Did you know that Halloween has its origins among the ancient Celts from Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and is based on the pagan ‘Feast of Samhain’? The Celts believed that the 1st of November was the beginning of the New Year and the coming of winter, and that souls from the dead, ghosts, goblins and witches would return on the 31st of October, All Hallows Eve. This makes Dublin the perfect place to be this October!
Here are Dublin's top 3 ghoulish events in store for you this month...
1. The Bram Stoker Festival:
The Bram Stoker Festival is back with a bang to celebrate the life, work and legacy of Dublin horror novelist Bram Stoker and his gothic novel ‘Dracula’
http://www.bramstokerfestival.com/
2. Castle Dracula:
Experience an evening of mystery, magic, fun and fear - if you dare - at Castle Dracula, Clontarf. Right opposite the former home of the renowned author himself, Bram Stoker, visitors will be thrilled and chilled to the bone this Halloween!
http://www.castledracula.ie/
3. IFI Horrothon:
IFI Horrorthon returns for its 17th edition, providing audiences with the opportunity to enjoy the best of new international genre productions, as well as a number of judiciously selected classics.
http://www.ifi.ie/