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Georgia's top Halloween costumes

By Erica Hernandez
Oct 21, 2015

Hope you weren't planning on being a pirate for Halloween this year, because that’s Atlanta’s most popular costume search according to Google.

Instead of chasing after the one of 20 Harley Quinns trick-or-treating around your neighborhood come Oct.31, check out Google's Frightgeist. This interactive map breaks down the top searched for Halloween costumes by state and city.

Fluttershy, of My Little Pony fame, is one unusually popular costume in all six of the above mentioned Georgia cities. So if you haven't picked out your Halloween costume or your kid's Halloween costume yet, these are some you might want to avoid.

Atlanta, GA 

1. Pirate

2. Superhero

3. Harley Quinn

4. Star Wars

5. Batman

Savannah, GA 

1. Spider-Girl

2. Fairy

3. Star Wars

4. Pirate

5. Harley Quinn

Augusta, GA

1. Spider-Man

2. Mary Poppins

3. Belly Dancer

4. Little Red Ridding Hood

5. Batman

Macon, GA 

1. Batman

2. Anna (of Disney's Frozen)

3. Bear

4. Stormtrooper

5. Power Rangers

Columbus, GA

1. Pirate

2. Shark

3. Doctor Who

4. Pocahontas

5. Bride of Chucky

Albany, GA

1. Paw Patrol

2. Werewolf

3. Han Solo

4. 1980s

5. Gray wolf

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