These Creepy Vintage Halloween Costumes Can Give You Nightmares [Video]

These days, when you see people dress up in costume for Halloween, you see a lot of costumes that are just not scary. You do see some scary costumes these days, but in the past, like 100 years ago, people wore costumes that were meant to give you nightmares!

Just like in the photo above, this girl in a nice dress, most probably made this freaky mask out of paper mâché. These days, you see people dressed up as superheroes, sexy nurses, etc. In the photo below, this group of kids are wearing scary pumpkin-ish masks.

The people over at Buzzfeed.com put together a very educational video about the origins of Halloween costumes and why they were so creepy in the past. So, click the link below and enjoy!