Tyler Mane stunned the Manchester audience of an opening day screening of ‘Halloween’ by introducing the film at ODEON Great Northern.

If you are looking for a ghostly Halloween then there’s no better place to celebrate than Manchester.

Back-to-back and in black and white, the screening of Frankenstein (1931) and The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) was a definite Halloween treat.

Manchester gets its fair share of rain yet once you’ve watched Alexandre O. Philippe’s brilliant Psycho tribute you might never see water the same way again.

Pep Guardiola scooped up the Premier League manager of the month award after a September that saw his Manchester City side win all four games, scoring 17 goals in the process.

Picture the scene: Two young florists destined for each other, forced apart by a merciless dentist in an American slum which is tormented by an overgrown plant.

Hordes of wrestling fans descended on Victoria Baths as the New Wave Wrestling Alliance spooktacular brought together a mix of halloween fun and in-ring action.

Whether you fancy some dead good drum and bass or you want to cry your heart out to Celine Dion, there’s a night in Manchester for you this Halloween weekend. Here’s our pick of the top five best ones.

Doors open at 3pm, with the in-ring action commencing an hour and a half later.

The Beast are set to play three nights at The Lowry Theatre, Salford, from Wednesday through to Friday as part of the theatre’s Halloween Spooktacular.

It might yet be a good week away, but the spirit of Halloween is already looming over the darkening skies of Manchester.