In comments to this post about “sexy” Halloween costumes Holly of The Pervocracy said “Today at the costume store, I saw a sexy Freddy Krueger. It was called “Mrs. Krueger” and it was a shredded short dress in the style of Freddy’s sweater.”
Image from Stacy at I Met a Possum.
Hmm… and it’s a “sexy” Mrs Krueger costume too!
Which I guess makes it a “sexy MILF” costume. Speaking of which, “sexy” costume logic says expect a sanitized sexualized-not-sexual “sexy MILF” costume soon.
Setting aside the pure absurdity for a moment, assuming it followed the “sexy” costume genre how do you think they’d do a costume like that anyway? Betcha there’d be glasses involved, because you know all moms wear glasses, right? But would the rest be some combination of high-heeled Croakies, a mini-diaper-bag clutch purse, and maybe one of those shoulders-only vest/top thingies (not sure what they’re called) decked out like a sweatshirt hoodie? Or maybe, going the other way, a “sensible” a-line dress with huge scallops at the waist, oversized pearls, and a slightly bulky cell phone? Or maybe oversized mini-van keys? You tell me.
And yes, that’s all by way of distracting myself from the idea of a “sexy Mrs. Kreuger” which, as Holly points out, is gross even before you’re reminded that the real Kreuger was some kind of ghost of a child molester! Eww.
[Note: I post-dated this, um, post so it would appear closer to Halloween. Holly left her comment in September. —fl]
Submitted by 2409 (not verified) on Thu, 2008-10-23 20:13.
Perhaps, but Freddy isn't really a child molester anymore (if "anymore" can reasonably be applied to a fictional character) because he's a ghost and can't actually touch anything. Also, he's more into murder now, and that's how most people think of him. So apparently it's murder that's sexy.
[Or *something.* I'm either proud or embarrassed to say I don't think I've seen even as much as a trailer for any of the movies. Thanks, Nightfall. --fl]
Submitted by 2409 (not verified) on Thu, 2008-10-23 21:14.
There already is a MILF costume, but somehow it's even weirder than you could've guessed.
[Yeeeiikes, Holly. A tiara and a sash saying "1st Place MILF" is just... um... yeah, definitely weirder than I could have guessed. The site says "sold out" too! Thanks. --fl]
Submitted by 2409 (not verified) on Fri, 2008-10-24 18:12.
Okay. Just in case you're wondering how a ghost who can't touch anyone can kill you, here's how he usually does it, at least in the earlier movies (the later ones are kind of inconsistent and messed up): He gives you bad dreams which he makes at least a cameo appearance in. While you're dreaming those dreams, you sleepwalk. While you sleepwalk, you either commit suicide or kill someone else. And no one (except maybe his few surviving victims) will ever know why, or believe it if they did.
[Got it. Sounds horrible though! Which I guess is why they called it a nightmare. Thanks, Nightfall. --fl]
Submitted by 2409 (not verified) on Sat, 2008-10-25 06:08.
...runs out to go get a female FK outfit for Halloween...wait my legs aren't long enough to don such an outfit.
[No one would have to worry whether their *nails* were long enough though, I guess. For a Kreuger *or* an Edward Scissorhands costume. :-) Thanks, Rage. --fl]