Halloween

These soon-to-be-stars clearly loved dressing up for Halloween before their big break ... but can you tell who these celebs are back when they were just little tykes?

Anne Hathaway, Ariana Grande and Cheryl Burke are just a few of the kiddos who donned a cute costume for the spooky season -- but good luck figuring out which one is them!

This actor is better known for hangin' with a group of dudes on TV ... but who is the mystery kid all ready for Halloween?

This '90s star took the world by storm with her hit show ... but is this witchy gal who you think it is?

English actor Peter Hinwood was 29 years old when he was cast as Rocky Horror -- the blonde Frankenstein-esque muscle man and one of Dr. Frank's creations -- in the 1975 horror musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

Hinwood shared the big screen with Tim Curry as the lingerie-clad mad scientist who takes credit for Rocky, Dr. Frank N. Furter, Richard O'Brien as the doctor's long-haired servant and the castle's butler, Riff Raff ... and Susan Sarandon as the newly engaged gal who get stranded in the rain with a flat tire, Janet Weiss.

These lovely ladies have taken a more sinister approach to Halloween costumes over the years ... conjuring up the perfect witch costume for some frightful fun!

Vanessa Hudgens, Cardi B, Hailey Bieber, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Elizabeth Banks are just a few of the women who've fallen under witchy spells -- but who takes the cake as the wickedest witch of the west?

Kendall Jenner donned an all-black witch costume, lookin' ready to brew some potions -- her pointy hat even looks like it was made with some fresh crows! 😬

Sharon Osbourne flipped the script on the cliché ... dressing up as Glinda the Good Witch from "The Wizard of Oz" instead of her counterpart, the more commonly mimicked Wicked Witch.

Before this cutie patootie entered the fast lane and turned into a sought-after actress, she was hitting the stage as a little pageant girl, looking up to her big bro and growing up in Long Beach, CA.

This cool kiddo basically ran the 9-0-2-1-0 zip code back in the '90s, and you probably saw her walking up and down Rodeo Drive with gal pals Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth. She took a pause from her television series in the mid-'90s to star in the horror/mystery film "Buried Secrets."

If you're still stumped ... it's alright, 'cause you're saved by the bell!

Ever seen two grown-ass men completely lose it in a haunted house?

Baltimore Ravens rookies Damarion "Pepe" Williams and Kyle Hamilton did exactly that when they bravely inched their way through a scary maze recently ... and it's all on video!!

The defensive backs decided to face their fears at the Bennett's Curse Haunted House out in B-More ... which has been voted one of the scariest in the world.

You can see Pepe and Hamilton try to "make it out alive" while wearing 3D glasses ... and it only took a first few steps in before the two were screaming for dear life.

Keep in mind, these two are NFL players ... but being some of the toughest dudes on the planet couldn't save them in the haunted house.

"Bro, I gotta take these glasses off," 24-year-old Williams hilariously said. "Why the walls coming out at me bro?!"

It became too much for Hamilton as monsters started jumping out of nowhere ... so, he decided to close his eyes and hold on to Pepe.

But, the best part had to be when the two were chased into a corner by a fearsome psychopath in a straight jacket during the asylum-themed portion of the maze.

"Watch out! Watch out!" Pepe yelled, "Get out my face! Don't look at him!"

Luckily, the two made it out safe and sound, but they were clearly stressed out from the whole ordeal.

"It was too dark in there for me," Pepe said. "Never thought I'd see the sunshine again, man."

"It was good, but it was bad," Hamilton added.

Celebrities usually like to hit up the club on Halloween wearing a costume that's too hot to handle ... but some take a different approach -- makin' the spooky season a family affair!!!

Ryan Lochte, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Jonas and more have teamed up with the rest of their fam in the past to pull off some killer group costume choices ... needless to say, they go ALL out.

"Saved by the Bell" actress Tiffani Thiessen sparked some magic with her husband Brady and their 2 kids ... dressing up as some beloved 'Harry Potter' characters.

Model Arianny Celeste struck a pose with her family ... going to infinity and beyond by dressing up as Buzz, Woody, and one of the Little Green Men from 'Toy Story.'

The folks at "Ghost Adventures" are kicking things up a notch for spooky season -- we've got an exclusive clip of the moment a "ghost chair" seemingly appears and then disappears.

The apparent finding comes in a two-part episode about the abandoned and infamous Los Feliz Murder House, where Dr. Harold Perelson murdered his wife in 1959 with a ball-peen hammer and severely beat his daughter before killing himself.

The equipment the 'GA' crew used in the creepy mansion makes it all the more fascinating.

Zak Bagans tells TMZ the ghost chair was captured during a moment where chairs were the focus of an experiment -- "Everybody had a chair that was set on different floors of the house, and we connected everybody’s energy together using these chairs in a summoning experiment."

His take on what you're seeing here is, "It’s as if Dr. Perelson, who we called upon, literally pulled up a chair himself to join our experiment."

They used a method called LiDAR which uses a laser to scan objects or surfaces, by measuring the time it takes for the reflected light to bounce back ... basically, 3-D laser scanning.

The chair seemed to appear and then disappear on the laser scan, despite there being no seat in the actual scanned room.

The hunters stress the fact that the equipment is down to the "millimeter in accuracy" of scanning actual objects ... which makes said ghost chair like nothing they've ever seen before.

Zak says "This is one of the most astounding pieces of scientific evidence we have ever captured in the history of 'Ghost Adventures,' made even stronger due to the fact that it was captured by an accredited third-party LiDAR scanning company."

Since Halloween is the one day a year a celeb can deck out as whoever they aspire to be ...  the stars are hanging up their Hollywood egos and busting out their best celebrity costumes!

Charli D'amelio put on her poker face and had a night out as Lady Gaga.

One famous look-a-like to another ... celebs are taking full advantage of dressing up as their fellow star-peers! From Ciara and Russell Wilson as Busta Rhymes and Janet Jackson to French Montana as The Weeknd, these stars and many more came to slay!

Offset went full on "Super Freak" as R&B musician Rick James.

Check out our gallery of stars twinning with their famous counterparts. After all, imitation IS the sincerest form of flattery, right?!

American actor Jimmy Workman was just 11 years old when he was cast as Pugsley Addams -- the oldest Addams child who isn't necessarily the sharpest tool in the shed -- in the fantasy/comedy film "The Addams Family" back in 1991.

Jimmy shared the big screen with Anjelica Huston as the positive mother who sees the best in everyone, Morticia Addams and Raul Julia as the father and patriarch who loves a good sword fight Gomez Addams.

He reprised his role of Pugsley in "Addams Family Values" in 1993.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's newlywed bliss is showing again -- this time on a family shopping trip that's gonna leave the city slickers looking real country and western.

The couple hit the Sunset Strip Saturday, laser-focused on one item ... cowboy boots.

Jen's kiddo Emme was with Bennifer when they strolled into Boot Star -- pretty obvious what they sell -- and she was first in the group to get fitted for a red pair o' s**t kickers and matching shirt.

Ben was trying on a few different cowboy hats, which has us thinking a group costume might be in the works for the Afflecks' new blended family.

It is their first Halloween as Mr. and Mrs., so we wouldn't be surprised.

J Lo and Ben are a little more than 3 months into their marriage, and it shows -- the shopping spree included plenty of smiles and PDA.

The Mississippi day care workers who put on horror masks to scare children deserve hard time for the pranks ... so says one of the children's mother.

Katelyn Johnson's 2-year-old son is one of the kids in the viral video showing day care workers scare the living crap out of toddlers, and she tells TMZ her boy and his classmates are all traumatized.

The parent says her son's too young to be able to communicate what he's feeling, but he's showing trauma by his actions ... Katelyn says the little guy's having a hard time going to bed at night and is regressing in potty training, which she blames on his strong reaction to the horror mask.

As we reported ... upset parents pushed hard for the day care workers to be hit with felony child abuse charges, and Katelyn tells us she agrees the charges are appropriate.

Katelyn says she wants the 4 women hit with felonies to serve between 6 and 12 months ... saying the video is just a tiny peek into what she says was a regular occurrence.

Katelyn says she's not considering filing a lawsuit, because she thinks the women won't ever be rehired and won't be able to pay a damage award. But, she says other parents want to wait and see what happens with the criminal case before deciding on legal action.

Katelyn says she's trying to help her son heal through positive reinforcement. She says she's using a sound machine and night light to try and help him sleep, reassuring him their home and their family are a safe place.

Katelyn says they're back to square one with potty training ... telling us her boy almost had it down before the trauma set him back.

Robert Englund's looks over the years are like a dream!

Here is a 44-year-old version of the long-time scary moviemaker looking quite supernatural during the "Horror Hall of Fame" Gala at Universal Studios back in 1991 (left). This was just a few years before he reprised his role of Freddy Krueger in "Wes Craven's New Nightmare."

And, 31 years later the iconic thrill-seeker recently brought his scariest pose to a film festival in Spain (right). He may not be in his signature striped sweater, fedora and razor-claw glove ... but he still cuts up the competition with one glance.

"One, two, Freddy's coming for you!"

The question is ...

Underneath this screaming and weeping caricature is a long-time actor who could definitely slaughter you in a round of wrestling, and when he's not playing the role of deputy sheriff, you can personally find him on Insta always committing and showing his love for horror.

Even though this buffy guy is most known for his thrilling film roles, he took a jab at the romance genre with Drew Barrymore in the late 90's. It's probably safe to say that this spooky figure has never been kissed.

It's time to GO BIG OR GOURD HOME with your pumpkin carvings, because Halloween is only days away!

If you're feeling frightened with your pumpkin creations, don't back down, because TMZ has got you covered with all kinds of celebrity stencils.

Coming to a doorstep near you! Cut out this year's hottest stars who've been trending at the top of your feed ... including Rihanna, Tyler The Creator, Gisele Bündchen and Howie Mandel.

Knock-on into our gallery of celebrity pumpkin stencils! Use the links to download and print out an easy-to-use PDF template to get right to it!

Ever since Pennywise from "It" crawled out from the city sewers, the sight of a clown has never been scarier ... complete with the thousand-mile stare and nightmarish blank smile. Scope out this receding monster and see if you can find the differences in the two spooky shots.

Pennywise has fled the Neibolt's house and is currently on display at the Icons Of Horror exhibit at Madame Tussauds in New York City. Before this terrorizing clown comes back to life, can you locate the minor changes?

"You'll float too!"

Turns out the day care workers facing felonies in Mississippi for terrorizing little kids in a horror mask weren't the first to do so ... but their penalty is certainly much more severe.

Check out this resurfaced clip from Shirley's Victorious Learning Center in Florida from 2016 when someone dressed as Freddy Krueger torments a group of youngins. The kids scatter, screaming and crying ... as someone else, presumably an employee films the whole thing.

While the old clip might deliver the same scare as the clip out of Mississippi, the owner of Shirley's told WJAX-TV parents knew it was going to happen, and no complaints were filed.

As we reported, the 5 day care workers in Mississippi weren't so lucky after a clip of one of them in a Halloween horror mask scaring kids went viral.