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The Most Iconic Character Beards Ever

by |September 12, 2022
Categories: Costume Guides

The Most Iconic Beards Ever

A beard really makes the character. Would Santa be so jolly without his white-as-snow whiskers? Would Mr. T be so intimidating without his full goatee and sideburns? And can you even imagine Jack Sparrow at ALL without picturing him twirling his facial hair as he stumbled about? No. We love thinking about Halloween costumes for dudes with beards, and, frankly, we can’t get enough of it. Here is our list of the characters with the most iconic beards EVER. We’ve selected only fictional bearded characters (sorry Abe Lincoln and Bob Ross), and this list is in no particular order.

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Witch and Wizard Costumes That'll Put a Spell on You [Costume Guide]

by |August 13, 2021

Witch and Wizard Costumes That'll Put a Spell on You

Welcome to another HalloweenCostumes.com costume guide! This time, we'll be looking at witch costumes and wizard costumes and everything related: hags and crones and warlocks and sorcerers. (Oh my!) But don't worry, there's no dark magic here, only quality costumes with some chilling or campy magical themes! Of course, we'll also look at some of our favorite witch and wizard accessories, from crystal balls to wizard staffs to Halloween masks. So hop on that magical broom and let's go!

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Harry Potter and the Hogwarts Staff [Infographic]

by |November 17, 2016
Categories: Fantasy, Infographics

Harry Potter and the Hogwarts Staff

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was established around the year 990 in the highlands of Scotland. Its four founders–Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin–succeeded in becoming the “finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world”. That’s if you believe Rubeus Hagrid, which we generally do. Hogwarts is prestigious largely because of its excellent professors and support staff, which keep the school running and its students safe. Or relatively safe. It is a wizarding school, after all.

In this infographic, we look at the most important staff members at Hogwarts from September 1991 through May 1998, the years that Harry Potter attended (or should have attended) the school. With a few exceptions, we show the positions these staff members held at the Start-of-Term Feast held on September First each year.

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