Top 10 Halloween Costume Trends 2012

Why be caught dead in anything but the latest costume? The top 10 costume trends of 2012 take their cues from pop culture, starting with Monster High's fashionista spins on classic monsters. These exclusive deluxe costumes come with to-die-for details like wicked-awesome wings and leggings. Click to watch the video for accessorizing ideas from Monster High fans on a costume power-shopping trip!

The addictive bird-slinging, pig-exploding action of the Angry Birds games will guarantee laughs when you show up at Halloween parties dressed like these ubiquitous feathered friends or their pesky, porky foes. Angry Birds makes a great group costume idea, especially when Lazer from the new Angry Birds Space game joins your flock. Time to decide who'll be the green pigs!

Take flight! Winged fairies are a cutesy trend bringing a touch of fantasy to an otherwise spooky Halloween. Create an adorable look from head to toe with Flutter Fairies mix-and-match costume accessories including tutus, wings, wands, and more. Choose from fierce or friendly options, which let you alight on a fantastic look all your own.

2012 is the year of superheroes! Got your super-suit? Supers of all ages can get into this blockbuster trend for trick-or-treating, costume parties and, of course, fending off evil! Watch our fun new video to see kids and dads prove the power of the right super-suit!

Gotham will be safe once again when the Dark Knight rises at your Halloween party. Whether it's Bane or other supervillains you're fending off with your cape and cowl, high-tech gear and clever cohort Catwoman, 2012 is the year to show 'em that Batman is back.

Go extraterrestrial this Halloween in sci-fi glam looks that are hotter than a supernova. We love how these out-there looks take dressing up for Halloween to a different dimension, and make this one of our ultra-fave 2012 costume trends. So slip on your shiny suit and get ready to light up the night, you Sexy Spacegirl!

Calling someone a "blue hair" is a compliment this year! Bright colors are showing up on lips, hair & fingernails; color-washed jeans are all the rage; and the queen of color, Katy Perry, is 2012's favorite firework. Make a bold statement this Halloween with a wig in a wild shade ... create a costume around a Morphsuit in your team colors ... or support a cause by going as a group in their trademark color.

Bring in the clowns ... from the silly, to the sassy, to the scary clowns! Find your clown personality with our crazy new clown costume options. Scare the pants off your friends as an evil clown inspired by movies like Steven King's It, go cute-and-colorful as a quirky clown girl ... our clown costumes and accessories let you create your own character – so start clownin' around!

Beloved Disney Princesses are still winning our hearts and topping the charts of favorite costumes for little trick-or-treaters, but this year they'll be showing up even more than usual. From Rapunzel to Aurora, to Cinderella and beyond, every little princess has her favorite Disney Princess, and this year, she can choose from more Disney Princess costume and accessories options than ever at Party City.

Whoever said romance is dead was right! 2012 will be filled with glamorous gothic girls and guys. You won't want to be caught dead in anything else!