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Are you one of the millions of screaming fans that are already queing up for the next installment in Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight saga vampire franchise New Moon?  If you already own the Twilight special edition DVD and the complete Twilight book series (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn), check out all these great Twilight themed items so you can celebrate All Hallow’s Eve Twilight style. Don’t forget to checkout our Halloween Costume and Party Guide for great tips on how to make this Halloween unforgettable.

• Twilight Board Game: This October 31st, invite your girlfriends over for a bloody good night with this trivia-based game that quizzes you about the deepest and darkest secrets of the Cullens. Just how much do you know about our boy Edward?
• Twilight Forbidden Fruit Heart Candy: What’s Halloween without the candy? And what’s a Twilight themed Halloween Party without delicious the Cullen Crest Chocolate and candy heart? These zany candies come in positively sumptuous flavors such as passion fruit, forbidden apple and much more.
• Twilight bedding: No Twilight themed slumber party is complete without a pillowcase of your beloved Edward. Have him watch over you while you sleep in a comfortable Twilight bedding set. And don’t forget to decorate your room with an Edward Cullen wall decal whispering the words “Be Safe.”

It seems as though there is Twilight merchandise for nearly everything except an Edward and Bella costume! Don’t get caught this Halloween with a plain vampire costume when you have a star studded vampire cast to emulate! Well Halloween is just around the bend so now is the perfect time to gather all your essential pieces to create this highly sought costume.

Edward Cullen Costume: To many female tweens out there, there is nobody more romantic than the hero of the Twilight series. Girls love him, boys wanna be him. If you want to dress up as the pale brooding lovesick vampire Edward Cullen, then you will need a few pieces to get started with this costume:

• Long grey coat
• Navy blue tshirt
• Men’s slim cut jeans
• Black Nike kicks
• Rayban sunglasses
• Leather cuff bracelet

To complete the look, here are a few extras you may want to consider:

• Fake fangs
• Fake blood
• White face and body paint (powder works, too!)
• Body glitter

Bella Swan Costume: The heroine of the series is also a force to be reckoned with. Stephanie Meyer’s protagonist Bella Swan gets to have what many Twilight fans wish they had: Edward’s affection. Dress up like her and be the envy of every Twihard out there. Here are a a few things you will need to complete the lovelorn protagonist’s outfit:

• White boho peasant top
• Blue flare jeans
• Multiple rings
• Stacked bracelets
• A brown wig (if you are not a natural brunette)

To make it truly believable, here are a few extras you may want to consider:

• Work in a braid or two into your hair
• Red lips via red lipstick
• A backpack, school bag or composition notebook
• Red apple

These costumes are great worn separately, but fantastic worn together…

Make this Halloween bloody memorable!

-Linda