Dressing up for Halloween proves to be a challenging task-especially for men.

According to Cbs8.com, "more than 52 % of youthful American grownups (18-34 years of ages) will seek Halloween costume inspiration online," which means that most people are really gearing up for the fall celebration.

Of course, one can always just buy ready-made Halloween costumes for a hassle-free spooky get-up but where's the fun in that? Here are a few DIY costume ideas that'll definitely be the talk of the party.

Pop Culture

Wear an old-fashioned coat and a wig if you're hair's not long, to be the sexy Ichabod of "Sleepy Hollow" or be the human version of Emmet from "The Lego Movie." The trick is to act "like everything is awesome," said Pop Sugar.

Fans of Deadmau5 will have a blast in making their very own mau5head. Instructables has a good step-by-step guide on how to create the iconic mouse head. Men can wear it while donning a business suit.

Halloween Classics

The age-old scarecrow costume will also work. Make use of old jeans, a flannel shirt, a straw hat and other accessories to come up with your very own scarecrow costume. Head to hisandhersdiy.com for the complete procedure-including a how-to for a burlap scarecrow hood.

Thinking of showing up as a ghost? It'll involve a fairly easy task of tweaking a piece of white cloth but for more specific details on how to make your ghostly costume, check out the video below.

Movie and TV Show Characters

Be one of your favorite film and show characters in the Halloween party! You can be an Azkaban prisoner, a superhero or even one of the "Ghostbusters" to purge your ghost friends. Better yet, why not come as a group for added impact? Get the details here.

For all other film and series characters, simply find outfit alternatives in your closet or borrow from family and friends.

Make-up and Body Paint

Not into sewing, gluing and other crafty procedures? Channel your painting skills and try out several of MadeYewLook's face and body paint recreations of mostly creepy characters.

Using water-based paints, the artist behind MadeYewLook has come up with impressive and stunning make-up creations such as the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, a definitely "scary" scarecrow, Edward Scissorhands, The Joker and so much more!

Check out a how-to of her "Blade" Vampire make-up in the video below.