The artists of Reddit’s Makeup Addiction community know that the foundation to a brilliant Halloween costume is all in the face.

Every October, the make-up pros put their brushes, powders, and paints together to create some of the scariest looks on the Internet.

These are some of our frightening faves.

The Walking, Citation-Giving Dead

Officer “Anita Bribe” (Reddit user StacieBroman)

User StacieBroman brought this look to life for a local “zombie walk” using latex prosthetics for the forehead and bullet holes. It’s visually arresting, to say the least.

Neck-o’-Lantern

User WEEZE-COSPLAY created this optically illusive look—although applying those details must’ve been a real pain in the neck.

The Devil’s in the Details

User Freakmo got high praise from the Makeup Addicts for this devilish display. She responded humbly—though she has every right to toot her own horns.

Grinning Ear to Ear

Say “cheese”! Oh, God, what have I done? (Reddit user cykelmy)

User cykelmy’s talented friend just wanted to make her smile—and ended up producing this jaw-dropping paint job in the process.

Sew Scary

Some people celebrate Halloween with a trip to the pumpkin patch. And some people sew bloody patches to their faces to traumatize every child within a 10-mile radius. User daytri1pper is the latter—and we salute her for it.

This Is Halloween

User Jujusiren created this Nightmare Before Christmas-inspired look as a calavera make-up tribute to her aunt, who passed away two years ago. Jujusiren shares in a comment that her aunt loved Tim Burton films, especially The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Eight Legs Up On the Competition

User Square-Bear crafted this creepy-crawly masterpiece as one of “seven spooky looks.” Even though the photo was from last Halloween, it was so arachnophabulous, we just had to bring it back one more time before washing it down the drain.

No Strings Attached

“Pinocchio’s Evil Step-Sister” (Reddit user mrsmeghanlee)

User mrsmeghanlee might not’ve had strings holding her up, but she had plenty of MAC coffee eyeliner and L’Oréal Paris Silkissime to transform, once and for all, into a real puppet. (Reaction to that Pinocchio reference: crickets.)

Human In Wolf’s Clothing

My, what carefully contoured cheek-whiskers you have! (Reddit user GlitteronyourFace)

User GlitteronyourFace posted that she “spotted these Little Red Riding Hood wolf ears in Party City and was inspired.” Watch out, Grandma!

Costume For the Extremely Social

User cosmicbiij built these lepidopterous lashes out of paper and feathers. She borrowed the design for her fluttering falsies from the (conveniently Halloween-ish) black and orange wings of the monarch butterfly—which makes sense because she’s clearly the reigning queen of larger-than-life lashes.

All Mer-Made-Up

User arabbel combined her love of subaquatic sirens with her affinity for elf culture to create this bit of make-up magic, dubbed the “Mermaid/Elf.” After topping it off with a golden elf ear (from Silver Elf Jewelry’s Etsy shop) and scales stenciled through a fishnet stocking, redditor arabbel debuted her look at a Maryland renaissance festival. If only we could all be a part of that world…

Sea Legs

Image not to scale. (Reddit user Pin_Cushion_Queen)

Wanna take your mermaid game up a notch this year? Try combining arabbel’s look with these “hidden mermaid scales” from user Pin_Cushion_Queen. We can almost guarantee you’ll be swimming in compliments.

White Walker

No discussion of Halloween make-up would be complete without mentioning Reddit user Sssamanthaa, whose 2013 “pop art zombie tutorial” (finished product below) has inspired redditors from the Makeup Addiction community ever since.

These are just a few of the looks Sssamanthaa inspired:

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This year, Sssamanthaa gave her fans another zombie-inspired magnum opus that not even dragonglass could stop: a White Walker make-up tutorial, inspired by the icy foes of Game of Thrones.

Halloween is coming…

As Fright Night approaches, be sure to check out the Makeup Addiction community to see how the pros put the “scare” in mascara.