If You Go Down To The Woods...

Halloween didn't seem to make much a show this year it what was loosely considered our "Halloween issue". Advertisers appear to be jumping straight on to Christmas, but, as big fans of all things spooky, we thought we should at least offer up some of our choices for Halloween-related goings-on...

First on our list, the Belfast Film Festival's (BFF) Halloween Movies
The Horror of Shatner at 57,000 Feet!
A William Shatner horror double-bill! The Horror at 37,000 Feet, wonderfully encapsulated by the BFF with the line "A drunk William Shatner vs. a Druid Ghost on an airplane!", and Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, which again the BFF nail with "A nervous William Shatner vs. a Gremlin on a plane!"
These wonders will be shown on Sunday 26 October, tickets are £4 and available from the BFF website.
As part of their Halloween screenings you can also catch Hairy Metal Horror, Halloween 3: The Season of the Witch and Science Team.
Belfast Film Festival

Jungle NI Fright Night
If you are after something a little full-on, the Jungle NI's Fright Night might the thing for you. First it was the Woodland Trail of Terror, but they have since added the Inbred House of Horror, the Murderous Maze and Zombie Paintball.
Now, the zombie paintball sounds like it would be great craic, but the house of horror and the murderous maze genuinely made me a little uneasy. Remember that the Jungle NI is in the the middle of a forest, in the middle of nowhere...
Full details and prices can be found at the website.
The Jungle Film

Carrie Prom Night
The description of this night at the MAC is quite vague – it invites you to the Annual Prom, where they'll name a "Prom King and Queen, drink some punch … oh, and frighten the life out of you." We know their will be a live band, a "smattering of gore" and "a night of devilish surprises." Fancy dress is optional but encouraged. Friday 31 October, £15.
The MAC are also offering a number of family events over the Halloween period, including Spooky Storytelling, CarnEVIL, Frightening Fables and Creepy Characters. Full details can be found online.
The MAC Live

Paranormal Crumlin Road Gaol Tours
Now, we all know that ghosts don't actually exist right? None the less, this sounds like it could be an entertaining night. According to the official line, "there have been sighting, noises and unexplained happenings within the walls, that have seen 17 men executed over its 150 year history."
The tour will focus on certain "hot spots", including the condemned mans cell, execution chamber, the tunnel and the flogging room. The tour is strictly over 18's, runs nightly, and at multiple times, from 16 October until 05 November and costs £15.
Crumlin Road Gaol

Mexican Day of the Dead
OK, there isn't much information on this, but it is at Giant's Causeway, which is an awesome place, and it is bound to involve sugar skulls, which are also awesome and warrant it's inclusion here. Sure if it's wick, you're near Portrush and that's a terrifying place.
The National Trust

Halloween Torchlight Tours
A torch light tour of the Ulster American Folk Park, complete with ghost stories, and ghouls and witches bringing the museum to life.
Regardless of how familiar you are with a place, getting to go there, when it is usually closed and it's dark, is always fun.
From Wednesday 29 to Friday 31 October, they say that advance booking is essential.
National Museums of Northern Ireland

Metro Monster Mash
Taking advantage of some of the city's best features, the might Slipways at Titanic Belfast, this family event between 17:30 and 20:30 on Friday 31 October, promises the "largest fireworks display in the city". And it is all free.

And of course we can't forget...
Banks of the Foyle Hallowe'en Carnival
25 October – 03 November
The annual event is said to be the largest Hallowe'en Carnival in Europe, offering creepy GhostBus tours, night-time markets, thrills and spills galore, with a week-long hive of devilish activities, alongside new events such as Hallowe’en at Ebrington with Chateau Le Fear and Fun Fair to the Tower Grill, and Jackula.
Few places in the world do Hallowe'en better than this.
Derry City.gov.uk