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scream costume

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Soft demand (-50.4% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 41Growth 0Conversion 16Competition 47Returns 90Price range 79Avg price 83Brand share 30Review moat 71Quality gap 48

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great£18.03

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£8.35–£42.11

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Review moat

Good668.45

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay57%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Okay£209K

£209K/yr · 926K searches

Brand share

Okay87%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Conversion

Bad1.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-50.4%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, scream costume is a £209K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (926K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

scream costume market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£270K–£361K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.3%
Avg BSR
#2,145
Page quality
0%
Prime
80%
Sponsored
35%
Out of stock
27.7%
Avg brand age
40 months
Avg seller age
199 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Fun World55%
  • A2ZFD12%
  • Seaehey9%
  • Scream7%
  • jokeshop5%
  • kinstell3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -50.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
300K200KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 145.0×

Top scream costume search terms

  • ghostface costume181K/yr
  • scream costume202K/yr
  • ghost face costumes82K/yr
  • ghost face costume45K/yr
  • ghostface costume kids37K/yr
  • scream costume kids127K/yr
  • scream costume adult28K/yr
  • ghostface robe12K/yr
  • scream outfit13K/yr
  • ghostface cloak14K/yr
All search terms

Top scream costume products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%£21K20%£42K30%£63K40%£83K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about scream costume

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall35%

“Great quality and great looking, recommend the product and if you looking for the ghost face mask thats the one you looking for”

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“Did the job”

Size-Overall16%

“it fits perfectly”

Comfort-Overall10%

“Comfortable”

Collectibles6%

“been dying to start a mask collection”

Design-Overall6%

“The mask design was nice”

Durability3%

“Durable”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall25%

“your chin might not fit perfectly lol”

Smell17%

“This mask smells banging”

Color17%

“Blueish hue”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Except for, I got the classic Ghostface mask and not the Aged one that is advertised in the product”

Comfort-Overall8%

“and was uncomfortable. not from here.”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall34%
Quality-Overall25%
Material Quality15%
Smell6%
Thin2%
Feet Fit2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Stitch/Finish/Polish2%
Length2%
Durability2%

Common questions

Is scream costume profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £209K/yr across 20 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -50.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the scream costume niche?
10 brands and 43 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in scream costume?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Smell, Color. The return rate is 1.2%.
When does demand for scream costume peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 145.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the scream costume niche?
Listings span £8.35–£42.11; the average listing price is £18.03 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 668 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.