How to Make a Vampire Costume. You’ll need more than just fake fangs and
a Bela Lugosi impersonation to pull off a convincing vampire. You will need An elegant outfit Vampire fangs
White face powder Red or purple lipstick Pomade or hair gel Fake blood and a cape. Step 1. Pick an elegant black dress or a formal black
suit from your closet, or find one in a used clothing store. Step 2. Buy plastic vampire fangs and a rubber bat
from a costume shop. Make sure the fangs fit comfortably over your
upper teeth. Spring for moldable fangs and follow the instructions
to make them stay securely in place all night. Step 3. After dressing, wash your face and then apply
white powder with a puff or brush. Step 4. Highlight your lips by making them very pale
with a light dusting of face powder, or very dark with a deep red, purple, or black lipstick. To make your face look even freakier, buy
colored contacts—especially a disturbing color, like red, or a shade that is the opposite
of your normal coloring. Step 5. Slick your hair back with pomade or gel. If it’s long, put it in a ponytail. Step 6. Dribble a drop or two of fake blood from the
corners of your lips, and dot two small drops on your neck, spaced to look like fang puncture
wounds. You can purchase fake blood from most costume
shops, or make your own with a few drops of corn syrup, red food coloring, and soy sauce. Step 7. Don your cape with a flourish, and start practicing
replacing your Ws with Vs. Did you know Bram Stoker’s character Dracula was based on
Prince Vlad Tepes, a 15th century Romanian known as “The Impaler” for his love of
that method of torture.