Billed by organisers as the largest Halloween event in Europe, the four-day festival gets under way on Tuesday.

Stephen King recently shared his personal list of Halloween movie and TV show recommendations on Threads. The author has named several screen adaptations of his work that he believes make for the perfect Halloween viewing.

Fans of Stephen King’s IT can rejoice as the prequel series IT: Welcome to Derry will premiere earlier than expected, with a special Halloween release on October 31 at midnight ET. The eight-episode series,

Welcome to Derry, revealing what's to come from the horror series in the "weeks ahead." We also have news on the second episode's unexpected early

Welcome to Derry , teasing what’s coming in the “weeks ahead,” and it builds on the chaos of the brutal premiere and offers a haunting glimpse at the horrors still lurking beneath the streets of Derry.

Over 120,000 visitors are expected to take part in Derry’s Halloween celebrations with the festival kicking off on Tuesday, October 28 and culminating in the parade and fireworks on Friday night.