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Here are the top Halloween trends on Pinterest so you can have a spook-tacular holiday

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Halloween 2018 by the numbers: Americans to spend $9 billion
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ByLesley Hauler and Caterina Andreano
September 10, 2019, 2:59 PM

Spider-Man, Powerpuff Girls, Stranger Things, oh my!

Halloween season is upon us and there's no time like the present to start planning for your next costume. Thankfully, Pinterest is here to help get the creativity rolling.

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The lifestyle platform gave "GMA" a first look at its top 2019 trends for Halloween and it seems like there's plenty of inspiration from this year in entertainment.

Major hitters in search terms this year include shows like “The Powerpuff Girls” and “Stranger Things," along with the usual culprits of mermaids, vikings and superheroes.

Pinterest released the top Halloween costumes searched by state in 2019:

Pinterest released the top Halloween costumes searched by state in 2019.
Pinterest

"Stranger Things" costumes, "The Powerpuff Girls" costumes and Area 51 alien costumes led the way with the most states searching for those costumes for Halloween 2019.

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From "Lion King" makeup to a DIY Demogorgon, peep below for the biggest, brightest and most boo-tiful Halloween searches on costumes, makeup, decor and more.

Top costumes searches by those identifying as female:

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  • Powerpuff Girls
  • Pirate
  • Circus
  • Stranger Things
  • Alien
  • Mermaid
  • Harley Quinn
  • 80’s costume
  • Poison Ivy
  • Alice in Wonderland

Top costumes searches by those identifying as male:

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  • Super hero
  • Viking
  • Spider-Man
  • Joker
  • Jedi
  • Animal
  • Circus
  • Pirate
  • Mad Max
  • Robot

BFFs and couples costumes

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  • Lilo and Stitch (+1205%)
  • Timon and Pumba (+154%)
  • Woody and Bo Beep (+836%)
  • Velma and Daphne (+274%)
  • Pulp fiction couples costume (+384%)

Group costumes

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  • Stranger Things (+653%) — Popular searches include Steve Harrington and Demogorgon
  • The Powerpuff Girls (+379%) — The show was remade in 2016 and the second half of the third season will be released later this year
  • Lion King (+283%)
  • Aladdin (+176%) — "Jasmine kids costume" has also risen 206% this year
  • Toy Story (+151%) — Other trending searches include Bo Peep, Slinky Dog and Buzz Lightyear

Top Halloween makeup searches

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  • Stranger Things (+1569%)
  • Lion King (+954%) — Scar Lion King makeup +283% is also a popular search term if you feel like taking a walk on the wrong side of Pride Rock
  • Powerpuff Girls (+317%)
  • Spider-Man (+280%)
  • Jasmine from Aladdin (+106%)
  • Other trending Halloween looks searches include cute (+370%) and pretty (+280%) clown faces and alien makeup (+147%). Simple mime and porcelain doll makeup searches each also rose 153% this year.

Decor

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  • Stranger Things (+549%)
  • Boho Halloween decor (+68%)
  • Halloween garage decoration (+71%)
  • Feeling colorful? — pink Halloween (+221%) and pastel Halloween (+164%) are popular searches this year
  • Other trending terms are Halloween gnomes (+385%), cemetery (+95%) and blanket (89%)

Top trending Halloween recipes

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  • Jack-o-lantern chips & dips (57k saves)
  • White chocolate skulls & brains (15k saves)
  • Dark chocolate Halloween cookies (7k saves)
  • Shrunken Potato Heads (5k saves)
  • Poison Apples (2k saves)
  • Witches Brew (2k saves)
  • Mummy Pizza pies (4k saves)
  • Brimstone Bread (3k saves)
  • Burrito skulls (3k saves)
  • Cockroach donuts (4k saves)

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