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Winners
This year’s winners are, drum roll please…
1st Place — Guy in Box
2nd Place — Zoltar
3rd Place — She Hulk
An honorable mention goes to Ewok as a close runner-up.
For those that didn’t win this time there’s always next year as this contest will be held annually and keep an eye out for other contests and giveaways.
I hope you enjoy the blog and the forum as well. For those that are here strictly for the costume contest, I’ll see you next year! If you’re subscribed, you’ll get a reminder on October 1st every year.
Thank you and don’t forget to congratulate the winners in the comments below.
It’s time for the second annual Halloween Love costume contest!
This year I’m going bigger with the prizes and also picking 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, with the chance to win up to $300!
A few lessons learned from the inaugural contest last year, I hope this year will be more fun and have a lot more entries. On with the show…
Permalink: halloweenlove.com/contest (every year the latest costume contest will be reachable from this link so make sure to save it so you can enter next year and every year after more easily) or subscribe…
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How to Enter
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS NOON ON NOVEMBER 2ND
You must complete all 3 steps to enter…
1. Submit a photo of yourself in costume here:
black@halloweenlove.com
(make sure to add my email to your contacts or whitelist)
Details Needed:
- Use the exact subject “Costume Contest 2013” (without the quotes).
- Describe what you are, what your costume is suppose to be.
- Provide a PayPal email address in order to receive payment if you win. If you do not use PayPal and do not wish to sign up for PayPal you may alternatively provide an iTunes account email address to receive an equivalent gift card instead.
- For the photo…
- Attach only one that is focused on just you (no couple or group submissions).
- It should be well-lit, sharp and in focus, with no red-eye.
- Other than red-eye correction or cropping, do not Photoshop in effects or enhancements or multiple shots of the costume into one photo. Should be the raw photo of the costume as it looks in real life.
- High resolution and preferably portrait angled (holding your camera sideways).
- It must be you and the photo must be current, 2013.
- Do not submit on someone else’s behalf (unless they’re unable to enter themselves).
- One costume entry per person.
- DO NOT FORGET — You still need to complete steps 2 and 3 below to complete your entry.
You of course retain full copyright ownership of your photo, but by submitting it to this contest you grant me full permission to use it here on halloweenlove.com and to edit and name the photo as needed to be appropriately and fairly presented in this contest.
2. Retweet the contest:
3. Comment below to let everyone know you entered!
Have fun and good luck everyone!
Winner Selection
You may of course enter anytime during the whole month of October, but the winners will be chosen on the evening of November 2nd, giving everyone ample time to enter after Halloween night partying and recovery. 🧟
There is no criteria or categories for costume judging. All costume entries are welcome: scary, funny, sexy, creative, original, whatever. I will simply be picking the top 3 costumes I like most.
Prizes
Prize cash will be paid via PayPal or in an equivalent amount via iTunes gift card.
1st Place Winner — $300!
2nd Place Winner — $200!
3rd Place Winner — $100!
The Costumes
Displayed randomly. Click to enlarge.
Please note that “Likes” have no impact on winner selection and are purely for audience participation fun.
Guy in Box
Permalink: Entry #28Zombie Barbie
Permalink: Entry #22Dr. H.H. Holmes
Permalink: Entry #14Dead Bride
Permalink: Entry #2Day of the Dead Lady
Permalink: Entry #9Princess Dakotah
Permalink: Entry #21Monster Mommy
Permalink: Entry #1Wizard of Oz Tornado
Permalink: Entry #42Elegant Skull
Permalink: Entry #13SWAT Zombie
Permalink: Entry #7Baby Freddy
Permalink: Entry #48Harley Quinn
Permalink: Entry #41Transformer
Permalink: Entry #30Huntress
Permalink: Entry #5Queen of Hearts Zombie
Permalink: Entry #44Zombie
Permalink: Entry #39Broken Doll
Permalink: Entry #38Hoarder
Permalink: Entry #8Max Records
Permalink: Entry #20Frankenberry
Permalink: Entry #19Circus Ring Master
Permalink: Entry #34Zomberella
Permalink: Entry #16Wicked Witch
Permalink: Entry #4Raven
Permalink: Entry #36Ursula
Permalink: Entry #32Fairy
Permalink: Entry #37Zombie Minion
Permalink: Entry #40The Mask
Permalink: Entry #27Ewok
Permalink: Entry #33The Little Mermaid
Permalink: Entry #46Snow White
Permalink: Entry #15Scarecrow Girl
Permalink: Entry #23Spectra Vondergeist
Permalink: Entry #10Zoltar
Permalink: Entry #24“Turned” Little Red Riding Hood
Permalink: Entry #29Spartan
Permalink: Entry #6She Hulk
Permalink: Entry #26Hulk
Permalink: Entry #25Sexy Cop
Permalink: Entry #18Lost Drummer Girl
Permalink: Entry #11Scary Clown
Permalink: Entry #47Twist of Nature
Permalink: Entry #35Scarecrow
Permalink: Entry #31“Red Fish”, Blue Fish
Permalink: Entry #43Werewolfy
Permalink: Entry #17Mystique
Permalink: Entry #45Skelita Calaveras
Permalink: Entry #12Fairy on Wheels
Permalink: Entry #3Feedback
Let’s improve the Halloween Love’s Annual Costume Contest and HalloweenLove.com in general together:
https🦇/halloweenlove.com/forum/feedback/
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60 Comments
Entered! Tweeted! Thanks. 🧛 Great contest!
Yay!! I have entered! Emailed and Tweeted 🎃 Thanks!
I entered! Thanks for the awesome contest! Retweeted @stephy905
This is a homemade costume that I made for my daughter>
Entered, retweeted! Thanks for the contest. I am still trying to come up with ideas. Can we enter more than once??? Thanks and good luck everyone!
Thanks for entering. Sorry, only one entry per person. Essentially, if you wanted to re-enter, your new entry would have to replace the old one.
Thanks. I was trying out ideas. Either the witch or Dorothy and making my cat the lion…If I switch I will replace it. Thanks again 🎃
Sounds good.
I just sent you my entry, I hope you like it, I sure do!!
I just emailed you my entry, I hope you like my costume, I sure do!!
I emailed tweeted@jtwark
I just entered, Helga The Hoarder, twas my name, this past weekend. 🎃 Happy Halloween and good luck to everyone! I enjoy viewing your creativity!
I just entered! Dia Del Muerto Lady. Happy Halloween!
Cool contest.. My daughter is excited to enter it!!!
halloweenlove.com/contest/#comments
I just entered my almost 5 year old daughter, on of my Twins her brother Blake will not be entered because he wears a mask this year.. but keep an eye out for next year 🧛 She is Skelita from Monster High, Day of the Dead Child. 🧛 enjoy!!!
“Have you seen my band?”……..
I just entered my La Calavera Catrina halloween costume! Wish everybody all the best 🎃
I’ve already entered this cool contest&twitted &retwitted several times.Wishing best of luck.
I just posted. I am dressed up as the killer Dr. H.H. Holmes. I hope everyone likes it.
Hello, I just entered my Zomberella! I accidentally sent my email without the picture so I re-sent it with the picture in it. I also re-tweeted! Good luck to everyone, thank you. 🎃
Hi everyone!! just entered another contest and submitted picture 5 for this one, wish me luck!!!!
I just entered my Frankenberry costume..I hope everyone likes it!
I just entered 🎃 I wish everyone the best est of luck!!! 🎃 Once I put my handcuffs on you your sure to scream!!!!
Just entered 🧛 I wish everyone goodluck and have a happy halloween
I just entered! As Max…I’ll say “LET THE WILD RUMPUS BEGIN!”
Entered my 9 month old!!!! Yay Princess Dakotah!!
just entered my daughter 🎃
I just entered as a Barbie Zombie 🎃 good luck everyone!
Hi Everyone!
I’m pretty happy with how things have gone this year so far, much better than last year.
I think we’ve really got ourselves a snowball effect going here and I think we’ll get this contest to be bigger and better each year and more importantly, I’ll be able to hand out more, better prizes!
Also, perhaps get a bit more elaborate with winner selection and categories. I hate to exclude anyone, but I have to keep things somewhat uniform for entries so as to keep things fair. I’ve decided that couple or group costumes (while usually very fun and creative) would not be fair pitted up against single costumes.
So maybe we need Single, Couple and Group contest categories and then even more sub-categories based on Scary, Funny, Sexy etc?
I’ve opened up a feedback forum here https🦇/halloweenlove.com/forum/feedback/. I’d love to get feedback and suggestions on not only how to improve the Halloween Love Network’s Annual Costume Contest, but also the site in general, better design, content, features, whatever, voice your opinion!
Thank you for participating.
I like the idea of the groups/categories. Sounds fun!!
Thanks Just entered as Hulk 🎃
Entered as She Hulk.
thanks
Crystal D
Just entered my Mask costume! Somebody Stop Me! 🎃
I’m the man in a box
I entered my Zoltar costume! I also retweeted the contest under @shanerus2.
Just entered my Little Red Riding Hood Werewolf costume!
Entered my little red riding hood werewolf costume! 🎃
Just entered my Scarecrow make up! I made each piece from the two piece prosthetic face to the burlap hood, to the noose worn around the neck and body. 🧛
I just entered with G1 Optimus Prime, and re-tweeted the contest! Thanks!
Entered and retweeted! I am the Disney villain Ursula! Check it out please! Thanks, and good luck everyone!
I just entered my Sons homemade Ewok costume.
Just entered my sons homemade circus ring costume….
Entered as Raven from Teen Titans. Azarath Metrion Zinthos!
I just emailed my twist of nature costume. Great entries everyone!
I’m a scary clown c:
I just entered my Red fish, blue fishies!
Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! I just entered, hope you enjoy my Ariel, Little Mermaid costume. Thanks for this opportunity!
Yay I entered and tweeted.
I just entered 🎃
The Queen of Hearts with a twist of zombie
Zombie twist too the Queen of Hearts
Just sent in my entry!
Everyone look for the Zombie Minion!
Just submitted my entry!!
I entered the contest! Whoo Hoo! 🎃
Entered and retweeted! Thanks for the chance!
Thanks for the great contest hope my submission made it!
Congrats winners
Congratulations again to this year’s winners! I know it sucks to lose, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try again next year. That also doesn’t mean that you have to be a poor sport and sore loser 🧟. Make sure to pay congrats to those who did win.
While each year this contest will inevitably get bigger and badder, it’s important to remember that this is lighthearted fun for a tradition we all love…
Happy Halloween!
I celebrate 365.
Love, your humble host.