Halloween is just around the corner, and if you're looking for costume ideas, many Michiganders are drawing inspiration from spooky films and television series, Google search data shows.
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Google Frightgeist, a Halloween-themed analysis of Google Trends data, found that the most-searched for Halloween costume in the U.S. was Buddy the Unicorn, from the comedy-horror film "Buddy."
Here's what to know about Michigan's most popular Halloween costumes.
What are the most popular Halloween costumes in Michigan?
Google Frightgeist has ranked the most searched-for costumes across Michigan, breaking the state down into regions.
- Southeast Michigan: Alice in Wonderland
- South-central Michigan: Skeleton
- Mid-Michigan: Velma Dinkley from Scooby Doo
- West Michigan: Starfire from DC Universe
- Northeast Michigan: Beetlejuice
- Northern Michigan: Donkey from Shrek
- Eastern U.P.: Donkey from Shrek
- Western U.P.: Poison Ivy from DC Universe
What are the most popular Halloween costumes in the U.S.?
Here are the most searched-for Halloween costumes nationwide, per Google Frightgeist:
- Buddy the Unicorn
- Needoh
- Nikki from Obsession
- Agamemnon from the Odyssey
- Lily Love Braids from Poppy Playtime
- Oliver Tree
- Verity from Minecraft
- Carl from Dungeon Crawler Carl
- Disco Scooby Doo
- Hazel Hook from Descendants
What is Google Frightgeist?
Google Frightgeist is an analysis of Halloween-themed Google searches
through Google Trends.
Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Looking for spooky attire? See Michigan's popular Halloween costumes
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