Halloween

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Netflix 

From understated classics to hilarious subversions, here are some of the best horror movies and TV shows to watch this Halloween

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Festival 

Halloween 2018 is nigh and the capital is full of chills and thrills. Here's how to celebrate with the best Halloween events London has to offer

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Cinema 

David Gordon Green ignores every other Halloween sequel and continues from the original – bringing back Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, a woman with a taste for vengeance

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Shopping 

Calling all inner-witches: here are the best shops in London for charms, crystals & tarots to unlock your magic potential

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Beauty 

From glitter to gore – we have the best make-up tricks or beauty treats perfect for fright-night

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Festival 

Don't be scared. We know what to do with the family this spooky Halloween. And how to throw the most terrifying party at home

Features

Don't be a basic witch: throw the kids a Halloween party to remember with our guide to London's spookiest shops and most petrifying patisseries

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From half-term to Halloween, we've rounded up the best things to do with the kids this October in London

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Kids 

Family friendly Halloween-themed activities return to London Zoo this half term

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Theatre 

Scaredy cats beware: the horror of The Exorcist comes to the stage in a jumpy production by Sean Mathias

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Kids 

Rod Campbell's classic children's storybook Dear Zoo brought to life at London Zoo this April

Things To Do

Looking for things to do this Halloween in London? We suggest a horror film screening - or one of the scary movies on Netflix, if you're hiding inside

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Kids 

Paddington will welcome more than just passengers this Halloween, with a scary pop-up zoo in Sheldon Square

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Kids 

Families can catch a glimpse of those who still walk the halls of one of the most haunted houses in England, this Halloween

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Kids 

Carve something creepy at Fortnum and Mason this Halloween with half term pumpkin carving classes

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Kids 

Our top pick of the most arty, family-friendly events of The Big Draw festival this half term 2016

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Kids 

Looking for delicious morsels this Halloween October 2016? Camden Market's weekend extravaganza promises all sorts of frightening family fun...

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Food 

Thirteen for dinner, devilled risotto, bloody beef pie and smoky crushed ice? It can only be Halloween at the Savoy.

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Kids 

Celebrate the new Star Wars film by becoming

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Kids 

"Alohomora!" Open up a world of Harry Potter (and have a look at M.C.Escher's retrospective) at the Dulwich Picture Gallery this Halloween

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Kids 

Children make themselves a spooky pumpkin in early Eltham Palace this Halloween in London

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Kids 

Fortnum & Mason will be hosting a variety of fun Halloween activities for little trick-or-treaters

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Kids 

This half term, WHY Festival returns to the Southbank Centre and encourages young people to change the world

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Visual Arts 

Museum of London uncovers the sinister collection of the Metropolitan Police's Crime Museum in an unprecedented new exhibition