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Now that's just downright adorable.

Nothing says Halloween like a pink tree covered in monster head ornaments.

Camera creatures and old time medicine bottles.

I'll see your Grumpy Cat and raise you one Grumpy Snail.

Fun with styrofoam model heads.

Inside the 3D black-light art peek-a-boo room, somebody wasn't having a good day.

You gotta lift the veil before you kiss the bride.

Beats me.

I'm sure there's a demon on here somewhere, but I can't see it, because it's being obscured by a pair of giant boobs.

Re finds a box full of hands and the gears in her head immediately start turning as he thinks up a new art project.

Friends 4evar.

This is actually a mask you can wear and the insect moves around in the front and back. So awesome.

Why can't we have more movies with awesome looking creatures like this these days?

Rock that bass guitar, Mr. Mummy!

Another coffin ride. This one kept banging loudly and it was really annoying their booth neighbors all day long.

Small meets Tall.

I think somebody needs to secure the lid on that biohazard containment unit.

Dan Akyroyd's Skull Vodka on display with a nice eerie green light.

This Ouji board predicts you will get very drunk.

Sinister Pointe - easily one of my favorite independent haunted attractions in Southern California. Highly recommended!

Oh you wacky zombies...

Random toys being song for more than they're worth.

Trick or Treat Studios makes some of the best masks on the market today, and their new They Live ones are killer.

More of their masks. What's not to love?

Giant inflatable Frankenstein's Monster. I need this in my living room all the time.

Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt your make-out session.

Just hangin' out in the graveyard.

Zombie nun with a severed hand impaled on her ruler? I'm a fan.

Halloween masks of Schwarzenegger as the Governator and the Terminator.

Random window displays to keep the Halloween atmosphere going strong.

I want those guitars!

I'll take Bay Rots over Baywatch any day.

Another nice skeleton decoration.

More free trick-or-treat candies for the attendees.

A wonderful promo for the Los Angeles Live Steamers Ghost Train.

Who ya gonna call?

A life-size Michael Myers prop.

This guy dressed as Michael Myers didn't have a knife, so he improvised and threatened to stab me with his water bottle.
Easily one of my favorite photos from the show, and now I want to see Michael kill somebody with a bottle in a movie.

Some fantastic Dia De Los Muertos crafts.

And there's the model of Elvis. Really loved all of these.

Death by candy stripe chainsaw is definitely a bad way to go.

These guys asked us to audition for their haunt. I dunno, I don't think we look the part.

For their first outing as a Halloween convention, ScareLA did a fine job if you ask me, and the location was great. Everybody I spoke with seemed to agree that it was a fun event worth attending, especially if you want to discover some new haunted attractions or pick up supplies for one of your own. The only negative was that most people seemed to think the ticket fees were a bit pricier than they should've been ($25 per person for the cheapest tickets, plus $10 to park in the lot outside). Still, I'm hoping this becomes an annual convention here in Los Angeles, and I hope it grows so we can see some more classic Halloween-themed vendors putting their tricks 'n treats on display for attendees to enjoy. Thanks for the invite, and see ya in 2014, ScareLA!

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