PHOTOS: 2009 West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval
![Thousands of Halloween revelers, including someone dressed as Jack from Jack-in-the-Box, line Robertson Boulevard near Santa Monica Boulevard during the 2009 West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a5a5cb8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2F14%2F0799a2bfd79e16df1b6ae3497a84%2Fla-me-halloween25-ksf0n6nc.jpg)
Thousands of Halloween revelers, including someone dressed as Jack from Jack-in-the-Box, line Robertson Boulevard near Santa Monica Boulevard during the 2009 West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
![Scary](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/68b96c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F0f%2F076e4f3f83bcf8032b407174e7a2%2Fla-me-halloween24-ksf0u9nc.jpg)
Allis Markhamm, left, and David Iserson do their best to be scary. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
![Archangel](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3590d7e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6a%2Ffe%2F5240f78ca4097c76c6836eaa422e%2Fla-me-halloween23-kseyydnc.jpg)
Richie Kwan of San Dego is dressed as an archangel. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
![Glampire](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/44ca9dd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/300x450+0+0/resize/300x450!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2a%2F89%2F0e07f980f5477fc3212ebc0c95a6%2Fla-me-halloween22-kseyx6nc.jpg)
Ed Waddell came to the parade as a “glampire.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
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Bill Kovacs represented the “DW PEE.” (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
![Dragzilla](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/96e9c8b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F6b%2F32794b323edb5f99ace8d5360b54%2Fla-me-halloween20-ksex8rnc.jpg)
“Dragzilla, Queen of the Go-Go Cage” dances. (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times)
![Geisha girl](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/107f7fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2Fe3%2Fd41572a735bc6ef29bd089b6b0ac%2Fla-me-halloween18-ksewcnnc.jpg)
Michael Moore dressed as a geisha girl. (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times)
![Big Frank](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2842210/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x403+0+0/resize/600x403!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2b%2F8d%2F09c3b3c450e08ea399460d1a0e38%2Fla-me-halloween3-kserr5nc.jpg)
John King, 46, of Los Angeles dressed up as “Big Frank.” (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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![Devilish](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/05a69f5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/300x450+0+0/resize/300x450!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F28%2F75%2F089ced41f2fe4eaac70c2509dec2%2Fla-me-halloween4-ksersznc.jpg)
Dennis Foreman of Bakersfield parades around as a devil. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
![President Obama?](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/feee6e0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x450+0+0/resize/600x450!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff6%2F2f%2F260d135bbca5e5622c57a0f20326%2Fla-me-halloween6-ksertxnc.jpg)
Gryphon Ward, 32, of Redondo Beach campaigns in costume as President Obama. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
![Ice man](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/25befc0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/300x450+0+0/resize/300x450!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcc%2F3f%2F617348d1734456776dcf4bc6f0ed%2Fla-me-halloween7-ksertgnc.jpg)
Andy Santiago came as an ice man. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
![Freddy Krueger](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/86c0fd5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F09%2F93%2Fff0abce05309d390c8c688e80f57%2Fla-me-halloween8-ksetp7nc.jpg)
Frank Willard, 15, of Saugus showed up as Freddy Krueger from “Nightmare on Elm Street.” (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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![Bird lady](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/05e5bfd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2Fca%2F2a77b0cc0333abe1a6b33357bc6a%2Fla-me-halloween9-kseto3nc.jpg)
Louise Willard of Saugus looks like she’s straight out of the Alfred Hitchcock movie “The Birds.” (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
![Freakishly fantastic](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ed3ae1d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F78%2F7c3971c19efac543bd5eabc131db%2Fla-me-halloween10-ksevrpnc.jpg)
The Halloween spirit is high on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
![Balloon Boy](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ca806bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x421+0+0/resize/600x421!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2Ffe%2Fc68c62713eb9e1d0f39cc73a145b%2Fla-me-halloween11-ksevsxnc.jpg)
Robert Delgado of Los Angeles is up on his current events, walking around as the Balloon Boy. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Social networking finds a place with Stanton Wong, left, as Facebook facing off with Glenn Yee as MySpace. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)