Happy Tartan Day 2024! Tartan Day is observed on April 6 in North America to honor Scottish heritage and to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath. As we celebrate a day of tartan, Fear Fashion will highlight some of our favorite horror movie looks featuring plaid patterns and colorways. Let’s hear it for Tartan in Horror!

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Liv Tyler’s plaid shirt in THE STRANGERS (2008).

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A trifecta of tartan from THE DORM THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (1982).

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Jack Nicholson channeling crazy while wearing tartan and corduroy in THE SHINING (1980).

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Emma Roberts in a plaid shirt while hiding from a killer in SCREAM 4 (2011).

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Schoolgirls in pleated tartan skirts, THE CRAFT (1996); JENNIFER’S BODY (2009) official movie poster.

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Mia Farrow’s textured bouclé plaid maxi skirt in ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968).

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Family guy “Scary Jerry” Blake (Terry O’Quinn) layers his plaid shirt with a tartan-lined Harrington jacket in THE STEPFATHER (1997).

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Angus (Peter Capaldi) from THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM (1988) and his plaid ensemble; Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle is resplendent in his tartan kilt in THE WICKER MAN (1973).

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Faye Dunaway’s tartan ulster coat, EYES OF LAURA MARS (1978).

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The Warrens from THE CONJURING universe, in matching plaid patterns.

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