Penn Badgley and Leighton Meester are two of the hottest names in young Hollywood. Best known for their roles on Gossip Girl, they recently took some time out to discuss goblins, ghosts and ghouls from their days back in high school. Apparently Penn and Leighton have some frightening Halloween memories from their teenage years.

Penn's photo on the left is from his teenage days.

Penn recently sat down with MTV news and recalled a costume that didn’t necessarily vibe so well with the ladies. “I was 14 years old and … went to [Burbank, California, costume shop] Cinema Secrets and I got a big old prosthetic scar and blood dripping from my face done so that it looked really nice,” he told MTV. “It was the worst idea ever because it turned off literally every girl at the party… and I was 14, thinking I was so hot. It was terrible. It was the worst idea I ever had.”

Leighton loves costumes.

As for Leighton, who grew up in Florida, her Halloween horror included a home made hula costume that she wore on a night when it was extremely cold. To help keep her warm, she wore a sweatshirt and sweat pants along with the hula outfit. 

With all the success of Gossip Girl, we’re sure that Penn and Leighton will have some sizzling hot costumes this year. In the meantime, we’ll try and find the pictures of the costumes they described here. It just goes to show that even Hollywood stars have awkward teenage moments.