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HALLOWE’EN GHOST TOURS Events to make sure Hallowe’en’s a scream
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Night times are properly dark again, everyone’s a bit gloomy that summer is over, and pumpkin spice is back on the shelves. Scotland is pretty good at giving Hallowe’en the respect it deserves, as bei ts our grisly history. As such, you can get in about the ghosts and ghouls all over the country at this time of year.
consists of ghost hunt workshops, a tour, a medium and vigils (if you’re brave enough). If you don’t like being above ground, the truly scary-sounding Hell’s Gate Horror Tour (Scotland’s Secret Bunker, Troywood, Fife, Fri 28 Oct) is an interactive overnight terror-themed event based in the not-at-all-terrifying nuclear bunker 100 feet below good old terra i rma.
The Pearce Institute Ghost Hunt (Pearce Another underground option is right there in
Institute, Glasgow, Fri 28 Oct), led by the Scottish Ghost Nights’ crew of paranormal investigators is an opportunity to explore the apparently haunted listed building. The night the title of Ghostly Underground (Mercat Cross, Edinburgh, Thu 1 Sep—Tue 1 Nov), a daytime (thankfully) tour of Edinburgh’s haunted vaults with a guide who’ll try their best to scare you
shirtless with tales of the city’s mischief-makers and murderers from days of yore.
Back to overnight fun – Hallowe’en Special Sleepover (Lapwing Lodge, Paisley, Sat 29 Oct) is a sleepover with little sleep and ample opportunity to wander the former sanatorium to see if any patients’ spirits got left behind.
Glasgow Horror Festival (Blackfriars,
Glasgow, Sat 29 Oct) is a less intense, but still scary all-day horror festival featuring live music, i lm screenings, Q&As and FX demos – something for horror fans of all stripes. (Kirstyn Smith)
42 THE LIST 1 Sep–3 Nov 2016