Photos: Costumes and characters abound in Salem ahead of Halloween
The misty weather did not deter Halloween fans from Salem on Wednesday.
Gary, of Salem, dressed as the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. His jacket is one of the 12 original jackets made for the film, he said. Madison Lucchesi/Boston.com
On a misty, chilly Wednesday two days before Halloween, the streets of Salem were littered with people in costumes. The entire downtown of “Witch City” was decorated in orange lights, pumpkins, skulls, and more ahead of its busiest day of the year.
Below, see a sample of the creepy characters and weird wanderers who’ve been filling the streets in anticipation of the big day — and check back for more coverage as Halloween approaches.
John Bock, Jill Jamro, Ed, and Liz dressed up as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Princess Daisy in Salem on Wednesday. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comA couple holds hands outside of Salem Town Hall on a drizzly Wednesday. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comTwo women walk past a gargoyle statue outside of the Salem Wax Museum and Salem’s Haunted Houses. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.com
A man on stilts dressed up as Jack Skellington on Essex Street in Salem. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comA vendor sells Salem themed t-shirts on Essex Street. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comSpooky statues outside of the Witch Mansion on Essex Street in Salem. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comChristine Martel and Julio Morales dressed up as Beauty and the Beast on Wednesday. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comA trolley tour passes the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comThe Old Burying point Cemetery, also known as the Charter Street Cemetery, in Salem. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comTwo people look at a gravestone in the Old Burying Point Cemetery. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comA skeleton-mermaid outside the Salem Waterfront Hotel. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comThe decorated entrance of Longboards Restaurant and Bar. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comThe Derby House in Salem. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comThe food truck outside of Goodnight Fatty, a popular cookie bakery in Salem. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comA couple held demented babies and asked passersby if they wanted to hold the dolls. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.comJesus, who is smoking, and Satan, who is offering free hugs, on Essex Street in Salem. – Madison Lucchesi/Boston.com
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