and decorating a spooky haunted house!The events will take place at their Ledbury Road, Pavillion Road, Brompton Road and Richmond stores between 12pm and 4pm, so be there and prepare to be scared...

.Banks of the Foyle Halloween carnival, October 29–31Since 1986, the Banks of the Foyle Carnival in Londonderry has played host to a week long calendar of spooky events and now attracts up to 40,000 revellers each year. The agenda includes music, magic, storytelling

of wild activities.Halloween SkiesOctober 24Those who are afraid of the dark may wish to avoid this special celestial event at The National Maritime Museum. Sit back and relax as an astronomer from the Royal Observatory guides you through the night sky

every twist and turn.Spooky ScienceOctober 22–30Are your brood brave enough to take on the theatre of spooky science at Techniquest, Cardiff? Discover fearsome facts and watch as a pumpkin carves itself and a coin is made to scream at this fun and freaky

to families of all ages. Watch witches Millie, Molly and Meg perform their spooky song and dance show, visit Franklin’s freaky farm for a scary storytelling session whilst older children (and braver parents!) may enter the Tower Of Terror at their own risk

Spooky HappeningsOctober 9–30Creeping amongst forbidding woods and old mill building at Almond Valley Heritage Centre, the bravest of your brood can collect clues and encounter the gruesome creatures that lurk in the shadows. Less courageous

HallowedenOctober 22–30Head to the Eden Project in Cornwall this Half-term for a packed calendar of Hallowe’en celebrations. Creative little critters should enter the Wishcraft Tent which will be full of creepy and crafty goings on including spooky

, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and London Costume Crazy: Grasshoppers, mice and more Hallowe'en head-turnersSpooky Books And MoviesTop Ten Hallowe'en FilmsPlay Around With The Spooky Buddies - amazing activity sheetsFiendish Fancies by Lily Vanilli

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takes readers on a journey where terror builds more through the power of suggestion than any real event.Fear factor 8/10Dimanche Diller by Henrietta Branford (HarperCollins, £4.99)Wicked guardians, evil plots and a lovely young female heroine have turned