HALLOWEEN
What better place to celebrate the Spooky Season than at a Medieval Castle?
Location: The Castle Keep
Date: 6th of October
A lost and lonely traveller is granted sanctuary in a remote homestead during a blizzard. There his strange host regales him with tales of ghosts and eerie supernatural occurrences. Jonathan Goodwin performs in a show adapted from the works of Amelia B Edwards and other writers of the uncanny.
Join us for a performances of The Phantom Coach by esteemed theatrical company Don't Go Into The Cellar! Jonathan Goodwin will perform in two showings of this eerie tale of ghosts and the supernatural. Don't miss this truly chilling tale.
Location: The Castle Keep
Date: 11th of October
"The Lost Boys" (1987) is a horror-comedy film about two brothers, Michael and Sam, who move to a new town with their mom and discover a gang of teenage vampires. The brothers, along with a pair of self-proclaimed vampire-hunting comic book store clerks, must save Michael from becoming a full vampire and protect their town from the undead.
Location: The Black Gate, Harbottle Suite
Date: 18th of October
Newcastle, like anywhere people call home, houses many mysteries and secrets throughout its long history. Have you ever felt the gaze of the Vampire Rabbit upon you? Perhaps you've witnessed the shadow of grave robbers passing in the night? Or maybe heard tell of the one-armed bandit murder?
Location: The Castle Keep
Date: 24th of October
The Addams Family are a peculiar, wealthy clan with a penchant for the macabre, living in a dilapidated mansion. In the 1991 film, a man claiming to be Gomez's long-lost brother Fester arrives, but Morticia suspects he's an imposter. Is Fester who he claims to be or is it all a plot to get to the Addam's family fortune?
Location: The Black Gate, Harbottle Suite
Date: 28th of October
This region has held national significance since the Romans settled here, perhaps most famous for providing coal and building ships. With so many people living, working, murdering, and dying in one area, Tyneside is bound to be filled with phantoms of the past. This talk will explore tales of ghosts and hauntings in the wider Tyneside region, including Wallsend, Gateshead, North and South Shields, and the coast.
Location: Castle Keep
Dates: 17th and 31st of October
This Halloween, step inside Newcastle Castle after dark… if you dare!
You’ll wander through echoing chambers, winding staircases, and shadowy passageways as your guide uncovers the grizzly tales and sinister secrets hidden within these medieval walls.
From brutal executions to stories of crime and cruelty, discover the darker side of the Castle’s past in a spine-chilling evening of history with a haunting twist.
Finally you will visit our haunted gaol and end the night on the Castle Keep roof, where you can catch your breath (if you haven’t lost it already!) and take in the city lights below.
Daytime activities happening this October
25th of Oct. to the 2nd of Nov.
25th of Oct. to the 2nd of Nov.
Daytime Halloween Activities
25th of Oct.
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