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Householder's scary show even has live actors

A Corbett Services A person wearing a horse head skeleton costume and dressed in a bloody white robe stands beside the entrance to the Brackley Horror House A Corbett Services
Visitors will be greeted by La Llorona - a Mexican ghost

A fundraiser has transformed his property into a Halloween house of horrors - complete with live actors and animatronics.

Ben Alderton, 42, from Brackley, Northamptonshire, has spent two months creating a spooky immersive experience to raise money for the charity Parkinson’s UK.

He started his Halloween horror house event seven years ago, after his father, Keith, was diagnosed with Parkinson's, a condition where parts of the brain become progressively damaged.

Mr Alderton said he was attempting to outdo his previous efforts - and even has 16 live actors “scheduled to jump out” at visitors.

A Corbett Services A large crowd of people dressed in various Halloween costumes. They are standing outside a red brick house covered in Halloween displays including bloody hand prints on the windows, a ghost in a grey shawl hanging from a wall, and a fake torso hanging from a chain. A Corbett Services
Last year there were around 2000 visitors to the Brackley Horror House

The spooky animatronics are based on horror movies and visitors can get tarot card readings.

Last year, Mr Alderton raised £856 - a figure he is hoping to “smash”. He said the scary fun helped bring the community together and he hoped the money would help find a cure for Parkinson's Disease.

Entry to the Brackley Horror House, at 50 Orion Drive, is free. It is open on Thursday from 17:00 GMT – 23:00 GMT.

A Corbett Services A man with a ghoulish bloody face mask with pointed teeth and wearing bloody scrubs frightens a crowd. A Corbett Services
The house even has live actors dressed as scary movie characters

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