The top 2024 Halloween costumes in the Buckeye State are a couple of classics. And they can be put together quickly for those who think that a last-minute trip to a specialty costume store is the scariest prospect on All Hallowās Eve.
BetOhio.com, where we normally focus on bringing you Ohio sports betting updates, also wanted to see what Ohio locals are planning to wear for Halloween this year. So we looked at Google Trends to find the top 10 most searched Halloween costumes. The research was filtered to a 30-day search period within Ohio on Oct. 2, 2024.
Rank | Costume | Search Interest Score |
1 | Ghost | 34 |
2 | Princess | 29 |
3 | Beetlejuice | 28 |
4 | Witch | 25 |
5 | Deadpool | 22 |
6 | Joker | 21 |
7 | Harley Quinn | 19 |
8 | Clown | 18 |
9 | Batman | 14 |
10 | Spider-Man | 13 |
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According to our research, the top 2024 Halloween costume in the Buckeye State is as simple as it gets.
Ghost had the highest search interest score at 34 points. You can go slightly fancy with this concept because there are ghost dresses for sale if you want to mix fashion with fright. But mostly, this is the perfect last-minute solution when you have kids who decide at about 5 p.m. on Oct. 31 that theyāre not too old to go our trick or treating after all. Just grab an old sheet and a pair of scissors, and theyāre ready to go in minutes.
Thereās also Ghost Face from the āScreamā movie franchise, for those seeking some nostalgia mixed with pop culture.
Second on our list, with 29 points, is a princess costume. You might even have one available already ā did your little one star in a school play this year? ā and the thought of being royalty, even for a night, has eternal appeal for many.
For another pop culture topic, and another holiday, try our list of Ohioās favorite Christmas movies too.
The just-released film āBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceā is a sequel to the 1988 hit āBeetlejuiceā and has sparked a revival in the title character as a Halloween costume idea. Itās at No. 3 on our list with a search interest score of 28. Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine OāHara return for the second round, in which saying the name āBeetlejuiceā can summon the groovy, undead āghost with the mostā to appear.
Comic book characters are well represented in the top 10, including Deadpool, Batman, Spider-Man and the pair from the upcoming Joker movie, āJoker: Folie a Deux.ā Joker and Harley Quinn (portrayed in the movie by Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga) are together on our list too, occupying sixth and seventh spots, respectively.
Fall in Ohio not only means Halloween candy and costumes, it means football ā and you can track Ohio State football bowl projections as the college season rolls along. Actually, weāre a bit surprised that football player didnāt make our list of most searched costumes in Ohio.
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Ohio native Jim Tomlin has 30 years of experience in journalism, mostly in sports. He lends his expertise to BetOhio.com as a writer and editor after previous experience at the Tampa Bay Times, FanRag, Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition.
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