What’s scarier than eight kids, Ed Hardy and a shrew with a tragic hairdo?

Pretty much nothing — except fugitive child-menacing film producers, celebrities who somehow manage to OD on sushi, awards-ceremony scene stealers and maybe-hermaphrodite masked pop stars.

This year’s newsworthiest subjects make for some of the scariest (and funniest) Halloween costumes around. Here are our top picks for 2009.

Thanks to Ricky’s Costume Superstore (375 Broadway, rickysnyc.com) for many of the costumes and props.

SEE MORE COSTUME HERE!

/upost/upload_photo?gallery_id=costumes