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You'd think that in a town where a significant percentage of the population spends the other 364 days of the year slicing, injecting, and restuffing themselves beyond recognition, by the time All Hallow's Eve rolls around, they'd have no energy left for yet further modifications—but you'd be wrong. Something about L.A.'s highly plasticized nature, paired with the bloodcurdling showbiz tales of terror we all know so well, make Hollywood and Halloween a nearly perfect complimentary pairing, resulting in a holiday of heightened horror: Hollyween. In honor of your pre-Hollyween weekend festivites, a round-up:
· The LAT details how the studios have been cashing in on a healthy chunk of what has become a $5 billion-per-year industry, through the licensing of their characters to costume manufacturers. Long ago having outgrown the Disney character kiddie-sector, you can now buy fully authorized costumes of all your grown-up screen favorites, including a Nacho Libre Spandex get-up sure to give everyone at your office party love-handle-related nightmares for weeks. [LAT]

· Baltimore.metromix.com (hey—sometimes you need to step outside the bubble for perspective), provides a guide to dressing like some of your favorite tabloid regulars. A handy addendum to our recent tips on celebrity mother-daughter costuming, it offers helpful hints for those still wracking their brains for an idea. Example: "Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong. What you'll need: A buddy dressed like you—that is, shirtless, or as near to it as possible. Optional accessories: Spandex in some form, bike helmets, a 'Jake Gyllenhaal.'" [Baltimore.metromix.com]
· Our gadget-gorging sister-site Gizmodo has compiled a highly entertaining "Monster Halloween Roundup," including a link to 3Wishes, where you can buy the Slutty Hogwarts costume prominently pictured, and enjoy an evening of having your fellow party guests greet you with an enthusiastic, "Hello, Hermi-aye-yai-yai- yai-yai-yai-yai- yai-yai-yai-yai!" [Gizmodo]
· The honorary Mayor of Hollyween (or is he its Jack Skellington?), Tim Burton, takes the LAT on a nostalgic tour of the favorite Hollywood "haunts," sites that inspired and informed many of his future classics, including Hollywood Toys & Costumes and the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. [LAT]