From Wednesday Addams to Black Panther to Ted Lasso, here are last-minute Halloween costumes inspired by movie and TV characters that you can throw together in no time.

That obviously leaves a lot of room for creativity and it can be difficult to know where to begin. Here, then, are our top costume ideas, ranging from the tried-and-tested, to the utterly surreal.

Sure, the plot is nuttier than a fruitcake and the accents are all over the map, but Van Helsing delivers pure action-horror chaos with a gothic flair that’s hard not to enjoy. Think less Oscar-bait, ...