Literary Halloween: Our staff’s bookish costumes

OmniLit is hosting a literary Halloween costume contest from now til midnight tomorrow. In honor of the occasion, we are all sharing our past Halloween romps as literary characters.

Erin
I've dressed up as Zelda Fitzgerald, Ginny Weasley, and Little "Dead" Riding Hood (which was regular Little Red Riding Hood with green-tinged face paint and black lipstick). I’m considering repurposing my red Ginny Weasley wig to be Anne Shirley.

Michelle
My senior English class dressed up as our favorite literary characters and had to do a speech as our character. I dressed up as Daisy Buchanan from The Great Gatsby and laughed cynically that the best
thing a girl can be in the world is a "beautiful little fool" while Steven Beaulieu delivered a fantastic closing argument as Atticus Finch. Last year my little brother borrowed a fireman's outfit from the Bedford Fire Department so that he could dress up as Guy Montag from Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (the Filips kids like Bradbury).

Peggy
This Halloween I’ll be dressing as an evil faerie of Irial’s Dark Court (from Melissa Marr’s Ink Exchange). These intense faeries get their sustenance from the fear, sadness, and pain of others, so I have quite a job to do. I also dressed as a few literary favorites as a child, including the Wicked Witch of the West (complete with a long rubber nose with a wart and green face paint) and Raggedy Ann. It’s really too bad only my mom has that picture, because it is so cute you’d melt.

Caitlin
I've been both Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel. My mom made me a pretty intense Rapunzel costume, which included a princess cone hat, a faux corset, and a long braid made from yellow yarn.

Lauren
A few years ago, I dressed up as Medea. I wore a black dress and tied two baby dolls around myself to represent the children she killed. As you might imagine, it wasn't the most successful Halloween costume, as no one could really tell what I was, but at least it was sufficiently creepy for a holiday about dead souls haunting the living.

Andrea
My mom got a kick out of dressing me up in a puffy Pooh Bear costume when I was little—so much so that she did it twice. And while I adored the bedtime stories, I'm pretty sure I wasn't a fan of the costume.

Katie
I can't remember any characters I dressed up as from my childhood but this year Nancy Drew is a strong contender.

Any of your own to share?