Before we begin, let me just say that our little Halloween Costume Contest received a record turnout this year, and it's taken some time for our team of crack judges to narrow down the field to ten finalists in each of the two categories. 2008 was by far the toughest year yet, and all of us here at Cinematical were amazed to see the creativity, passion, love and just plain movie geekdom that went into all of these costumes. Unfortunately, we couldn't make everyone a finalist as there were only ten spots available in the adult category and child category, but we feel our selections represent the best of the best. From all of us here at the site to all of you out there -- thank you for participating, thank you for reading and thank you for being a fan. Now, onto the voting!

Here's how this works: Below you will see a photo gallery for each category. Within each photo gallery, there are ten images which represent each finalist alongside a number and the character they're dressed up as. Below each gallery there is a poll listing the numbers and characters as per the order they show up in their gallery (note: this order is random). We need you to look through each gallery, then vote for who you feel has the best costume in the polls. Got it? Good.

The Adult Finalists are listed below, and the Kid Finalists are listed after the jump (along with the prizing and official rules). We'll keep the voting open through Friday. Good luck!

Halloween Costume Contest: Adult Finalists





Kid Finalists

Halloween Costume Contest 2008: Kids Finalists







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

Read the official rules for this contest