"I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else."

So chimed the adorably monotone little Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams in the 1991 hit The Addams Family. Look how cute she is! She's still this height.

Wednesday is wise, and money is tight. Read on for more ways to get out of buying a costume.

1. Be a vampire victim. Wear whatever you like and draw two red dots on your neck, preferably with a mix of black eyeliner and lipstick, or even nail polish to make them look nice and gory. Wear your hair up if it's long, and try to look a little undead.

2. Take a cue from Mean Girls and wear lingerie, then spring for $2 cat ears at the drugstore. Poof! You're a sexy cat.

3. Whatever celebrity people say you look like? You're them. Done. OMG, you're in costume right now.

4. Throw on a long, dark coat and dark sunglasses, and a trilby if you've got one, and you're an old-school paparazzo. Take lots of pictures, you won't regret it! Okay, you might regret it. Extra points if you bring a small notepad and take notes when people talk to you.

5. This one's from my friend Dave. Dave once showed up at a Halloween party with a cardboard box over his head and shoulders and a garish ribbon wrapped around it. A prominently placed tag said:

"To: Women
From: God"

God's gift to women. Hysterical.

We hope we just saved you time and money! Go forth and be scary.