{"title": "First Scares", "start": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "place": "The Cinema Museum", "address": "Dugard Way 2, SE11 4TH London", "price": "£22.50 – £40", "price_from": "22.50", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketlab.app/series/2886#/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["film/horror"], "description": "First Scares is a two-show event in which broadcaster and writer Matthew Sweet explores what film or TV moments genuinely terrified stars of stage and screen. The 14:00 session features interviews with Peter Straughan (Conclave), BAFTA-winning Best Actress Joanna Scanlan (After Love) and Angela Allen; the 17:00 session features Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen), Lesley Manville (The Crown, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune) and Carol Morley (The Falling, Typist Artist Pirate King). Expect favourite scares, childhood nightmares and plenty of debate about what really gets under our skin.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/first-scares-39074/", "official_url": "https://cinemamuseum.org.uk/scheduled/first-scares/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/ebfb7bc7dfa7390977add9f248e9b3ad2d4a1460661cafeefc340e263f69f84d-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "place": "The Cinema Museum", "address": "Dugard Way 2, SE11 4TH London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Mark Kermode is Horrified with Neil Brand", "start": "2026-11-02T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T19:30:00Z", "place": "The Cinema Museum", "address": "Dugard Way 2, SE11 4TH London", "price": "£30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketlab.app/event/39847-Mark-Kermode-is-Horrified-with-Neil-Brand-tickets", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["film"], "description": "An evening of lively conversation about soundtracks and great movies, possibly with a few detours along the way. It brings together film critic Mark Kermode and Neil Brand, a composer, writer and broadcaster. The event takes place at The Cinema Museum in London.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/mark-kermode-is-horrified-with-neil-brand-39075/", "official_url": "https://cinemamuseum.org.uk/scheduled/mark-kermode-is-horrified-with-neil-brand/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/a5389d403219dbb25777a2f4bf1a6e93f5c0cf999d988d8db09021c30f3146e6-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Halloween Disco with Toby Jones & Ben Miles", "start": "2026-10-31T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T19:00:00Z", "place": "The Cinema Museum", "address": "Dugard Way 2, SE11 4TH London", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketlab.app/event/39845-Halloween-Disco-with-Toby-Jones-Ben-Miles-tickets", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["occasion/halloween"], "description": "A Halloween disco hosted by two of Britain's finest actors, with a night of music, mischief and Halloween fun. Toby Jones, star of Detectorists (2014-22), Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024) and Mr Burton (2025), joins Ben Miles of Andor (2022-5), Nuremberg (2025) and The Crown (2016–2017). Costumes are encouraged. The disco will not take place at The Cinema Museum itself.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/halloween-disco-with-toby-jones-ben-miles-39072/", "official_url": "https://cinemamuseum.org.uk/scheduled/halloween-disco-with-toby-jones-ben-miles/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/ffc7bb89e0c332a74be1e2915c91ed8e4f926efa8bc8d7a28e2e058ff2f6843f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Signal-Man & Trial performed by James Swanton Halloween 2026", "start": "2026-10-30T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "price": "From £25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://dickensmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/81275", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/horror", "literature/classics"], "description": "A live one-man performance of two Charles Dickens ghost stories, 'The Signal-Man' and 'The Trial for Murder', staged in a room of the Charles Dickens Museum like a gathering in Dickens's own drawing room. Actor James Swanton, known for screen and BBC horror roles, tells the tales, which follow a railway signal-man haunted by a warning figure and a man tormented by a murdered enemy's spectre. The horror writer Ramsey Campbell called the double bill an unforgettable experience. The performance lasts 60 minutes and is recommended for ages 12 and up.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/signal-man-trial-performed-by-james-swanton-halloween-2026-35243/", "official_url": "https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/signal-man-trial-performed-by-james-swanton-halloween-2026", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/caf17ca2c05715588b81c7699569f2b54932f1f75b95e282409e08f025423c66-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Nancy's Murder and Other Horrifying Tales performed by Adam Cunis", "start": "2026-10-28T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "price": "From £25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://dickensmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/81272", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["literature/ghost-stories", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "A live performance of three horrifying and ghostly tales staged in a Drawing Room setting at the museum during the Halloween season, after it has closed to the public. It was adapted by Dominic Gerrard and is performed by Adam Cunis. The programme includes 'Sikes and Nancy', Dickens' brutal adaptation of the murder scene in Oliver Twist; 'The Lawyer & The Ghost', about a young lawyer confronting an unearthly visitor in his lodgings; and 'The Dead Hand', one of Wilkie Collins' rarer ghost stories of suspense and humour. The performance lasts 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 12 and over.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/nancys-murder-and-other-horrifying-tales-performed-by-adam-c-35242/", "official_url": "https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/nancys-murder-and-other-horrifying-tales-performed-by-dominic-gerrard", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/880b9a00034dc8e4f5f888d7b14e67681f5a28ac3531dcf90951531fbbb5050d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Ghost House with Fern Brady & Tom Rosenthal", "start": "2026-10-31T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Union Chapel", "address": "Compton Terrace, N1 2XD London", "price": "", "price_from": "26.50", "price_to": "26.50", "tickets_url": "https://unionchapel.gigantic.com/live-at-the-chapel-tickets/london-union-chapel/2026-10-31-18-30", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Ghost House is a Halloween stand-up comedy night at Union Chapel in Islington, described as an all-star spookfest with pumpkins aplenty. It is headlined by Fern Brady, called a Taskmaster icon, and joined by Tom Rosenthal, known for Plebs and Friday Night Dinner, alongside fast-rising newcomer Kiran Saggu and podcast superstar Horatio Gould, with Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee John Tothill as host. The venue calls itself London's most beautiful venue, and Time Out has praised these shows as featuring the biggest names in comedy with all killer, no filler line-ups. The evening is open to ages 16 and over, with under 18s accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/ghost-house-with-fern-brady-tom-rosenthal-48356/", "official_url": "https://unionchapel.org.uk/whats-on/ghost-house-with-fern-brady-tom-rosenthal", "image": ""}, {"title": "Garth Marenghi – This Bursted Earth", "start": "2026-10-31T21:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £32 (including a £2 venue restoration levy)", "price_from": "32.00", "price_to": "32.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/visit-us/ticketsolve-protect/", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["literature/horror", "comedy"], "description": "This is a live stage show in which horror author Nick Steen's imagination bursts out of his brain and threatens to destroy the entirety of Stalkford. It features a sinister Black Steeple, eerie lights in the sky that are not a Catherine wheel, and a giant skeleton with a moustache. The show is the work of Garth Marenghi, self-described Horror Fiction's Grand Frightener and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome and Garth Marenghi's Incarcerat. It offers three freshly rancid tales from This Bursted Earth, possibly the grand finale of a three-book trilogy.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/garth-marenghi-this-bursted-earth-49184/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/garth-marenghi-this-bursted-earth/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/95fb2ef17fbaa8d479f49fe88399b5d455a581cc6c7c59f5b956007bb802bd2b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Brunch and Movie at MJC", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Mosaic Reform Synagogue", "address": "Bessborough Road 39, HA1 3BS Harrow", "price": "Suggested voluntary contribution of £5 or more at the door", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://choosemosaic.org/whats-on/book/", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/comedy-drama", "religion/jewish"], "description": "Angela and Sandie and the MJC Care Group invite you to a screening of the film \"The Penguin Lessons\", a funny, touching and charming film starring Steve Coogan and Jonathan Pryce. Brunch is served before the movie, with popcorn and ice creams during the interval. A suggested voluntary contribution of £5 or more at the door will be greatly appreciated, and an RSVP is requested by Tuesday 20th October.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/brunch-and-movie-at-mjc-46181/", "official_url": "https://choosemosaic.org/event/brunch-and-movie-at-mjc/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/f32262db47be56d7be756588c86448e00ea5eb7d69987b33ec9eff39507b1985-600.webp"}, {"title": "Halloween", "start": "2026-10-31T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Horse Hospital", "address": "Colonnade, WC1N 1JD London", "price": "£10-14 Sliding Scale", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "https://gel.now/events/1145", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "stage/performance-art"], "description": "Halloween is an evening of performances and music at The Horse Hospital. It features performances by Jesse Darling and Gentle Stranger, Kate Mahony, Adam Christensen, and Beth Collar, plus a DJ set by Secretary b2b peb. The performers include the Turner Prize-winning sculptor Jesse Darling, the London trio Gentle Stranger, and artists working in performance, video, text and sound.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/halloween-39362/", "official_url": "https://www.thehorsehospital.com/events/halloween-2026", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/88bfe48c085abc74bafe22fe85c164e2bd114f436dc88b7bc3d53870c83bdd66-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sluts Die First!", "start": "2026-10-29T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://events.humanitix.com/sluts-die-first", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/sketch", "film/horror"], "description": "'Sluts Die First!' is a brand-new hour of sketch comedy debuting at the Camden Horror Fest, in which an all-female ensemble is out for blood. Serious Billy Productions, founded by sister writing duo Alice and Lucy Walder and joined by longtime collaborators Zoe Monforte and Rosie Wood, presents characters spanning from accused witches of the 1600s to today's true-crime-obsessed girlies, promising classic horror homage with a sickeningly modern twist. Directed by Anna Roberts, the show follows their sold-out sketch show 'Love You, Bye!' at the Camden Fringe (2025) and their comedy play 'I'd Like a Job Please' at the Edinburgh Fringe (2024).", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/sluts-die-first-60510/", "official_url": "https://www.etceteratheatrecamden.com/events/sluts-die-first", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/8a9ce47d5bfaedb0c94eb0fe5a8905210829841d1ad6e3f8790cdc36a823e599-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Scary Things (NTS): Halloween 2026 w/ Sam Wise, Jjess, DJ Bempah + more", "start": "2026-10-31T22:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T03:00:00Z", "place": "The Old Blue Last", "address": "Great Eastern Street 38, EC2A 3ES London", "price": "£8", "price_from": "5.50", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://ra.co/events/2538904", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["music/electronic/house", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Scary Things throw their annual Halloween party at The Old Blue Last in Shoreditch, having returned after taking a fallow year last year. The collective takes over the venue with a serious lineup including Sam Wise, Jjess and DJ Bempah, alongside Bempah, Rhiavas, ScaryThings JK and James Loach. Expect house, club, disco and rap, with fancy dress highly encouraged and a prize for the best costume. The night runs into the early hours, and Scary Things also host a weekly NTS show.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/scary-things-nts-halloween-2026-w-sam-wise-jjess-dj-bempah-m-46623/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/5cf122a0c5ec6daf2a02cececc4645ecea4c03cff74720817fdeb5a990aedd45-2000.webp"}, {"title": "TALES FROM THE SHADOWS", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Lantern Arts Centre", "address": "Tolverne Road, London, SW20 8RA", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.lanternarts.org/book-tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "\"Tales from the Shadows\" is an evening of spooky Gothic stories performed at the Lantern Arts Centre's Studio Theatre. In a place with no name, a down-on-their-luck narrator strives to fathom the nature of horror, in adaptations of a fairy tale, the first detective story and an original chilling tale. The show marks the directorial debut of several members of the Lantern community, with pieces directed by Edward Hebbourn, Phoebe-rose Redman, Danny Welsh and Nadia Williams. Tickets cost £12, the recommended age is 12+, and the running time is approximately two hours including an interval.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/tales-from-the-shadows-60916/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/a9466f300445748ef8ab0962df3a7aee190dee685b949440d8fd67255a31f824-600.webp"}, {"title": "Scary Movies: Gigi and Crusty Play Literally Everybody", "start": "2026-10-30T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "From £15.00", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/via/tickets/33%3A315277", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/kabarett", "film/horror"], "description": "A cabaret show created by drag performers Gigi Zahir and Crusty. After four years of their sold-out Buffy the Vampire Slayer sing-along, they bring musical clown chaos featuring horror characters from Ghostface to Chucky. Expect parody songs, audience participation and sinister singalongs with strong language and strobe lighting.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/scary-movies-gigi-and-crusty-play-literally-everybody-63901/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/scary-movies-gigi-and-crusty-play-literally-everybody", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/98841fea504888d71698f52b85d618d66c052fea0a04aa8eee6519980d0be28c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Michaela Betts & Colm Molloy Halloween 2026", "start": "2026-10-31T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Crazy Coqs", "address": "Sherwood Street 21, W1F 7ED London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://app.foresttms.com/TicketListing?restaurant=crazycoqs&event=6a3bc71aff3d53017fb61ae6", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "stage/cabaret"], "description": "A Halloween cabaret evening called Trick or Treat, hosted at the Crazy Coqs venue in Piccadilly. Singers Michaela Betts and Colm Molloy perform songs of murder, ghosts and witchcraft, drawing on favourites from The Nightmare Before Christmas and Harry Potter alongside Kate Bush, Evanescence, Spinal Tap and Purcell. Costumes are encouraged for the occasion, and treats are recommended for those who wish to make it out alive.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/michaela-betts-colm-molloy-halloween-2026-60362/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Stranger Things: The First Shadow", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-23T00:00:00Z", "place": "Phoenix Theatre", "address": "Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0JP London", "price": "GBP 29", "price_from": "29.00", "price_to": "29.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/stranger-things-tickets/2026/10/28/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "film/horror"], "description": "Stranger Things: The First Shadow is a stage play at the Phoenix Theatre, a prequel to the Netflix series Stranger Things set in the town of Hawkins. It was written by Kate Trefry and Jack Thorne from the Duffer Brothers' story, directed by Stephen Daldry with co-director Justin Martin, and produced by Sonia Friedman's company with Stephen Daldry and Netflix. The story moves to Hawkins in 1959, where a young Jim Hopper and Joyce Maldonado face the past as a new student, Henry Creel, arrives. The show runs about three hours including one interval and is recommended for ages 12 and up.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-63410/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/ddbf1c0e02d37d5172311c1e03cc163d21de4ff8edb37cb00d0a48a0a509a6ce-600.webp"}, {"title": "Neon Frights With Lou Sanders", "start": "2026-10-31T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Soho Theatre", "address": "Dean Street 21, W1D 3NE London", "price": "From £20.5", "price_from": "20.50", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://sohotheatre.com/book-online/1533603", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "A spooky comedy showcase presented by Soho Theatre Walthamstow, with superstar headliners, established favourites and rising stars from the comedy circuit. Headliner Lou Sanders, known from Taskmaster, Last One Laughing UK and Live at the Apollo, is joined by Two Hearts, Dan Tiernan, Frankie Thompson and Sam Eley as Basil Crumbwick. Hosting is Ayoade Bamgboye, winner of the Chortle Award for Best Newcomer 2026 and the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2025. The line-up is subject to change.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/neon-frights-with-lou-sanders-38666/", "official_url": "https://sohotheatre.com/events/neon-frights-with-lou-sanders/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/76005c9a2199c3941d0ed45be3dff1cf3eaff41d822d7043b47cfb6174f03898-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Paranormal Activity", "start": "2026-08-08T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-27T00:00:00Z", "place": "Ambassadors", "address": "West Street, London", "price": "GBP 44", "price_from": "44.00", "price_to": "44.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/paranormal-activity/ambassadors-theatre/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/horror"], "description": "Paranormal Activity is a new story live on stage, inspired by the iconic, terrifying film series. Written by Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett, visionary Artistic Director of Punchdrunk and the international hit Sleep No More, it is based on the films first written and directed by Oren Peli and brought to screen by Blumhouse and Solana Films, and produced in association with Paramount Pictures. James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren't haunted, people are. It runs at the Ambassadors Theatre and contains moments of high tension and strong language, with caution advised for audiences under the age of 15.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/paranormal-activity-34719/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/6d2089116a92dc8de23c462b4b4ce3e3e1158514dab905ecf330df9a37aae428-2000.webp"}]}