Subway Weirdos Who Treat Every Day on the Train Like It’s Halloween

Phil Oct 02, 2026 02:00 PM EDT

Subway weirdos lead with a raccoon gripping a subway car handrail above a passenger in a fur-trimmed coat

I once fell asleep on the subway holding a rotisserie chicken and woke up at the last stop with half a chicken, so I am in no position to judge anybody. That is exactly why I love a fresh batch of subway weirdos. Every person in here got on a train looking like this on purpose, and honestly, respect. With Halloween coming, it is the one month a year they blend in.

Raccoon hanging from a subway handrail while a passenger in a furry hood steadies it

He paid the fare in snacks.

One of the subway weirdos in full orange Goku cosplay with spiky yellow hair

Passenger holding a giant wooden airplane propeller upright inside a crowded London Underground train

Missed his flight, kept the important part.

Woman suspended by her hair from a ring above the 42nd Street subway platform

Subway weirdos get a show from a Ronald McDonald performer with a microphone

Person in an inflatable yellow chicken costume walking past the 14th Street subway exit

Why did the chicken take the L train?

Rider in a black bodysuit with dozens of bananas duct-taped all over him

Subway weirdos fashion: red fur coat, green skirt and grassy Teletubby platform boots

Metal robot sculpture sitting in a baby stroller beside a man scrolling his phone

Kids grow up so fast these days.

Passenger in a full wetsuit and swim flippers holding a tray with a raw chicken

Hooded man among the subway weirdos with a large hawk perched on his chest

Hooded rider in a black cloak and metal gauntlet sitting alone on a train

Nobody asks him to move his bag.

Commuter wearing a leafy bush over his head, checking his phone on the R train

Subway weirdos moment of a woman chopping onions on a cutting board in her lap

Masked man seated beside a standing girl in a pink lolita dress with a fluffy tail

Man in a purple sleeveless vest and heavy gold chains reading a newspaper on a train

Dressed for the casino, commuting to accounting.

Man in a safari hat wearing a large python, a classic among subway weirdos

Older woman in a pink coat and hat asleep on a train holding a rifle

Flooded subway station stairway with brown water covering the entire lower passage

Express service to Atlantis.

Subway weirdos bringing a full grocery shopping cart onto a crowded metro car

Kid with a giant plush tiger head backpack walking through a Tokyo train station gate

White-haired older man who looks exactly like Albert Einstein standing on a crowded train

Relatively crowded in here.

Pale rider in giant gray feathered wings, the most dramatic of the subway weirdos

Man in a white top hat and long Victorian coat shaving on a London train

A gentleman never shaves at home.

Costume people on the subway are the bravest riders in America. A guy duct-taped head to toe in bananas is not commuting, he is making a statement, and the statement is that nobody will sit next to him. I have dressed completely normal and still had nobody sit next to me, so who is really winning? Subway fashion stays undefeated.

The animal riders scare me more than the costumes. A raccoon swinging on the handrail, a hawk perched on a hoodie, a python wearing a guy like a scarf: that is a petting zoo with a fare. The crazy people on the subway carrying a propeller or chopping onions in their lap are the ones who make me check my own sanity, mostly because I have eaten a full burrito standing up on the 6 train.

Here is the thing about the subway: everybody down there is having the most important day of their life, and nobody cares. That is freedom. You can be a wizard, a chicken or a guy pushing a robot in a stroller, and the train still shows up late for all of you equally. Public transit memes exist because it is the last place we are all stuck together.

The doors are closing. The raccoon has a seat. Stand clear.

35 Animals On Public Transport That Made Commuting Magic is the next stop if the raccoon won you over, and 47 People Of Walmart Who Are Living Their Best Weird Lives proves the weirdness does not end at the turnstile. Mind the gap on your way over.

Phil

Phil M., Co‑Founder & Content Strategist Phil is one of Thunder Dungeon’s co‑founders, doubling as our resident meme analyst and dark‑room brainstormer. He specializes in trend‑spotting across social platforms and shapes the editorial calendar to keep our galleries fresh, topical, and worthy of your valuable procrastination.

Subway Weirdos Who Treat Every Day on the Train Like It’s Halloween

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