With just 10 days to go until Halloween, spooky season is officially upon us.
And there's no better way to celebrate the occasion than by scaring yourself s**tless at a nightmarish Halloween attraction.
Now, one event in Lincolnshire is promising to be the 'most grotesque' ever in a bid to become 'Britain's creepiest.'
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Roz Edwards is the owner of Mannakin Hall, a former military base in Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, featuring a salvage yard filled 15,000 butchered mannequins.
And if that wasn't macabre enough - hello nightmares about murderous shop dummies coming to life in the middle of the night - every Halloween, she turns the space into a zombie cemetery.
The 52-year-old claims that this year's offering will be its most grotesque to date and even plans to turn it into a short horror film.
Named the 'Brain Float Retreat,' the event invites people to explore the 'world's biggest labyrinth of mannequins' in a fully immersive and terrifying experience.
The story behind the creepy attraction is as follows: a group of people were promised a miracle cure to a pain-free eternal life, but many went to the Brain Float Retreat and never returned.
Now, visitors to Mannakin Hall have the chance to investigate what happened all those years ago, with Roz promising that visitors will be transported into 'the heart of a horror film.'
She said: "At this year's Halloween event we wanted to create a fully immersive experience where the audience isn’t just spectating—they’re part of the story.
"It’s a thrilling way for people to celebrate Halloween in a way they’ve never imagined—by starring in their own horror movie, with the narrative a little bit too close to reality."
She continued: "There will be a lot of not being too sure what is coming next. Without giving the game away I think that is the best way to describe it."
"The name of the retreat is a bit of a sarcastic move towards all of these things that are too good to be true, like miracle scams.
“I am really excited for this year’s event because due to an injury, I thought I wouldn’t be able to do it but I am excited that an idea just popped up and we said let’s just go for it.
"The participants will help shape the night's eerie story. Their performances will be immortalised in a professionally shot horror short, a scene where AI took over and it all went wrong."
Roz's late father was a horror filmmaker. The short film from 'Brain Float Retreat' will be made in his honour.
Bec Oakes