08 October 2023 , 12:14
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Possibly the creepiest Halloween attraction in the country, featuring a ghost hunt around a graveyard with 15,000 mannequins dotted around has been opened by a woman who loves terrifying fun.
Roz Edwards has been scaring members of the public for the past few years after opening up her 'zombie cemetery' of butchered shop dummies. And in 2021, The 51 year old even transformed her site into a spine-chilling graveyard which last October saw a Cluedo-style game among the 'world's biggest labyrinth of mannequins'.
This Halloween she is promising visitors their most frightening experience yet after enlisting the help of designers behind some of the UK's biggest theme parks attractions. Roz has teamed up with Liam R Findlay - who has worked for The London Dungeon, Alton Towers and Thorpe Park's Fright Nights - to create a 'one-of-a-kind immersive Halloween experience'.
Called Doom Town - A Mannequin Mystery - she is inviting people to explore Mannakin Hall, in Fulbeck, Lincolshire looking for the ghost of a boy, who disappeared 20 years ago. Horror fans are warned to expect a few surprises as they make their way around the ghoulish ex military base full of battered mannequins. Spooky photographs show dismembered bodies and random limbs scattered across the site as well as other dummies arranged in sinister poses.
The figures are around the attraction (George Parish / SWNS)Other images show mannequins dressed up as terrifying clowns and other eerie characters which visitors will encounter along the way. Roz said: "We’ve done Halloween events here pretty much every year since 2016, but this one is our very best production yet. It’s been an absolute delight to work with Liam on this event,
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“Previously, Liam has designed experiences for some of the UK's biggest attractions. The idea to create this exciting Halloween event came after Liam finished his new paranormal adventure novel, which is all about eerie shop-window dummies Liam also specialises in the creation of themed scents...adding a feeling of smelly realism at the likes of Alton Towers, The London Dungeon and Thorpe Park's popular Fright Nights.
The attraction opens this October (George Parish / SWNS)“Now we can add Mannakin Hall to that list, with some surprising scents within the investigation. Liam and the creative team at Mannakin Hall have applied all their skills to make the Doom Town event one to remember."
Roz set up her business buying and restoring dummies before selling them on to shops and hiring them out for TV shows and music videos. But once people began remarking how creepy her bizarre collection of shop mannequins was, she decided to open up her salvage yard for Halloween.
Creepy mannequin body parts (George Parish / SWNS)She added: "I decided to put on a Halloween experience after people who began visiting in the daytime began asking me if it was scary at night. Well this is your chance to find out. I must admit, it is quite eerie when you go through the yard and there are models some without arms, or heads piled up all around you. So we thought it was quite a fitting location for a spooky experience which we believe is quite unique."
Author and theme park designer Liam said: "I recently finished my new supernatural novel 'The Doom Town Dummies’ where a girl explores a seemingly derelict town of menacing mannequins. When I discovered Mannakin Hall, I jumped at the chance to write an immersive event that's both creepy and entertaining for families and adventurous adults alike. The venue is incredibly atmospheric, with a dose of creepiness you couldn't get from anywhere else."
Doom Town - A Mannequin Mystery will be held on Friday, October 20 and Saturday, October 21.