Halloween Fancy Dress Costumes For 2012

With a stunning line up of movies set for release in 2012, the potential Halloween fancy dress outfits on offer may well be the best ever. Blockbusters including "The Avengers", "The Dark Knight Rises", "Men in Black 3" and "The Amazing Spiderman". Following the mammoth success of the superhero genre with "Thor", "Captain America" and "X-Men: First Class" in 2011, it is expected that the genre will do nothing but grow over time.

Below we look at the major movies that will be released throughout 2012 and the outfits that will be plucked from them by eager fans to wear for Halloween.

Men's Halloween Costumes - Where do we start? "The Avengers" is probably the best place as it will showcase the best of the best in terms of the Marvel superheroes. Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, Nick Fury and everyone's favourite Agent Coulson will all feature heavily through the summer and as Halloween fancy dress. The new Spiderman costume has gained a lot of attention in the media and has been critically acclaimed by fans looking forward to the film's release next summer. James Bond and the smart black suit seen in the Men in Black flicks is a typical selection for guys who don't feel comfortable dressing in extravagant outfits.

Women's Halloween Outfits - "Underworld Awakening", the next installment in the vampire series starring Kate Beckinsale, is guaranteed to have cosplayers breaking out their latex catsuits. Along with the Catwoman costume from "The Dark Knight Rises", the ever popular Alice costume as featured in "Resident Evil" is set to be a big Halloween fancy dress outfit. Pepper Potts played by the stunning Gwyneth Paltrow and the alluring Black Widow portrayed by Scarlett Johansson will be essential additions to any Avengers cosplay group. For fans of fairy tales, the release of "Snow White and the Huntsman" is sure to excite you. With images of the new dress already published it;s highly likely that replica costumes will be available soon.

Children's Halloween Outfits - "Ice Age: Continental Drift" is bound to encourage kids to dress up as their favourite animals or princess Merida from new Pixar movie "Brave." The Harry Potter and Twilight characters will continue to be prominent on trick or treat routes around your local neighbourhood as well as Percy Jackson based on new sequel "The Sea of Monsters".

Which is best: Buying or making a Halloween fancy dress costume?

Every year the Halloween roles around we all face a similar dilemma, do I make a new costume or do I buy one from a shop? With many of us looking to cut back on our spending, it's a great idea to produce a new outfit from scratch. Charity shops are a great place to start looking for old clothes that can be customised to create fresh garments. Fancy dress stores offer surprisingly cheap costumes during the lead up to Halloween so keep your eyes open for a bargain and avoid the hard work of making one!