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Halloween

A festival on October 31 rooted in ancient traditions, featuring costumes, trick-or-treating and spooky celebrations

Mexican Liz Toba Shiels and Irishman Dermot Shiels with their Mexican-Irish baby, Noah Toba Shiels, in front of the altar. Photo: Peter Rodrigues

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Ahmed Amin in Netflix's Paranormal, which follows a doctor in the 1960s dealing with a string of supernatural events. Photo: Netflix

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Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly channeled Gogo Yubari and The Bride from Kill Bill. Photo: machinegunkelly / Instagram

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Gizmo in Gremlins, one of the family-friendly options available to watch on fright night. Photo: Warner Bros

The best Halloween films for every age

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Take children and fur babies to Century Village in Dubai for a pet-friendly brunch. Photo: Pet Set Go

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