The Halloween and Costume Association (HCA) has announced its outstanding finalists for the Second Annual Spooky Awards, celebrating the creativity and imagination that keep the Halloween spirit alive and fuel the industry.
Categories include Accessories, Costume Adult, Costume Child, Costume Licensed, Costume (Most Unique), Costume (Non-Character), Decor, Makeup, Masks, and Most Innovative. Industry experts in innovation, marketability, trending potential, appeal, and usefulness carefully analyzed each category, hand-picking the very best of the year.
Here are the official nominees:
Accessories
- Allaura Wigs — Color Me Wig
- Ghoulish — Black Skull Bag
- Disguise — Glinda Adaptive Wheelchair Cover Kit
- RMS USA — GLOW Alien, Cat, and Disco Costumes
- Ghoulish — Red Mythical Wings
Costume Adult
- Ghoulish — Krampen Costume
- Rubies — Adult IT Pennywise Inflatable Costume
- Rubies — Women’s Batman & Robin 1997 Poison Ivy Costume
- FunWorld — Commander-in-Cuffs
- Disguise — Minecraft Movie Garret Jacket
Costume Child
- Rubies — Unicorn Kids Inflatable Ride-on Costume
- Disguise — Eevee Prestige Child Costume
- Morphsuits/AFG Media Ltd. — Kids Inflatable Alien with Astronaut Costume Pick Me Up
- Disguise — Kissy Missy Deluxe Child Costume
- Jazwares — Marvel The Thing Official Youth Inflatable Halloween Costume
Costume Licensed
- Disguise — Oogie Boogie Prestige Adult Costume
- Rubies — Wednesday Nevermore Academy Grand Heritage Adult Costume
- Disguise — Sonic Move Inflatable Adult Costume
- Jazwares — Star Wars Adult Chewbacca Costume
- Disguise — Glinda “For Good” Child Costume
Costume (Most Unique)
- Rubies — Adult Fisher Price Rock-A-Stack Inflatable Costume
- Western Fashion — Vampire Empress
- Disguise — Chicken Jockey Pop Out Ride-On Child Costume
- Disguise — Distortus Rex Rebirth Child Costume
- Jazwares — Marvel Human Torch Official Youth Deluxe Zentai Halloween Costume
Costume Non-Character
- Disguise — Nessa Rose Adaptive Wheelchair Character Cover Kit
- Imposta Costumes — Cooked Turkey
- Rubies — Kids’ Pez Dispenser Pumpkin Costume
- Disguise — Rubble Bulldozer Pop Out Child Costume
- Disguise — Ultra Ball “Pop-Out” Unisex Costume
Decor
- Ghoulish — Scarecrow Yard Stagg
- Ghoulish — Vecna Floating Prop
- Ghoulish — Bloody Curtains
- Ghoulish — Swinging Ghostly Girl
- Rubies -— Freddy LED Candelabra Decor
Makeup
- Ghoulish — Fingers Appliance
- Mehron — Tooth FX Non-Toxic Temporary Tooth Paint
- Ghoulish — Pumpkin Face Scarification
- Rubies — Elvira Makeup Set
Masks
- Ghoulish — Frankenstein Green
- Rubies — Star Wars: Ahsoka Captain Enoch Helmet
- Ghoulish — Two Faces Clown
- Ghoulish — Warlord
- Ghoulish — Stitched Smile Clown
Most Innovative
- Disguise — Elphaba Adaptive Wheelchair Cover Kit
- Bones & Friends — Bones is Back: Book & Toy Set
- Castle Clark — Haunted Halloween: The Trick-or-Treat Game
- Disguise — Beast Ballroom Inflatable Adult Costume
- Ravensburger Games — Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons
“The creativity and innovation showcased in this year’s entries are nothing short of extraordinary,” says Michele Boylstein, HCA’s Executive Director. “These Finalists not only capture the spirit of Halloween but also set the trends that will shape the season for years to come.”
A new addition to the second inaugural HCA Spooky Awards is the launch of a fan vote. The public can cast their votes to help decide who takes home the title of Fang Favorite. All winners, including Fang Favorite, will be announced at the 2026 Halloween and Party Expo in Las Vegas Jan. 13.
To learn more about the HCA, the Spooky awards, and finalists, visit hiaonline.org.
