Halloween is celebrated in a large a scale in the States every year, here in Malaysia we do have similar excitement when the day arrives, just head on the malls or turn on your telly, Astro has a month long horror flicks to get everyone in the mood. A must for all Halloween is definitely the costume to go trick or treating, the creative or original you are the more treats you supposedly will get, so where will your reference point be to search for the latest in spooky dresses, well Google of course. This year the top trending search on Google for costumes across United States was lets say unorthodox.
Presidential
Search for wigs to wear, went to top GOP candidate for President were seen spiking, with the top-related search being “Donald Trump wig.” And following suit were Disney’s “Descendants” characters Mal and Evie,
And for those who were looking for a unique costume, “Star Wars” is the second most searched costume nationwide, and within that Princess Leia reigns supreme above Dark Side standbys Stormtrooper and Darth Vader.
Superhero Squad
“Suicide Squad” may not hit box offices until next summer, but one character from the film is already making a killing in costume searches. “Harley Quinn” takes the top search spot nationwide (rival Batman is in fifth place). But Harley and Bruce Wayne are just a few of the superheroes (and super villains) who dressed up over the weekend: People are also donning their cuffs for Wonder Woman, their creepy facepaint for Joker, their bodysuits for Catwoman, and their half shell as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (T-U-R-T-L-E Power!). Even lesser-known characters like Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wasp are getting a boost from film franchises like “The Avengers” and “Ant-Man.”
Dog Gone Show
“Dog costume” was also a top search around Halloween—and no, not because people wanted to dress up as Snoopy or Scooby, its actually them searching for the cutest costume for their four-legged friend. In addition to being adorable, the top dog costumes are just as “Star Wars”-filled as the top human costumes. If dressing the pooch as Chewy feels like asking for trouble, other popular canine costumes include “lion,” “dinosaur,” “shark” and … Olaf.
Not only costumes grabbed the search bar on Google, also trending high on the list were treats which includes sweets and candy. Ahem, and the top candy search this Halloween was non other than Marshmallow, we will let you figure that one out yourself.
