unusual things to do in london - halloween

Halloween Special: Unusual Things To Do In London This Week | 26 Oct – 1 Nov

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Here’s our list of unusual things to do in London this week for Halloween including a gory magic show, 8 party suggestions, all night movie marathons & loads more!

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Monday 26 October – Sunday 1 November 2015

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INAPPROPRIATE HARRY POTTER

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Harry Potter and the Inappropriate Hallowe’en | Leicester Square Theatre | Sat 31 Oct | 7.15pm | £12.50/10

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Can’t be bothered to wait for Harry Potter & The Cursed Child (tickets on sale by at 11am Fri 30th btw)?

Then join our fave offbeat comedy jimbo Adam Larter assembles a talented cast of misfits inc the hilarious Cassie Atkinson to present the un-official sequel to the Harry Potter series takes place on Hallowe’en (the anniversary of the death of Harry’s parents). A perfect setting for a party.

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SPOOKY SHOWS

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Master of the Macabre | The Vaults, under Waterloo | Until Sun 1 Nov | 7.30pm | From £15

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Magic at it’s most gruesome, which is bound to scare you silly.

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Suburbaret: Suburban Horror Show | Lost Theatre, Stockwell | Sun 1 Nov | 7pm | £14/11

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Suburbaret is the perfect way to round off a Halloween weekend with an unbeatable line up of cabaret royalty including: Des O’Connor, Baby Lame & Blanche Dubois.

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Casting the Runes | Wilton’s Music Hall, Tower Hill | Tue 27-Sat 31 Oct | 8pm | £12.50/£6 (u 18s)

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An intense experience journeying into a classic ghost story in the gloriously ghoulish Wilton’s Music Hall.

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Spooks! A Halloween Cabaret | Jackson’s Lane, Highgate | Sat 31 Oct | 7.30pm | From £20

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Circus, sideshow & proper great burlesque (no fan dances) combine to make Jackson’s Lane the killer halloween haunt with our faves Duo Bogof & Queen of erotic neo-burlesque MisSa Blue;

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DEAD CELEBRITIES

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Dead Famous | EFES Snooker Bar, Dalston | Fri 30 Oct | 9pm | From £5 advance

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A free bubbling cocktail awaits for you if you dress up as a deceased sleb. Plus Monster-mash dance off, toilet roll mummy makery & FREE facepainting.

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Dead Ringer Singers | The Piano Works, Farringdon | Fri 30 & Sat 31 Oct | From 6pm | Free before 9pm/£5/10 after

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Quirky concept venue ‘The Piano Works’ are ‘SINGing the dead back to life’ with live musicians playing your wretched requests all night.

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FRIGHTENING FILM MARATHONS

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Classic Horror All-Nighter | Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Sq | Sat 31 Oct | 11.59pm | From £22.50/20

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London’s best and most cheeky independent cinema presents an all-nighter of the classix: HALLOWEEN, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, THE SHINING & THE EXORCIST. Take a cushion to hide behind/prevent numb bum.

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All Hallow’s Eve All-Nighter | Regent’s Street Cinema, Picadilly Circus | Sat 31 Oct | 11pm | £25-17

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The gorgeous Regent Street Cinema goes for some truly offbeat underdog classics that are rarely shown on the BIG screen:

Christine
Tourist Trap
Halloween III
Salem’s Lot
Zombie Flesh Eaters

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PETRIFYING PARTIES

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8 Halloween Parties Worth Dressing Up For

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Hallokween (Fri 30 Oct, £5 at BGWMC): DRAG, LIVE ART, COMEDY, MUSIC AND MORE!

Straight Nasty Halloween Special (Sat 31 Oct, £5/3 at Vogue Fabrics): Pure pop plus a live performance from Hocus Pocus’ Sanderson sisters*

La Danse Macabre (Fri 30 Oct, £22 at Clapham Grand): The Last Tuesday Society present a high-class affair full of great acts & dancing.

Haunted House Party (Sat 31 Oct, £15/12 on the door at BGWMC): Go-go ghostly dancing girls, banned nasty videos & a carn-evil funhouse are just some of the reasons this party is a great bet.

A Curious Invitation presents Theatre of Blood (Fri 31 Oct, £30 at The Coronet): We were looking forward to this epic bonanza at the Coronet but think it’s sold out. Always worth a try on the door though…

White Mischief’s Heaven & Hell Halloween Ball (Sat 31 Oct, £26.65 at The Scala): Electroswing, circus & mind boggling spectacle at this classic night.

The Magic Theatre: Halloween (Sat 31 Oct, £15.40 at Rivoli Ballroom): Get down to south London’s hidden gem to show off your vintage halloween dance moves.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

INTENSE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES

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Haunted Hangouts in Midtown | Bloomsbury, Holborn and St Giles | Mon 22-Thu 29 Oct | 7.30pm | £5 (+fees)

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Get to know the spookier side of one of London’s oldest neighbourhoods with ghost hunters. Haunted Hotspots include: St Giles in the Field, The Atlantic Bookshop and Shaftesbury Avenue. Plus free glass of wine to complete the hunt!

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Drink from a human skull with Bompass & Parr | Borough Market | Until Mon 30 Nov | Various Times | £12.50/10

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Maverick food empresarios Bompas & Parr give you the chance to breathe in alcohol in a mist and then drink from a skull.

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Grant Museum After Hours: Halloween | Grant Museum of Zoology, Euston | Sat 31 Oct | 11pm | £25-17

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Mega creepy museum full of heads in jars opens it’s doors for an open eve, which includes this CREEPY FISH!

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Severndroog Castle After Dark Tours | Shooter’s Hill, Woolwich | Sat 31 Oct | From 6.30pm | £5

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Head to the woods to start your evening with a tour of the haunted castle in South East London.

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F*CK IT, STAY AT HOME AND BRAVE
THE EGGINGS WITH THE LIGHTS OFF

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Stay at home and watch American Horror Story on Netflix or FOX

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