Here's what we think you'll be seeing tomorrow night: fairies, caped crusaders, and plenty of disco polyester.
You may recall that last month we did an early study of Halloween costume queries. Now with just one day to go, we've checked them again.
Result? Here are the 25 Halloween costumes most requested by Lycos users last week.
1. Renaissance / Medieval
2. Fairy
3. Batman
4. Belly dancer
5. Princess
6. 1970s / Disco
7. Cleopatra
8. Star Trek
9. Wonder Woman
10. Gypsy
11. Disney
12. Mermaid
13. Wizard of Oz
14. Catwoman
15. Buzz Lightyear
16. Devil
17. Scooby Doo
18. Nurse
19. Ninja
20. Elvis Presley
21. Cheerleader
22. Pirate
23. Tigger
24. Sailor Moon
25. Austin Powers
Honorable Mention: Harry Potter, Felicity Shagwell, the band Kiss, Playboy Bunny, harem girl, hippie, pimp, Tinkerbell, Raggedy Ann.
Yes, it's true: dozens of people came to Lycos looking for a hippie costume.
We can't help but notice that three of the top five requests were for women's costumes, and for feminine ones at that: princess, belly dancer and fairy. Does this just mean that little girls still want to be princesses and fairies? Or are these grown-up women letting it all hang out? (The number of requests for Cleopatra costumes would seem to indicate the latter.)
Six of the top 10 queries were clearly costumes for women, while only one -- Batman -- is plainly a male. Perhaps women just enjoy Halloween more.
Most surprising hit: the 1970s. Isn't that craze getting kind of old?
For that matter, it's surprising how many of the costumes are traditional characters. Of the top 25 only Buzz Lightyear and Austin Powers stand out as relatively new ideas. And where are all the requests for Britney Spears, Al Gore, and George W. Bush masks?
A final question: what, exactly, does a Scooby Doo costume look like?
