They came from all over: Crofton, Dundalk, Bel Air, and even Charles County—just to name a few—to celebrate Halloween at Parkville's Collector's Corner.

The comic shop, located at 7911 Harford Road, held a Halloween celebration that included a costume contest, movie screening and signing with Image comics author Brandon Seifert.

Read my interview with Seifert, creator of Witch Doctor and writer for Hellraiser here.

Check out photos of costumers in the gallery above.

Contest winners included:

Adults

• First Place: Ben and Sara Belzner, of Nottingham, as King Arthur and a knight from Monty Python's Holy Grail.
• Second Place: Bo Oravitz, of Nottingham, as Elvira.
• Third Place: Alex and Julia Wilcox, of Carney, as Ray Stantz and Slimer from Ghostbusters.

Kids

• First Place: Noah Neinen, of Crofton, as a dinosaur.
• Second Place: Rori Stroble, of Parkville, as Princess Leia Organa from Star Wars.
• Third Place: Val Jensen, of Nottingham, as a zombified version of Psy (of "Gangnam Style" fame).

What did you do for Halloween? Have a costume photo? Why not enter in the Patch Best Halloween Costume in America contest for a chance to win $5,000.