Culture
30 Oct 20

Coming alive in your home and the streets of Dublin, Bram Stoker Festival 2020

The festival has plenty of deadly adventures to occupy monsters and vampires of any age over this Halloweekend.

One of Dublin’s biggest and most anticipated festivals is back, but with a socially distanced twist. Bram Stoker Festival mixes family fun with all the Halloween scares, held from October 31 to November 2.

Dubliners can experience the thrills and chills in the streets or at home. Dublin’s streets will be illuminated for a special walking tour, which can be enjoyed by individuals at their leisure without fear of crowds. Those staying indoors can tune in online for an immersive audio experience.

This year's top attractions include an interactive at-home theatre, a chilling self-guided walking tour and a radically modern version of George Romero’s horror classic Night of the Living Dead.

DracuHa! is a self-guided audio walking tour through Dublin where listeners will be guided by some of Ireland’s most celebrated writers, humourists and comedians. Some celebs include Tony Cantwell, Seamus O’Reilly and Hannah Mamalis. There will be projections and animations at different spots around the city based on scary stories. The display is by The Project Twins, Holly Pereira and Lightscape.

I am NOT Legend will be a radical interpretation of George Romero’s horror classic Night of the Living Dead (1968) created by Andrea Mastrovito and accompanied by a soundtrack created by Irish composers Matthew Nolan and Stephen Shannon. The film is a commentary on self-reflection during this time in history and the pandemic

The 20-minute at-home experience immersive audio experience, ETERNAL, is meant to be an experience for one person, alone in their bed. It explores the meaning of eternal life and asks questions related to what price one would sacrifice to achieve it. It does contain horror and a feeling of threat that is not suitable for those with nervous disposition. It has been created especially for the festival by Darkfield, the masters of multi-sensory audio thrills.

The Festival is sponsored by the Dublin City Council and Fáilte Ireland, and produced by Schweppe Curtis Nunn.