By Sabrina Rojas Weiss

Halloween is such a special time of year for fanboys and -girls: We can finally come out of the closet and literally wear our enthusiasm for our favorite book/movie/comic/TV-show characters. But when that favorite is "Twilight," you've got an interesting problem. How do you dress as a vampire who wants to blend in with regular humans?

Well, obviously, that kind of negative, uncreative thinking does not abound in the "Twilight" community. As early as August, the TwilightMoms were eagerly planning their costumes. And TwilightPoison.com has super-detailed instructions on the makeup and wardrobe required for vegetarian or non-vegetarian vampires (with links to sites that sell color contacts), and a special section for the boys. Read more...

One of the coolest parts of Comic-Con is checking out the amazing and intricate costumes many of the fans come adorned in, especially on Saturday for the big official Masquerade event. Thousands of folks line up to check out the participants walk the runway, strutting off their homemade "Transformers" and Supergirl costumes. Click here to view the gallery of some of our favorite outfits, or on the photo below.