PHOTOS: 2009 West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval

Allis Markhamm, left, and David Iserson do their best to be scary.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Richie Kwan of San Dego is dressed as an archangel.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Ed Waddell came to the parade as a “glampire.”  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Bill Kovacs represented the “DW PEE.”  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

“Dragzilla, Queen of the Go-Go Cage” dances.  (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times)

Michael Moore dressed as a geisha girl.  (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times)

John King, 46, of Los Angeles dressed up as “Big Frank.”  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Dennis Foreman of Bakersfield parades around as a devil.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Gryphon Ward, 32, of Redondo Beach campaigns in costume as President Obama.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Andy Santiago came as an ice man.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Frank Willard, 15, of Saugus showed up as Freddy Krueger from “Nightmare on Elm Street.”  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Louise Willard of Saugus looks like she’s straight out of the Alfred Hitchcock movie “The Birds.”  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

The Halloween spirit is high on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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)