Steven Bradley, 3, of Waterville pauses Sunday while passing Megatron during the Maine Sci-Fi & Fantasy Nerd Fest in Vassalboro. People dressed as "Transformers" roamed the event and reached for people with their mechanical hands. Bradley dressed as superhero Captain America for the event.

Kym Peritore of Kyms Kydz Afterlife Dolls with some of the hand-created, porcelain dolls she sold Sunday during the Maine Sci-Fi & Fantasy Nerd Fest in Vassalboro. The macabre dolls are rescued from dumpsters before being recreated by Peritore of Wells.

Jayla Jandreau, 11, of Clinton wears her handmade mask of the character, Lavender, as she passes through the Maine Sci-Fi & Fantasy Nerd Fest Sunday in Vassalboro. Jandreau says she used cardboard, wire and plastic to create the mask.

Bruce LaPlante of Fairfield wears a "Pokémon"-inspired costume Sunday during the Maine Sci-Fi & Fantasy Nerd Fest in Vassalboro.

Chris Roy of Auburn is served chili Sunday as he portrays a knight from the year 1000 while suited in chain mail and armor during the Maine Sci-fi & Fantasy Nerd Fest at The Olde Mile Place in Vassalboro.