, incapable of stopping. Every so often, Death should stop. For Emily.

For Persephone: Pomegranates, pomegranate seeds, pomegranate juice, despairing pout

For Hades: Flames, skulls, and strappy sandals

Take it further: Have Hades drag Persephone around the party.

Jay: Signet ring, douchey cane, pale linen suit, inability to read social cues from women, money

Nick: Nice boy sweater, bowtie, slicked-back hair, sense of wonder and amazement at rich people

Take it further: Flirt with each other all night, because come on.

For Amy: Pretty blonde hair or wig, WASP-y attire, Cool Girl affect, YA fiction novel

For Nick: Salt-and-pepper hair, button-up shirt with top buttons undone, "Find Amy" button, shadiness

Take it further: With a supremely dysfunctional relationship dynamic.

For Lancelot: Knight costume, corrupt sense of honor

For Guinevere: Princess costume, aggressive sex drive

Take it further: Go as a threesome with King Arthur. Instead of wearing above costumes, have Lancelot and Guinevere wrapped naked in a bedsheet together. Leave King Arthur crying by the punch bowl.

For Giving Tree: An apple, some hearts carved into your trunk, total kindness to all

For The Boy: Red overalls

Take it further: Allow partygoers to carve their names into you. Dote on the Boy's every need.

For Virginia: Frumpy dress, loosely-tied hair, wedding band, Roman nose

For Vita: Wide-brimmed hat, gender-bending outfit, lots of jewels, family money

Take it further: With societal condemnation of your sexual inclinations, causing you to stay in a sexless marriage instead of fulfilling your probable lesbian impulses.

For Salome: Sexy dancer outfit of any sort will do

For John: Bloody neck due to severed head, pale face due to being dead. Extra points for weird facial hair growth pattern and long dark hair.

Take it further: Carry John on a golden plate the entire evening while laughing maniacally and winking at all older men.

For Franny: A fur coat that seems a part of your being, cigarettes, The Pilgrim's Way

For Zooey: Towel wrapped around waist, fresh razor blade, rich boy shaving cream, terrible movie script and a well-worn letter

Take it further: This isn't a romantic duo. They're siblings. Spend the whole night bitching about your dead brothers.

For Tomas: All-black outfit, serious eyebrows, doctor's stethoscope, promiscuous air

For Sabina: Black lace bra and panties, bowler hat, paint-splattered Oxford

Take it a further: Bring a mirror along. When people can't guess your costume, place it on the floor and bend over it provocatively, as though the answer to your existence depends upon it.

For Girl: Moody face, facial piercings, dark clothes, NO EYEBROWS

For Dragon Tattoo: Dragon costume!

Take It further: Keep the dragon on your arm all night to ensure others understand your clever play on this Swedish classic.

For Innocence: Baby costume

For Experience: Sexy costume of any sort will do, glasses are a bonus

Take it further: With hallucinatory drugs.