One day in late September 1997, my mother and I stopped by a party store, and naturally, it was jam-packed with Halloween stuff. It was then and there that I decided what I would be this year of CastleVania III revival and emulation...

A Skull Knight, of course. I only had the sword at that time, but I needed some more stuff, like a shield, some kind of armor, and a mask of a skull with horns.

It came out looking terribly low budget, I'm sorry. So much so, I refuse to let that photo be shown. AND the sword was broken by the end of the night.

In 1998, I amscray to a 70's party, with my Richter Belmont costume set as the backup plan.

You: "What the heck is a vampire hunter gonna do at a 70's party?"

AGH! NO! I mean...if I didn't make it... So anyway, the party was a complete bust, not even a "70's" party, just a cheap school-type party, so my clique went floating around Manhattan. At 72nd street, we stopped by the McDonald's there, and that's when a lovely nurse appeared. I'll go no further than to say it was not I who won in that episode.

(The following paragraph is outdated, but I want to keep with the future tense.)
In 1999, the plan is to go with my friend Al, I mean, nWo's Dennis Rodman, and probably another, to head for the Greenwich Village Halloween parade. I shall be E, From my unfinished story, "VAMPIRE HUNTER E (and his sidekick, a lovely brunette maid)". Where am I going to find a maid, you ask? ...I have no idea...anyway, along the way, I will ask for Count Dracula's heart, eye, rib, nail, and ring! Sound familiar? Of course! This plan was originally realized by Chris Rasa, and now I'm taking a...stab...at it. The only difference is, many Manhattanites considered...they might actually GIVE me Dracula's heart. If that happens...we've got problems.

From 1998...
Maria Renard: You'll need16th century Elizabethan wear, an owl. Oh, you have to be a girl.

Blue Venus Weed: You'll need to be a girl, be naked, two censor bars, a large flower to spring from, many tentacle plants.

Gaibon: You'll need Buff Bagwell's torso, Hulk Hogan's arms, leathery wings to be attached on the arms, some misc. bodybuilder's legs, blue spray paint, and a head like Gaibon. Oh, that defeats the purpose, doesn't it...

The Ultimate Secret to being Richter Belmont: Get a pair o' blue jeans; Old Navy, a white head band, and one of those blue cloth things...one of those things that covers your chest down, not including the arms that, when secured with a belt, makes a little skirt thing around your waist down to above an inch or few above your knees. Also, one of those pathetically cheap plastic swords with the scabbard (holder) that you can attach to your belt. A wristband or metal spikes-band will work. And, since this refers to the 1995 Dracula X Richard, get some short hair on your head. You can then top...bottom...it off with either boots or sneakers. FINALLY, get a whip of any sort; leather, chain, thorn, mace, fire, etc. There. You look like Richter. And it cost me nothing ;) !

Frankenstein's Monster: Stilts, tattered pants, a tattered shirt covered by a tattered vest or dress jacket, makeshift shoes, a sense of balance, strength to haul stone blocks, a long face, flat top, bolts to your neck, bluish 8-bit skin color.

Grant Fake from Symphony of the Night: A fake bandana, fake red pants with fake holes at the knees, and a fake little plastic dagger.

Sypha Fake from Symphony of the Night: A fake big white sheet, a fake staff.

Alucard Fake from Symphony of the Night: Show up as Sephiroth.

Angel Mummy: You'll need a friend, some wire, tape, a big stone block, snakes, skeletons, wings, vertebrae you stole from the local museum, a human skull, and a Tanystropheus skull. It's the narrow one with the sharp teeth on one end. Shove your friend into the stone block, stick the snakes into their hair, tape a skeleton onto the top of the block, and another below your cursing friends' face. Use the wire to build the spinal columns of the Bone Dragon Queen and Puweyxil assemblies, and stick those into the skeletons on the stone block. Tape wings to their appropriate areas. You're finished! Even moreso when your friend finally gets out of the stone block!

And for you suicide candidates, the Igor/Hunchback/Mole Man/Flea Man disguise: Shave the top of your head, attach giant hoop earrings to both ears, put on an old, red (or green) sweater and dusty red (or brown) pair of corduroys, hunch over like this, and hop over to John and Audra's house. I hear they love Flea Men. For dinner.

Grim Reaper: Pay $5 million to buy a purple Gucci robe similar to the one the Grim Reaper wears in Symphony of the Night, and cover your face so your friends wont see how much of an idiot you are for spending your future generation's earnings on something you will use for one day. Get a sickle, too. That'll work.

From 1999...
For the females, a Maid from NU CastleVania ("CastleVania 64"): Dress in purplish maid attire, refrain from the zombie look, tell me where to meet you, bid your family farewell, and be sure to have a concealed, tri-bladed dagger attached to your garter belt. Prepare for action sequences a plenty. Don't expect to come back ...alive. ...muahuahuHUAHUAHUA::COUGH!:: sorry...

Bone Dragon King: You will need: Slogra. Ask Slogra to rip your head and spinal column out and stretch your spine to an extended length. With one of your last impossible breaths, tell him to skin your arms to the bone and to attach them to your spine. As a last request, ask Slogra to hurl you through the air. You're flying just like the Bone Dragon King! After your remains paste the ground, Slogra will go home.