Cautionary Women

What are the odds you'll bump into a heavenly host of Wonder Woman wannabes this Halloween? High. Like, Olympus high. If you're anathema to joining the Dianic hordes but still want to pay a sly homage to the year's feminist triumph, dress up like the movie's scene-stealing Phantom of the Lab: the one, the only Isabel Maru, a.k.a. Dr. Poison. (No relation to the excellent Poison Ivy, who by the way ranks up there with DC's G.O.A.T. Halloween aesthetics. Ask Kim Kardashian .) Here's how: The Mask You might remember Elena Anaya, who plays Dr. Poison, as one of those bombshell vampires in 2004's Van Helsing. Get into Dr. Poison's mindset and cover up that great beauty of yours to really do justice (league) to this look. Her veneer is like a reverse Venetian half-face mask ; covering the bottom half of her mug, not unlike the Angel of Music. A great DIY Dr. Poison mask is the one you already have : Don't forget that one time-ho...

Without further delay, the baddest of the bad who rocked our world last year: 15. Harley Quinn Make no mistake about it; "Suicide Squad" should be called the Harley Quinn movie. The merry band of anti-heroes are nothing, nothing without Margot Robbie's scene-stealing portrayal of Joker's unhinged paramour. 14. Assistant Mayor Bellwether Jenny Slate can do no wrong as a voice actor, and her Mayor in "Zootopia" shows her range beyond likeable cartoons. That is, if you haven't ever fantasized about throwing the annoyingly vapid Marcel the Shell out the window. 13. and 12. Thora and Thessaly Thacker Unfairly or not, Tilda Swinton is a shoo-in for villainous roles. Making up for her monkish turn in last year's "Doctor Strange," Tilda plays gossipy twin sisters in the Coens' ensemble movie "Hail, Caesar!" in a foreshadowing of her meaty role in this year's brilliant "Okja." 11. Enchantress ...