24th October - Ghost Town Came Out
If you don't fancy sitting in the cold at Trafalgar Square and if you're not in Hertfordshire, then the cinema should be your next stop tonight. The new Ricky Gervais film is out in the UK today.
Ghost Town is about a grumpy loner dentist (Gervais) who can see ghosts. Kinnear's character tries to encourage him to break up the upcoming marriage of his late wife (Tea Leoni). Along the way, there's an inept doctor (Kristen Wiig) and a slew of weird characters from the undead.
To watch SCI FI Wires's interview with him click here.
October 24 - Saw V Came Out
If Ghost Town isn't your thing and you're in need of something a little more stomach twisting, go see Saw V tonight, the fifth installment of the horror flick.
The sinister plans of Jigsaw continue in this next sequel of the "Saw" movies, with even bigger traps, such as the glass box trap, (which was originally planned to be used in Saw IV, but explored more in Saw V) and life and death situations, all of which we have come to suspect from the "Saw" films.
Click here to go straight to the Saw V microsite.
24th October - 2nd November - Fright Nights At Thorpe Park
If you like to scream then Thorpe park do what they call Fright Nights. It includes spine-chilling horror mazes called Se7en, Hellgate, The Asylum and brand new for 2008 - The Curse! Circus of Horrors will also be there with their freakish new show Apocalypse, and EA Games will be terrifying thrill hunters with their new sci-fi survival horror game Dead Space!
To find out more click here.
25th, 26th and 31st Oct/1st, 2nd/8th Nov - LEGOLAND Winsor Stars Wars Fireworks
As dusk falls, the spectacular LEGO® Star Wars™ fireworks display will get under way to thrill and amaze guests of all ages. As an added treat, there's even chance to ride on some of the park's most popular rides under the cover of darkness!
For more information go to Legoland Holidays. They are doing offers from £169.
31st October - Saw All Nighter
Saw V is out in cinemas tonight, but you might want to wait. Prepare for Halloween and spend the night watching back-to-back Saw movies. All one to five that track the Jigsaw killer's path of terror. You will also be able to see the brand new Saw 5 for the first time! This event takes place at the BFI IMAX near Waterloo station. Tickets are priced at £25.00 per person, but for 5 films that's not that bad.
If you're prepared to be scared, go to BFI Southbank and book today. Seats are already being snapped up.
31st October - 9th November - Doctor Who Exhibition in London
This is the largest ever Doctor Who display in the UK, situated in the Museum Hall, beneath Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Visitors are able to get up close to props, costumes, monsters and creatures from all the latest episodes of the hit BBC TV show, including the Christmas special and eagerly-awaited fourth series. On display is the famous TARDIS, K9, Daleks, Cybermen, many of the Doctor's other enemies and much more.
Any child under the age of sixteen in full fancy dress (either a Doctor Who character, monster ... or something ghoulish!) will get in for free.
The opening times are as follows:
Friday (31st Oct) 10.00am - 9.00pm, last entry 8.30pm
Saturday and Sunday (1 st - 2 nd Nov) 10.00am - 6.00pm, last entry 5pm
For more info or to book your tickets click here.
31st October/November 1st/2nd - Western Lake District's Spooky Castle
Families can visit two of the country's top Halloween haunts, each nestling in the spooky shadows cast by England's tallest mountains and fells. It will most certainly be a hoot to visit Muncaster Castle, where families can 'owl with delight and also cast a little more light on some spooktacular goings on.
To read more about the event and prices click here.
1st November - Frightfest in London
FrightFest Halloween event. This years event is styled after the brilliant and much missed Shock Around The Clock events at the Scala cinema way back when. Lets start with a world premier. We are delighted to be showcasing Gregory Mandry's cannibal shocker GNAW. The second film of the day is a preview of Hush. Directed by home grown talent Mark Tonderai, HUSH is a road trip to hell. We keep the world premieres coming with director John Harrison's adaptation of best-selling author Clive Barker's tale of a paranormal house of horror, which we previewed back in August, CLIVE BARKERS BOOK OF BLOOD. The final film in part one of the third annual FrightFest Halloween extravaganza is an ICA FrightFest first. In a return of the surprise film, you will be the first audience in the world to see the brand new horror from one of our favourite past FrightFest guests of honour. Start guessing now.
After the surprise film there will be a break for some food and refreshments and allow FrightFesters to stock up for the long night ahead.
First up in part two of this year's Halloween event is a Family Fortunes style quiz. Devilishly devised by best selling author Christopher Fowler and Paul McEvoy, two teams captained by Alan Jones and Evrim Ersoy will battle it out on stage, with the winners walking off with some great prizes. The first film in part two is our retro title for the evening. Horror legend Neil Marshall will introduce a spanking new HD copy of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. Next will be a hat trick of UK premiers kicking off with the previously announced MY NAME IS BRUCE, followed by UK director Toby Wilkins' first feature about three people trapped in a remote petrol station under attack from a deadly parasite, SPLINTER. The final film of the night the UK premiere of director James (JASON X) Isaac's monster survival tale PIG HUNT.
This years blockbuster will include freebies, short films, the afore mentioned quiz, Andy (Severance) Nyman introducing his exclusive on-set diary of the making of DEAD SET, plus all the usual FrightFest surprises. Tickets cost £60. What can I say, you just have to be there.
To view film listings for Nov 1st click here.
To get ticket details click here.
