Which classic monster costume includes fangs and a cape?

The classic monster costume that includes fangs and a cape is a vampire.

Fangs suggest the vampire’s signature method of feeding: biting victims to drink blood. The cape is a later theatrical and cinematic convention, especially associated with the elegant, aristocratic vampire dressed in formal clothing. Together, the two props make the character immediately recognizable even without makeup or elaborate effects.

Vampire legends developed from older traditions about revenants and blood-drinking beings, but the modern Western image took shape through literature and stage performance. Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula was especially influential, while film adaptations and actors such as Bela Lugosi popularized the slick hair, evening clothes, dramatic cape, and hypnotic stare.

Not every vampire story uses the same details. Some traditions describe bloated corpses, shapeshifting, or vulnerability to sunlight rather than refined caped figures. Likewise, a cape can appear in other costumes, and some modern vampires have no visible fangs. In standard Halloween vocabulary, however, fangs plus a cape point most directly to a vampire.