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Halloween There's only a week left, and in case you've been waiting until now for a costume, let's take a look at the trends that are on the rise in North Carolina this year.

For our data, we took a trip to the Google Trends website to look at the increase in searches for the keyword “costume” over the past 30 days. This means that anyone who searched for “costume” also searched for these terms.

Across the state, horror characters seem to have the upper hand Jason Voorheesthe hockey mask-wearing killer from the Friday the 13th Franchise is the fastest rising costume request in the last 30 days. Another increasing demand comes from a newer horror franchise. More terrible, This means we may be seeing a lot more Art The Clown costumes on the market.

The third most common costume request is a controversial number as people search for costumes associated with the embattled hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Given his recent legal troubles, this could certainly be a risk.

Here are the 10 rising “costume” requests in North Carolina, according to Google Trends:

1. Jason
2. More terrible
3. Diddy
4. Shaggy (Scooby Doo)
5. Alvin and the Chipmunks
6. Kim possible
7. Inflatable dinosaur
8. The “Hawk Tuah” girl
9. Moo Deng
10. Baby Yoda

Check out the trends in the Raleigh-Durham area

To bring the search a little closer, the fastest-rising costume requests in the Raleigh-Durham area are a little more concerning. The famous Dr. Seuss character The Lorax is at the top, followed by Strawberry cake And Minnie Mouse.

Here are the ten fastest-growing searches in our region:

1. The Lorax
2. Strawberry cake
3. Minnie Mouse
4. Pinata
5. Top Gun
6. Miles Morales (Spider-Man)
7. Gru (Despicable Me)
8. werewolf
9. Maleficent
10. More terrible

How about the US as a whole?

When we take a look at the emerging trends across the country, ideas range from nostalgic to sexy to downright ridiculous. Not surprisingly, “baby oil” has been the fastest-rising trend in the United States. (Perhaps a couples costume with the Diddy costume?) Coming in at number 2 is the classic Playboy Bunny look, followed by Art The Clown from the top More terrible Franchise.

1. Baby oil
2. Playboy bunnies
3. Art The Clown/Terrifier
4. Soulja Boy
5. The Lorax
6. Nacho Libre
7. Prisoners
8. Puzzle (by Seen)
9. The “Hawk Tuah” girl
10. pimp

No matter what costume you choose to wear for the evening, we are sure it will be a fantastic Halloween for everyone! However, if you decide to dress up as Diddy for the holidays, you may want to leave the baby oil at home.

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