Our dearest of friends from the t’other side of the great
pond have long celebrated the force known across the globe as Halloween with a
real American sense of enthusiasm which now appears to be spreading. Some would
point to blastfamous worshipping of all things frightening and evil whereas
most would simply state “it’s just another way of making me spend my money” Sighed
the exhausted mother!
So for those of you who haven’t quite decided which side of
the frightful fence to perilously perch on. Here’s a selection of highly themed
and experiential examples;
Thorpe Park’s annual fright providing the ultimate ‘Fright
Night’ having teamed up with the Scare Group UK to offer attendees’ not only a
terrifyingly lit turn on the parks rollercoaster’s but in every crack and
crevice of the park zombies along with a variety of characters from the Saw
movie series lurk with the no other intent than to scare. Offering a Halloween
to remember… genuinely only for those with a high scare threshold, consider
this almost a health warning, click
here for further details.
As ever London
offers an array of fright nights from the grizzly to the gruesome, most all coming
in the shape of The Vaults, a now unused Underground train station filled with
mystery, history and tales of another time and another world. These masters of
morgue promise a playground for the freak in all of us. Activities include DJs
of the undead, the graveyard cinema, the abandoned end of pier arcade games and
crazed capers from the finest twisted cabaret acts. Click here for full listing.
The extent of our developing fascination with all things
spooky can be directly linked to our pagan past and medieval suspicion and now
measured by increasing popularity, then recognized by the establishment of national Zombie Day! An event which
takes place in over 50 cities worldwide, organized marches of the undead are
staged with a meet place and a detailed route for the general public either to
join the chaos or hide. This years London
march started at Marble Arch Tube station and spread right across the capital
ending up in a Zombie Ball.
This
Halloween rather than being frightfully dismissive or venting annoyance at the
fact kids are knocking the doors for sweeties. Perhaps we should start to
embrace this celebration both within the industry and our social lives to fully
realize its Theming potential. According to the demand for such events and
activities, this could be a strong event theme throughout the calendar year.
None the less will prove a ‘freaky’ one to watch over the next few years.
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