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‘Star Wars,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ comic book characters most popular Halloween costumes in Hartford

HARTFORD–Happy Halloween! Well, almost. It’s almost the spookiest night of the year, but have you thought about what you want to dress up as? Well, ...
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HARTFORD–Happy Halloween!

Well, almost. It’s almost the spookiest night of the year, but have you thought about what you want to dress up as?

‘Star Wars,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ comic book characters most popular Halloween costumes in Hartford

Well, Google released statistics on the most searched Halloween costumes for 2015. The data was collected between September 8 and October 8.

The search engine also released an interactive graphic that gives a more local look at popular costumes.

In Connecticut, Hermione Granger, one of Harry Potter’s best friends, takes the cake. But in Hartford, Harley Quinn is number one–and it’s not just the capital city. Harley Quinn is the top trending costume nationally.

‘Star Wars,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ comic book characters most popular Halloween costumes in Hartford

Other popular costume searches in Hartford include Star Wars, which was only narrowly beat out by Harley Quinn, then superhero, Wonder Woman and cheerleader to round out the top 5.

Some selections are definitely timely, such as Massachusetts residents’ desire to be Caitlyn Jenner, or Idaho and Rhode Island residents’ love of Disney’s “The Descendants.” Others are yearly classics, such as Illinois entering with cats, or D.C. residents wanting to save the city as firefighters.

Check out the list and then head to our Facebook page to tell us what you plan to dress up as this year.

‘Star Wars,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ comic book characters most popular Halloween costumes in Hartford

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