What happens when our photographer Samantha Walton heads to a screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Toronto Underground Cinema on Halloween? If a picture is worth a thousand words, we’ve got an epic for you.

photography by Samantha Walton

The ninth annual Zombie Walk took place at Trinity Bellwoods Park on October 22, where the living dead, big and small, came together to roam the streets of Toronto. All of the costumes were amazingly horrific, from zombie gymnasts to flesh-hungry vikings. I’m thinking we may have been the only fashion magazine covering the event…

photography by Jessica da Silva

Last week we asked to see the best of your Halloween costumes from childhood, and you guys delivered…

“Now I understand why we weren’t the most popular kids on the block.” - Sarah

“The theme of my costumes was always, always Something That Will Fit Over a Snowsuit.” - Hailey

“I’m on the right (dressed cleverly in my favorite pajamas as a “weirdo”), my sister was a ballerina (a hand-me-down), and my brother was Santa Claus (we’re Jewish, and my brother loved that Santa hat).” - Jennifer

15 year old Alexandra Wornette’s favourite costume of all time.

“I am the little redhead and my brother is spider man.” - Jenny

My brother always got the best Halloween costumes when we were kids. Three years older than me (and probably a lot more demanding), he had home-made costumes galore, while I had hand-me-downs and thrown-together getups. He was a clown, a lobster (a lobster), a hobo-clown, a mobster, and Superman. I was a leftover clown (wearing his too-big costume), a stereotypical witch, and - well, I’m not sure what else, because clearly my costumes were not worth documenting in our family albums.

I want to see photos of your childhood Halloween costumes. E-mail scans to stephanief @ wornjournal.com and I’ll post them on the WORN blog in the days leading up to Halloween.

More fun than throwing up in your pillowcase of half-eaten Mars bars? I think so.

This is just unfair. Unbelievable. Unlobsterable.

He should have had his own style blog.

Please note the clever use of eyeliner (on both of us).

Now that’s what I call a structured piece of tailoring.

My dad thinks I look like a real witch in this. Hmm…

Smiling hurts when you’re swimming in your costume.

Remember: Send as many photos as you’d like, and even a caption if you feel inclined - but no spam, please! - to stephanief @ wornjournal.com, and I’ll post them here for the world to see.

- Stephanie Fereiro