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The Exorcist at the Birmingham Rep – Gloriously chilling
From the moment the lights are suddenly switched off, plunging the theatre into total darkness, to the minute the final curtain goes down, the theatre version of Williams Peter Blatty’s supernatural horror ‘The Exorcist’, currently terrifying wowing audiences at the Birmingham Rep, never lets up on the uneasy tension. The story of 10 year old Regan whose body and soul is overtaken by a terrifying entity that may just be the devil, has been striking fear into movie audiences for more than 40 years. And now it has been transformed into a truly spellbinding, horrifying theatre experience that is just perfect for those who enjoy their entertainment to be on…
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Topshop Halloween Edit
Halloween is fast becoming one of the most anticipated days (or nights!) of the year. From being a night that saw children doing a little trick or treating, it has become a celebration for all the family, with all ages getting themselves dressed up in costumes, enjoying parties, club nights and scary movies on what it the spookiest of all nights. Topshop does an Halloween edit every year, famously supplying Zoe Ball’s Strictly Halloween dress which resembled a mummy, and this year they have once again surpassed themselves, with a collection that truly stretches from the sublime to the hilarious. Lace headpieces and masks, socks with bats and ghost motifs…
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Spooky style from Topshop
It’s a fact – Halloween dressing up is no longer just for the kids. These days, Halloween is a hot date on the social calender, with parties being gothically, glamorous occasions and the perfect excuse for donning the deepest of red lips, the blackest of Kohl and the slinkiest of dresses. I have never, as an adult, dressed up for Halloween. But all this is going to change this year. I’m going to a Halloween party for the first time in years, and have picked out a Morticia Adams style wig, a purple witches hat, and a gorgeous long black dress and boots for my witchy costume. For those who…