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We recommend: Our writers tell you their current favourites

We recommend: Our writers tell you their current favourites

Our writers have come together to present to you their top picks of books you should read this semester. Choose your favourite and snuggle up to read something new this October.
Three thrilling comics to engross yourself in during Halloween

Three thrilling comics to engross yourself in during Halloween

With Halloween around the corner, here are three thrilling and dark comics to read, featuring the most iconic faces with stories that are sure to tickle your fancy.
Jeanette Winterson at Manchester Literature Festival: Ghosts, AI, and conversations with the dead

Jeanette Winterson at Manchester Literature Festival: Ghosts, AI, and conversations with the dead

As part of the Manchester Literature Festival, Jeanette Winterson came to HOME cinema at the launch of her new book, Night Side of the River, to talk everything supernatural, ghostly, and technological
Review: Halloween cocktails at Motley

Review: Halloween cocktails at Motley

The Mancunion headed to Deansgate to try out Motley’s spooky-themed cocktails
The history of Halloween for foodies: Trick-or-treating and its not-so-sweet origin

The history of Halloween for foodies: Trick-or-treating and its not-so-sweet origin

From superstitious rituals to creepy costumes, learn about the Halloween traditions that have both died and survived
Eerily easy makeup looks to try this Halloween

Eerily easy makeup looks to try this Halloween

No costume? Don’t fret! Try these easy eye Halloween makeup looks instead – you’ll look scarily spectacular
The Exorcist: Believer review – A goofy attempt to reboot a terrifying classic

The Exorcist: Believer review – A goofy attempt to reboot a terrifying classic

After his Halloween Trilogy, David Gordon Green returns to reboot another classic horror, unfortunately, the result leaves a sour taste
Halloween 2023: Costumes we’re expecting to see this spooky season

Halloween 2023: Costumes we’re expecting to see this spooky season

What costumes will we be seeing out and about this Halloween? From Barbie to Taylor Swift, our writer shares their predictions for this year’s most popular outfits
Bonfire night snuffed out by Manchester city council

Bonfire night snuffed out by Manchester city council

Council-run bonfire events are cancelled again this year, but events are still going on across the city
Saw X review: Sympathy for the Devil

Saw X review: Sympathy for the Devil

The bi-annual gore carnival is back in town, and this time it’s personal. Saw’s newest offering shows us its heart…and what the inside of a human brain looks like
‘Murder on the Dance Floor’ at Warehouse Project’s Halloween night

‘Murder on the Dance Floor’ at Warehouse Project’s Halloween night

Halloween at the Warehouse Project serves dance hits, beats, and breaks, all with incredible production of lighting, lasers, and dancers
Pottering around at HandleBar

Pottering around at HandleBar

Reminisce your crunchy childhood by filling your evenings with arts and crafts at Fallowfield’s latest bar: HandleBar. From Drink & Doodle, life drawing to pottery with Dave, you’ll become an artist in no time
A look at celebrity halloween costumes: from works of art to classic characters

A look at celebrity halloween costumes: from works of art to classic characters

Halloween has come and gone. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take a look back at the most memorable and iconic costumes celebs had to offer. From sexy, chic and freak, pop culture has shown it all
Review: Let the Right One In

Review: Let the Right One In

The stage adaptation of Jon Ajvide Lindqvist’s Let the Right One In is terrifying audiences at the Royal Exchange Theatre
The Booooks section’s favourite spooky tales

The Booooks section’s favourite spooky tales

Frome straight-up gothic horror to thought-provoking, tales which take a scary twist on classic stories, here is the definitive list of books to scare you silly this Halloween.
Horrible Histories: The History Behind Halloween Costumes

Horrible Histories: The History Behind Halloween Costumes

Halloween is the second biggest holiday after Christmas, yet we know nothing of its history – where does it come from, why do we dress up and how have spooky trends changed over time?
‘Ghost gathering’ in Platt Fields Park fails to break Guinness World Record

‘Ghost gathering’ in Platt Fields Park fails to break Guinness World Record

An event in Platt Fields Park failed to break the Guinness World Record for the most people dressed as ghosts in one place
Scares for years: Scary movies over the decades

Scares for years: Scary movies over the decades

The Mancunion film team have collated the most spine chilling flicks to keep you awake this Halloween
Halloween Ends review: Michael Myers’ disappointing swan song

Halloween Ends review: Michael Myers’ disappointing swan song

Halloween Ends is a disappointing conclusion for the slasher franchise, feeling as if the film would never actually end
Nine ways to not let this Halloween flop

Nine ways to not let this Halloween flop

Why does Halloween always seem to flop? Is it the mighty expectations, or the rubbish club events? Whatever has been the case before, our nine tips for Halloween will ensure that this years won’t flop