We know, choosing a Halloween costume can be difficult. You want to be something cool and timely, and then you just end up being one of fourteen dudes who end up drinking glittery beer all night because you thought girls were still into Edward Cullen.

We at Zap2it have joined forces against the Terrible Halloween Costume. (See left. What even is that?) To keep you on the right track, here are the pop-culture inspired costumes you should wear this year... and the ones you really, really shouldn't.

You'll thank us later.

--Carina Adly MacKenzie, Zap2it