Halloweekend in Singapore
- Written by Christine Flor
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Halloween was not traditionally widely celebrated in Asia, but it’s getting bigger every year! Here’s where you can celebrate Halloween in the tropics:
USS Halloween Horror Nights 5
All good will be eclipsed and darkness will reign. Experience the catastrophe of the Blood Moon across numerous haunted houses and scare zones. For the survivals, hop onto your favourite rides for a thrilling adventure. Here’s a doomsayer guide for you:
The Invaders
A gargantuan extra-terrestrial race, the Horde, is taking advantage of the eclipse to raid Earth! These sightless devils have unleashed a Portal for destruction with hopes of wiping the entire planet out.
Conterminated
Abandoned, the government secret colony named Sector #5 holds a heavy grudge for their oppressors. The arrival of the Blood Moon makes them exhilarated in seeking revenge.
Hungry Ghosts
In conjunction with the Lunar Calendar, the Hungry Ghost Festival and the Blood Moon has wreaked nothing but havoc. It is a tradition for villages to perform rituals in the Seventh Month every night. It is really just your hallucination or have you seen one?
Tunnel People
The Tunnel People underground rejoice as they welcome the Blood Moon. Trespassers are prohibited and not a single soul will be spared if caught in their territory.
SG Blk 50
Intoxicated residents of Block 50 are turning into violent, flesh-eating zombies. Help has been rendered, but to no avail! What will happen as this heartland transforms into hell?
Hell House
The master paper effigy always dreads noise but this time, he opens his home to all. What exactly exists inside? Seize this opportunity to find out.
True Singapore Ghost Stories: The Mrt
If you feel lucky being able to hop onto the last train home, think again. Adapted from True Singapore Ghost Stories, is the last train home always as empty as it seems? Today, Zac wished he had missed it.
Details
Date: 2nd – 31st October
Time: 7.30p.m. – 12.30/ 1.30 a.m.
Venue: Universal Studios Singapore
Price: Various
Bugis Street's Scary Scary Night
In collaboration with House of the Unknown Production House, Bugis Street proudly presents ‘Scary Scary Night’ as its 2nd official Halloween event. Transforming from a bustling street-shopping attraction to an abandoned nightspot, challenge yourself as you walk through the alleys in total darkness. Disclaimer: There is no escaping or turning back.
Details
Date: 23rd - 31st October
Time: 10p.m. – 2a.m.
Venue: Bugis Street
Price: $29 onwards
Race The Dead 2015 (Unchained)
The myth of a Zombie Apocalypse has been proven to be real. This Halloween, run for your lives as the undead human corpses satisfy their undying hunger for human flesh. With ten times more zombies, these creatures are hungrier than before. Will you feed them or survive?
Details
Date: 31st October
Time: 5p.m. – 8p.m.
Venue: Sentosa
Price: TBC
Changi Revisited - The Hendor Horrors
The Hendon Hotel was once a peaceful and tranquil vicinity, till one day, complaints were lodged as mournful wails started resounding and plants mystically withering overnight. Though various suspects have been identified, there is still insufficient evidence to solve the mystery. Who could it be? Put on your thinking caps and race against time as you explore through the doors of The Hendon Hotel to uncover deathly clues to this mystery.
Details
Date: 23rd – 30th October
Time: Various, ongoing
Venue: 33 Hendon Road
Price: $48 onwards
Freq'uender Music Festival
For the very first time, Freq’uender Music Festival sets its foot in Singapore to bring you non-stop wildness over the weekends. Unlike any other music festival, treat your ears to a combination of eccentric and electrifying music by international DJs. Step up to the heart-pounding beats of electro, trance, techno and many more. If that’s not enough, live performances and dancers from Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan will be there to spice up your nights.
Details
Date: 31st October – 1st November
Time: 8p.m.
Venue: Infinite Studios
Price: $58 onwards