First Halloween Costumes: Skins, Skulls, and Skirts

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 18:14 in Biology & Nature

A far cry from the Twilight vampires, naughty nurses, and Spider-Men of 2009, the first Halloween costumes included animal skins and heads, drag getups, and even mechanical horse heads, historians say.

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