11 Clever DIY Vampire Costume Ideas for Halloween

A vampire is a great last-minute Halloween costume because DIY versions are so easy to put together. Maybe that's why the disguise is also one of the most popular options.

Whether you want to hit the Halloween party as one of the stars from Twilight or Vampire Diaries, couple up with your partner as Count Dracula and the object of his affection, or your little one is dead-set on marching in the school's parade as Vampirina, there are plenty of high-impact, low-effort (yet still homemade) vampire costumes out there.

In many cases, you can simply shop your closet and lean on makeup and a few store-bought accessories—a cape and some fangs, for example—to take you the rest of the way. Of course, the experienced may choose to craft something worthy of a prize in the costume contest, but even in this case, there's no need to sew your own ensemble from scratch. Instead, have fun scouring vintage stores for one-of-a-kind corsets, skirts, suits, or even top hats.

Here, nearly a dozen DIY vampire costume ideas for women, men, kids, and babies, cut straight from the pages of blood-thirsty storybooks.