West Dean College
A286, near Chichester, Thursday, October 31, 6pm to midnight, £60, 0844 4994408
THE Edwardian house and college is hosting a Night Of The Uncanny, combining performance and creative drawing based around some of the bizarre objects collected in the house over the past 150 years.
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, Hove, Tuesday, October 29, 7pm to 11pm, £5, 01273 201800
LIFE drawing and music combine in The Garden Of Earthly Delights, courtesy of The Drawing Circus and Magpie Magazine.
Special guests Mary Hampton, Collectress and Julie Fossaert will be soundtracking a series of autumnal tableaux as part of this year’s national Big Draw.
Grosvenor Casino
Grand Junction Road, Brighton, Thursday, October 31, 10pm, free, 07803 905038
ELECTRIC Cabaret bring spooky stiltwalkers, bendy zombie gymnasts, sexy vampires and fallen angels to create a haunted casino, all introduced by Laura Nixon’s Amy Winehouse.
There’s a free glass of bubbly and free roulette spin for the first 100 people to say Electric Cabaret at reception.
The Queen’s Arms
George Street, Brighton, Thursday, October 31, 4.30pm, 7.30pm and 10pm, £8/£4, 07432 116247
KEMP Town ghost walker Adrian J Andrews leads three ghost walks on Halloween night in what he describes as the country’s second most haunted city after York.
The 4.30pm event is aimed at youngsters as an alternative to trick-or-treating, while older paranormal investigators can enjoy the two-hour Kreepy Kemp Town Ghost Walk under the cover of darkness.
Gardner Street, Brighton, Saturday, November 1, 11.30pm, £5, 0845 2938480
FOLLOWING Duke’s @ Komedia’s screening of Brian De Palma’s horror classic Carrie, Trailer Trash is hosting a blood-flecked horror prom after-party.
The Halloween special includes twisted cabaret and circus, electro-swing and rock and roll, plus a competition for king or queen of the prom complete with a dance-off.
Emporium
London Road, Brighton, until Saturday, November 16, 7.45pm, £12, emporiumbrighton.com
AS profiled in last week’s edition of The Guide, Emporium’s new repertory theatre company presents Emporiumacabre – four tales guaranteed to chill the blood.
Trafalgar Street, Brighton, Thursday, October 31, from 4pm, free but donations welcome, 07926 599121
HORSE rescue centre How 2 Train Ur Human is set to benefit from a Halloween party at The Prince Albert.
Children are welcome until 6pm, with prizes for the best-dressed and a silent auction also raising cash for the Henfield-based charity.
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