Because back before computer graphics there was a thing called practical effects, these are two animations detailing how six people (including one slime-spreader) operated the one-ton Jabba The Hutt costume in Return Of The Jedi. Honestly, I’m not sure how I thought it was operated, but it wasn’t this. “You

These are a couple videos of planet-gobbling cosmic entity Galactus strolling the floor at San Diego Comic-Con. The cosplay, constructed by the appropriately named Extreme Costumes, requires the wearer to walk on stilts. Or be 10 feet tall. The wearer actually looks through the bottom of Galactus’s neck — the

This is a video of father Justin Flom making a Halloween costume for his daughter that makes it look like she’s carrying her own head on a platter. The effect is great, and it doesn’t appear the costume requires that much work provided you have all the necessary parts. You

This is a video of a cleverly assembled invisible man Halloween costume that you can make yourself on the cheap. I can’t see his face! I also can’t see any way to drink a cocktail while wearing it, which is a major drawback. Can’t be bothered to actually make a

These are a couple videos of 19-year old French basketball star Victor Wembanyama showing up for his San Antonio Spurs Halloween game against the Phoenix Suns dressed as internet meme character, Slenderman. His build really lends itself to the character. Me? I could never pull off Slenderman. Mostly because I’m

This is a video of Japanese man Toco wearing the $14,000 Border Collie costume he had commissioned out in public to gauge the reactions of fellow canines and humans. Toco had the costume made to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an animal. My childhood dream? A Ferrari. “To own

This is a video of a man scaring a black bear out of his backyard by donning the top half of a grizzly bear costume. And if you’re only going to wear half a bear suit to scare a bear away, it’s definitely smart going for the top instead of

This is a video from the Hitachi City Kamine Zoo in Japan of the staff practicing an escaped animal drill, with a man in a bear costume playing the role of escaped animal. I assume he’s supposed to be a bear, but the way he’s acting he could really be