Charlie Brown, however, has “trouble with the scissors” and botches his ghost costume, leaving it with wide holes all over. That’s a sad omen for his night, where instead of raking in candy ...

We couldn’t do a bedsheet costume roundup and leave out the traditional ghost costume. ... Charlie Brown. If you remember, poor Charlie doesn’t quite get the hang of cutting out eyes, ...

It’s the simplest Halloween costume, with many detractors, and even the odd supporter. But the bedsheet ghost’s basic exterior hides a rich cultural history.