ENTERTAINMENT
For a fright night in! Thrilling and chilling new releases for Halloween
MOSHI MONSTERS: SPOOKY STICKER ACTIVITY BOOK
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! £5 CD
£3 (Puffin) BOOK Simon Growl has organised a mega Halloween party, but now he’s disappeared! The Moshi Monsters set out to solve the mystery – and youngsters can join in with challenges, activities and plenty of stickers.
Throwing a Halloween party? Then here’s the perfect soundtrack – everything from Bat out of Hell and Thriller to Monster Mash. And with two CDs packed with spooky songs, you won’t need to worry that the music will grind to a halt before the witching hour!
THE SMURFS: THE LEGEND OF SMURFY HOLLOW
£5 (U) DVD They’re back! The Smurfs’ latest adventure is inspired by The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Smurfberry Hunt rivals Brainy and Gutsy Smurf find themselves in spooky Smurfy Hollow. Can they work together to outwit evil Gargamel – and avoid the clutches of the Headless Horseman?
TOP SCARY FILM CHARACTERS Here’s our spooky selection of favourite movie ghouls: ♦ Slimer, the ghost in Ghostbusters. ♦ Dracula, owner of Hotel Transylvania. ♦ Sparky, Victor Frankenstein’s bolt-necked dog, in Frankenweenie. ♦ Casper the friendly ghost. ♦ Eccentric mum Morticia from The Addams Family.
CREAKY CASTLE
by Jane Clarke, £3 (Simon & Schuster) BOOK Don’t miss the fun at Creaky Castle! Lift the flaps to reveal the other guests: skeletons in the cellar, werewolves in the shower wer and a vampire in the clothes chest. You’ll be the life of the party – literally!
THE ORPHAN CHOIR
by Sophie Hannah, £3.50 (Hammer) BOOK This book should carry a warning – it’s seriously scary! Louise moves house to escape her neighbour’s noisy music. But now she’s haunted by more music, sung by a choir of children that only she can see and hear…