Oct. 31: 3rd Annual Shanghaiist Halloween Party at Shanghai Studio

UPDATE: The best costumes for the evening will be awarded great prizes from Sherpa's! 1,000 RMB will go to the top male and female costumes, and the runners-up will get a case of Brooklyn Lager! Start getting your costumes ready today! (More details here.)

It's ba-aaaack! More than 700 scary monsters and super freaks crowded the dungeon last year — and Shanghai's most notorious Halloween party will be bigger and badder in '08.

• What: 3rd Annual Shanghaiist Halloween Party
• Where: The recently embiggened Shanghai Studio, 1950 Huaihai Zhong Lu, No. 4, by Xingguo Lu (淮海中路1950弄4号，近兴国路). Should be more space to move around this year!
• When: Friday, October 31, 9 pm until really, really late
• What to expect: Scary music, scary movies, scary costumes ... and wonderful alcoholic beverages (and pizza!)

See photos from the 2006 and 2007 Shanghaiist Halloween Parties here, here, here and here.

Start getting your costumes ready!

(And if you are interested in sponsoring this year's party, it's not too late for you to get involved! Email info@shanghaiist.com.)

Image from freakingnews.com