Shaun Connolly
It is October and if you’re like me you’ve already been thinking about your Halloween costume since June. Some love going with classics, like a vampire or Frankenstein’s monster or sexy Pikachu. Some others like to do cultural moments. While others just like letting their freak flag fly and just daring someone to yuck their yum. Sometimes that is dressing like a specific character from an Anime you love. Sometimes that is doing exact makeup of the Dumpster Lady from Mulholland Drive. Sometimes that is dressing like an inside joke from your favorite sports team. I’ve got 5 New England sports themed costumes for the busy Worcester resident.
- Shrunken Head Tom Brady. We shan’t be in denial of how weird Tom Brady’s statue looks. His head is too small for those broad shoulders and long legs. I get queasy looking at it. You can do a Voodoo crossover costume. So, you’ll have the shrunken head, and you can have a Bill Belichick voodoo doll with pins in him.
- Titan Casket’s Mascot Mort. If you’ve been blessed by his presence I envy you. The Worcester Red Sox had a new sponsor this year, Titan Casket. They are a locally owned and operated casket manufacturer. They have a mascot, his name is Mort (because of course it is) and he’s a cute, wide-eyed anthropomorphic Casket with a bowtie on. If eyes are the windows to the soul, these are two steel doors trapping a soul inside. Very spooky.
- Jayson Tatum’s Achilles. Dress like a Greek god and cover yourself in gold but your foot. Or dress in Jayson’s jersey with a little olive leaf crown and sandals. Just get it across that you may still be Hall of Fame worthy or you may be washed up within a year.
- A Bruins Fan. This one is simple. Just have a Bruins jersey on a paper bag over your head. You can even pin a note on yourself stating, “Wake Me Up in 2028.” It is not looking good for the next couple of seasons folks, might as well try and have some fun with it.
- Zombie Scratch. I have implored in the column in previous months to have Cliff Rucker just change the name of the Railers back to the Ice Cats. It feels preposterous to not have our hockey team be the Ice Cats. In traditional Worcester fashion, we just keep calling things their old name. I mean for most Worcesterites we say that the Railers play in The Centrum. And so for this costume, I know that Scratch does come back once a year and it is the Railers’ biggest selling game. But to get their attention a little more let’s team up with The Walking Dead: Dead City, who is filming here and have there be stakes when Scratch comes back. Imagine a movie where Scratch is about to eat you, but you can’t kill them because you love them? Cinematic.
That’s my list. If you end up using one of these send them over to pgiorgio@pagioinc.com for his personal collection. He loves correspondence, Halloween, and how creative you are! Happy Halloween!