M.A.C. Cosmetics Halloween Costume Party With Rick Baker

Stoelt Productions produced a costume party for M.A.C. Cosmetics at the North Hollywood studio of seven-time Academy Award-winning makeup artist Rick Baker to fete his new collection for the brand.
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Keep a Child Alive's "Dream Halloween"

A display of oversize orange balloons topped with green ones mimicked the look of a giant pumpkin.
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M.A.C. Cosmetics Halloween Costume Party With Rick Baker

Swirling mist from fog machines added drama in the space outfitted with the likes of a full moon decor piece illuminating a graveyard scene.
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In 2008, a section of Hugh Taylor Birch State Park was transformed into a haunted Halloween scene for the 11th annual Bremen Brothers Beach Bash. Among the tented areas for the event was a black-lit library-like space that recalled a haunted house.
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At the 2011 "Galaween" Benefit in Chicago, guests walked through a temporary graveyard outside of Venue One. Inside, the raw space was transformed into an enchanted forest foyer, a torture chamber dance floor, and a haunted mansion with rags hung from the ceiling’s chandeliers.
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Edward Gorey's morbid illustrations were the inspiration behind the design for the 2006 Central Park Conservancy Halloween ball. Inside the dining room, Grayson Bakula (a company that has since changed its name to Bakula Design) decorated the walls of the tent with projections of barren branches and hung menacing hooded figures from the ceiling.
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At the 2009 Green Halloween launch, caterer Flavor Palette crafted a menu that included jack-o-lantern-, ghost-, and graveyard-inspired sushi.
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Recalling the movie's dark themes and visuals, the premiere party for Dark Knight in 2008 had red-painted graffiti on the walls, tables, and windows of the Mandarin Oriental ballroom in New York.
Photo: Joe Fornabaio