He didn't think he'd be able to do it. His costume last year was elaborate. How he had gotten the special effects make-up, everything else, no one seemed to know, but he had done it and everyone was duly impressed. No way he could top that. Not a chance. He had nowhere to go from there.

Well, he walked out of the mysterious shop fully intent on proving the naysayers wrong. This year he would not just top that, but he would top anyone's costume. No one would even have the slightest chance of beating this. No make-up, no fake effects, no smoke-and-mirrors, he was a real flesh-and-blood woman below his neck.

Of course, now he had no idea in the world how he'd top that next Halloween, but he had a full year to figure that one out!