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Pictured Above: The winners of Cinematical's Third Annual Costume Contest in the adult category
Pictured Below: The winners of Cinematical's Second Annual Costume Contest

We host a lot of contests throughout the year, but it is now my pleasure to announce the official launching of my absolute favorite: Cinematical's Fourth Annual Halloween Costume Contest is on! Now you have more than one use for that awesome movie-related Halloween costume, right? Once again, we have all sorts of nifty prize packages for the best adult costume and best youth costume, and unlike previous years, this time we're giving away more than just DVDs. Hellz yes, I'm talking some sweet movie gear too!

So, again, that's two prize packages this year: One for adults over 18 and one for kids under 18. Like in previous contests (check out last year's winners), your costumes MUST be movie-related. We're taking submissions starting now and all the way up until November 6th. Once our spook-tacular judges here at Cinematical narrow the field down to 10 finalists in each category, we'll then let you vote (via poll) for the winner. And speaking of winners, here's what you'll receive:

Grand Prize Package: Adult Winner

Saw 1-4 DVDs (keep in mind Saw V hits theaters this Friday, October 24)
Saw t-shirt,
Jigsaw doll and Saw poster
Unrated The Strangers DVD and scary masks
Rest Stop 2 Blu-Ray DVD
Otis Blu-Ray DVD
Zombie Strippers magic 8 balls
Jack Brooks Monster Slayer DVD
1 Uninvited poster
1 Strangers poster
1 signed Let the Right One In poster

Grand Prize Package: Youth Winner (entrants under the age of 18)

1 Hand-Painted Nightmare Before Christmas Collector's Bust.
Beetlejuice 20th Anniversary Blu-Ray DVD
Peanuts It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown DVD and t-shirt
R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly DVD

To Enter: Fill out the attached release (doc format or txt format) and email digital photos (along with aforementioned release) in .JPG, .PNG, .GIF, or .PSP format to the following email address: contests AT cinematical DOT com, with the subject line "HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST." Please tell us who you are dressed as, in case we can't figure it out. Oh, and good luck!

For more complete details, please click on rules links below ....

READ THE OFFICIAL RULES FOR THIS CONTEST

I can't wait for Halloween, when I'm going to be dressing up as Batman, courtesy of Dominos. Among the pizza chain's many tie-ins with this summer's The Dark Knight are these cool pizza boxes, which include separate parts to a cardboard-costume whole. Yes, you'll have to order a number of pizzas to complete your outfit, and there will likely be grease stains all over your utility belt, but your other option is to actually buy a costume ... and go hungry.

Actually, I just remembered that I'm going to be out of the country on Halloween. But when I return, I want to see lots of you Cinematical readers fashioned in Dominos-catered Batman costumes and taking part in our annual costume contest. In the meantime, be sure to check out the Dominos Dark Knight vault, which features details on everything from a special Gotham City meal deal to multiple sweepstakes. And apparently if you order a pizza through the website, you'll gain access to other goodies, like clips, wallpapers, artwork and an exclusive new trailer ... which you may or may not be able to watch after the jump.

It's October, Cinematical readers, and that means it's once again time for our ever-popular Halloween Costume Contest! Last year we had some truly impressive entries (that's last year's winner in the "Adult" category at the right!) from some very dedicated movie fans and fanatics.The attention to detail in some of the costumes was pretty remarkable.

Now that we're getting into our Halloween coverage, it's time for you to kick your creativity into high gear and start thinking about your own costume. Here's the scoop:

1. The contest officially begins on October 20. Starting that day (and no sooner) you will be able to submit your contest entries. Be sure to look for the post a day or so before that, announcing HOW to enter, and our fun-filled, official, legal rules.

2. Your contest entry must in some way be related to movies. It can be a character, a play on a movie title, a famous actor or director -- whatever. So long as it relates to film, and you're not nude (sorry, kids) you're good.

3. You will email your contest submission to the address we announce in the official kick-off post.

4. We'll post the finalist's pictures, and you -- yes, you! -- will vote in the comments for who you think should win. One vote per person/email address. And yes, if you enter, your friends and family can vote for you, and you can vote for yourself. But each vote will be counted ONCE and only once. Dupe votes will be tossed in the virtual shredder.

5. The winners in the kid and adult categories will each receive a Fabulous Cinematical Halloween Prize Package, which will consist of a groovy collection of horror DVDs selected by Cinematical staff. Each of us is choosing our personal favorite horror flicks for the adult prize package, and we'll have a nice prize for the kid winner, too.

That's it for now ... start thinking of those costumes, you only have 16 18 days* until the contest kicks off!

**Thanks for catching that, Tidmore. This post wasn't going to go out until the 4th, but we decided to bump it out early -- but we didn't catch changing that!