Halloween is only a week away but the fun has already started at many shopping places in Bangkok. Here are some venues making the festivities spooky yet happy for everyone. photo courtesy of Central Pattana Thailand's Halloween Fest 2024 sees a parade of ghosts haunting Central shopping centres nationwide, with superhero Batman and his antagonists ready to add superhero vibes to the horror at CentralWorld.

Promised to bring the ultimate fright in the neighbourhood, the "Haunted House II Halloween Edition" features terrifying Thai ghosts and a chilling atmosphere, at the Fun Planet activity area, 7th floor of Central Rama III, until Nov 3. (Entry fee is 50 baht). Experience a mysterious atmosphere at "Scream House: Unleash The Fear", which comprises three spine-chilling zones -- the Haunted School, Creepy House and Abandoned Hospital -- on the ground floor of Central Pinklao, until Nov 4.

(Entry fee is 50 baht). Challenge your bravery during "Clue Of Death: The Haunted Hospital" where you will explore an abandoned hospital shut down due to illegal experiments conducted on patients, at the Grand Hall, ground floor of Esplanade Ratchada, until Oct 31. Another highlight is "Villains Takeover" set to unleash the Dark Knight within you at CentralWorld, until Oct 31.

Come face-to-face with Batman's infamous villains, get a chance to strike a pose with your favourite baddie, and enjoy the brain-teasing Riddle Me This game. Also, check in with Goody Bear disguised as The Joker. Shoppe.