Spooky season has just passed and Norwich was ready to celebrate Halloween with a line-up of terrifying things to do around the city. Spooky City returned to Chapelfield Gardens on Thursday 31st October, where it was remodelled into ‘Halloween Town’, holding a number of free activities for everyone to take part in. The theme this…
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Norwich’s most haunted
With its rich history linked to the royal throne and Kett’s rebellion, Norwich is known to be one of the most haunted regions in the UK. In 2016, about 49% of Norwich’s population stated to have experienced paranormal activity, allowing it to clinch first place in the UKs ‘Most Haunted Cities’ List. 1) The Maid’s…
Arts
Review: The House on Cold Hill at the Norwich Theatre Royal
Halloween is long gone, but thankfully a little bit of horror is always in season. The House on Cold Hill, based on Peter James’ novel, centres around a family who have moved from Brighton to an abandoned monk’s abbey turned decadent home. Little do they know that their new gothic house is – you guessed…
Travel
Haunted island escapes
Are you looking for a ghostly getaway this Halloween? Here are my top dramatic escapes for the spooky season… Poveglia This island is for those of you after a ghostly adventure. Poveglia island sits just a short boat ride from Venice, and is now uninhabited, except for the ghost hunters who appear to examine its…
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We’re going on a ghost walk…
There are few things in Norwich scarier than the LCR on a Tuesday night. I wouldn’t necessarily say that Norwich Ghost Walks is one of those things but nonetheless last week I found myself, and a few friends, trudging through the city’s streets behind a man in a black cape detailing the macabre tales behind…
Arts, Venue
Art that haunts us
Think of Scooby-Doo, old-fashioned haunted houses, Mona the vampire slayer- baddies pretending to be statues, of portraits with creepy eyes that follow you across the room. It’s a common old-timey Halloween trope (think of Will Smith’s masterpiece The Haunted Mansion) – the art is either sentient, a disguise or just plain out to get you….
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