Obsession’s Nikki, Buddy the Unicorn Top This Year’s Most-Googled Halloween Costumes

Google has released its top 10 most-searched Halloween costumes, and unsurprisingly, Nikki Freeman from Obsession and Buddy the Unicorn are two of the most popular searches this year.

Obsession released in May to rave reviews, skyrocketing actress Inde Navarrette to international stardom (later earning her the role of Rogue in Marvel’s upcoming X-Men reboot). Discourse surrounding the film went viral, and Nikki Freeman even became a wandering character at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights.

It’s little surprise, then, that Nikki is the third most-searched Halloween costume this year on Google, as told by the platform’s ‘Frightgeist’ page. Google Frightgeist is an interactive website that aggregates all the search trends surrounding spooky season, including horror movies, couples’ costumes, pet costumes, and general costumes that are trending the most.

Obsession took two of the top spots in these categories; according to Frightgeist, Nikki is the third most-searched Halloween costume overall, with Buddy the Unicorn in first place and Needoh (a type of …