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The Shining (1980) Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer (1986) The Thing (1982) WHY NOT BECOME A CELEBRITY SPOOK: Dress up as the Joker from Batman like F1’s Lewis Hamilton or a horny devil like model Kelly Brook. Or get creative like Little Mix star Perrie Edwards, who dressed as Poison Ivy, or Kylie Jenner, who was a Dirrty-era Christina Aguilera last year. GET SAUCY: Look hot as hell in a sexy outfit. Ann Summers are stocking everything from bat tights at £10 to a Miss Bones Skeleton Dress at £26 as well as a Worship Me Witch Outfit at £28. FACE FACTS: Don’t have time for a whole costume? Grab a mask. Morrisons has zombie masks and wigs for £5. Free, printable children’s masks are available at tescoliving.com BLOODY GOOD: Create your own design with some face paints. Wilko has got a range of make-up kits for witches, vampires and zombies for £3. DASTARDLY DÉCOR: Spin your own webs by cutting out black bin liners or use tissue JAMES MOORE
Stanley Kubrick’s only foray into horror transcends the genre. In his adaptation of Stephen King’s bestseller, Kubrick directs with this precision and a masterful eye in tale of insanity that is as gorgeous as it is terrifying. Book your tickets 31 at to see The Shining on October your local Vue now at myvue.com
paper to make ghostly garlands. Use a red candle to drip wax over a white candle to look like blood. Scoop out half a large pumpkin, fill it with a bowl of ice and you’ve got yourself a customised beer bottle holder! PUMPKIN CARVING: It wouldn’t be Halloween without some Jack O’Lanterns. So get carving! Tesco has a Putrid Pumpkin Carving Kit for £1. KIT HITS: The stores are full of decorating options. Sainsbury’s has hanging floating ghosts for £6, pumpkin string lights for £5 and zombie zone tape for £3. Poundland has everything from tableware to lights and banners all for a quid. GRUESOME GAMES: Go traditional with a spot of apple bobbing or pin the horn on the devil instead of the donkey. Try “Shivering Charades” by thinking of a Halloween film, book or character and acting it out to your mates. Or why not organise a Halloween karaoke competition? FREAKY FARE: Load up with bags of Halloweenthemed sweets for those trick or treaters like Haribo Scaremix, Lidl’s Grim Green Apple Flavour Popcorn or Asda’s Petrifying Pumpkin Smash Cake at £10. NAUGHTY NIBBLES: It’s not all sweet stuff. Guests will love munching on Monster Munch Webs or Hobgoblin’s Spit Roast Steak crisps. BOOS & BOOZE: There are plenty of Halloween-themed brews you can buy including Brewdog’s Pumpkin King and Old Spooky Hen. Aldi are stocking Dunkel Fester and Toffee Apple Cider too. SUPERNATURAL SUPS: Why not try a shot of Baileys Pumpkin Spiced Cream Liqueur or make up your own punch using red wine. CREEPY COCKTAILS: Make a Vampire Bloody Mary with two parts Jägermeister, four parts tomato juice, a quarter part lemon juice, adding a dash of Worcester sauce and tabasco. Shake with ice and add a celery stick.
While I think John Carpenter’s masterpiece Halloween deserves to be on this list, I decided to go with the little-seen Henry, a stunning psychologically-charged and chillingly authentic low-budget feature loosely based on the life of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas. John Carpenter’s remake of is Howard Hawks’ 1950s sci-fi horror my favourite horror film of all time. From the characters and the hugely atmospheric direction to its last impact it is quite simply perfect.