No time to create an elaborate getup for this year's October bash? Here's an appalling solution: Buy inexpensive rubber pests and attach them to your skin, clothing, or hair. It's as easy as trapping a fly in a cobweb. For the disgusting ideas shown on these pages, you can purchase materials at party-supply and seasonal Halloween stores. You'll know you're the best-dressed when partygoers swat at your head -- or better yet [evil cackle], run away in a panic.

Ear Mouse How-To
Turn your head into a rodent's nest. Choose a soft, easy-to-cut rubber mouse, and slice it in half crosswise with scissors. Mold a piece of swimmer's earplug wax (available at drugstores) to each half of the mouse; then shape the wax so it will fit inside your ears, keeping the rodent halves snugly in place.