Households across the world are gearing up for a Halloween like no other this year.
With 2020’s scariest visitor undoubtedly being the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this means that the usual frightful festivities of Halloween parties, trick or treating and more will be out of the question, which is leaving people to turn to other forms of fun to mark the occasion.
This is probably why many are planning to go all-out on decorating their houses this year.
If you’re looking to, quite literally, lighten the mood, then it’s predicted that compact projectors – which are designed to reflect a range of Halloween-themed images and scary scenes onto the side of your house – are the must-have decorative accessory for this spooky season.
No matter your price range, or what it is that you’re looking for in terms of capability from a projector, there’s plenty of different options available to get your hands on.
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What’s more is they can also be converted over to be used for other annual celebrations too, like Christmas, Bonfire Night, Valentines Day, Easter and more, which means you’re bound to be getting your money’s worth from your Halloween purchase.
We’ve decided to round-up a few of the best projectors we’ve seen on the market so far.
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Total Home FX Special Effects Projector
£159.95 – The Glow Company
The Glow Company
The Total Home FX Special Effects Projector comes pre-loaded with twelve seasonal videos and creates an animated display that will delight viewers with amazing detail and special effects.
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Not only do effects include Halloween zombies approaching the window glass, romantic dancing skeletons, or even a crazed mummy, but there are Christmas scenes too.
With a built in speaker, the overall effect is incredible.
It’ll set you back £159.95 and you can buy the from the Total Home FX Special Effects Projector from The Glow Company website here.
Premier Decorations LED Projector
£10.00 – John Lewis
John Lewis
The Premier Decorations LED Projector keeps it nice and simple.
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It’s a light effect projector that’s designed to beam pumpkins, ghosts, skulls and Happy Halloween onto an outdoor garden wall, fence or other surface, but it’s also suitable for indoor use too.
A lot more on the affordable side than others on the market, the Premier Decorations LED Projector will set you back just £10.00.
You can get your hands on it from the John Lewis website here.
Halloween Holographic Projector
£24.99 – Amazon
Amazon
The Halloween Holographic Projector is a nifty machine.
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This Amazon bestseller offers a little more sophistication, with moving images shown on any window or reflective surface. This full colour window movie projector plays 16-second movies in your windows, with 12 movies to choose from – six Halloween and six Christmas ones.
For just £24.99, you can get your hands on the Halloween Holographic Projector from Amazon here.
Atmosfear Fx Window Fx Bundle
£358 – Direct Nine
Direct Nine
Are you looking to really take things up a notch this Halloween?
Currently on offer and down from £596, this bundle includes Atmosfear Fx Halloween videos, with ghostly apparitions and phantasms, fancy graphics and a hi-res output. With different styles of ghouls to choose from – from comedy cartoons, to full on horror-fests – this brand is best for those taking digital decorating very seriously.
The Atmosfear Fx Window Fx Bundle will set you back £358 and you can get your hands on it from the Direct Nine website here.
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Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week
Emily Sergeant
Who says breakfast has to end at 11am?
In news that’s set to be music to the ears of breakfast lovers in Manchester, Greggs is giving them exactly what they want.
We all know that brunch is a ‘thing’ by now, so now it’s time for brinner to make a name for itself instead, as Greggs has teamed up with Heinz to bring its much-loved breakfast menu back for tea time, kicking off from 4pm onwards.
The move comes as a new survey has found that the majority of Mancs (69%) admit to enjoying eating breakfast food in the evening, saying it’s ‘convenient and comforting’ – even ranking breakfast as a ‘more important’ meal than tea, as well (38% vs 36%).
Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week / Credit: Greggs (Supplied)
Greggs says it has ‘lost count’ of the amount of customers that have tried to order breakfast items after the usual cut-off time, especially in Greater Manchester.
But luckily for those breakfast-loving Mancs, they can finally get their favourite breakfast and sauce pairing long after the morning rush is over next… but only at two Greggs branches, and only for a very limited time.
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, the Heinz x Greggs Brinner collab will be available at Greggs St Mary’s Gate and Greggs Oxford Road, from 4-7pm only.
“We’ve lost count of the number of customers who have tried their luck ordering breakfast after 11am, so when Heinz came to us with the idea of making Brinner a reality, it felt like the perfect excuse to give the people what they want,” explained Zoe Harris, who is the Customer Director at Greggs.
“And let’s be honest, a Greggs Bacon Roll just wouldn’t be the same without a squeeze of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.”
Featured Image – Greggs (Supplied)
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A Greater Manchester neighbourhood has been named one of the ‘coolest’ in the UK
Clementine Hall
A neighbourhood in Great Manchester has been crowned one of the coolest in the country – and this time, it’s not Ancoats.
Every year, we wait with bated breath to see which UK neighbourhoods have made the cut in Time Out’s annual ranking of the coolest places in the world.
But, as it turns out, Britain is just so damn cool that we’ve earned a list of our own.
In its latest guide, ’11 Coolest Neighbourhoods in the UK’, Time Out has rounded up the places across the country that are really making a name for themselves.
Images: The Manc
And one neighbourhood here in Greater Manchester has made the cut, and although you’d immediately think of Ancoats that has made its way to similar lists before, this time there’s a newbie on the block.
Coming in at a very respectable fourth place, Stockport and the Underbanks received a glowing report in the coveted list.
Images: The Manc
Are we surprised? Not one bit.
We love Stockport for its flourishing food scene, cool community vibe and ever-growing roster of independent businesses – not to mention its brilliant mix of old-school charm and new-school cool.
It’s a place that feels like it’s constantly evolving, without losing the character that made people fall in love with it in the first place. And clearly, Time Out agrees.
Images: The Manc
Kyle MacNeill, contributing writer, said: “If you live anywhere near Manchester, you may have heard this one on the rumour mill: ‘Stockport is The New Berlin’. It’s a gag, alright: the humble market town hasn’t got a club, let alone the most hedonistic nightlife scene in the world. But it is true that SK is rapidly becoming the place-to-move-to for the Second City’s creatives, thanks to cheaper rent and some serious suburban tenacity.
“The Underbanks, a cobbled high street once home to hat-makers and hosiers, has been transformed into a bustling hub of forward-thinking vendors, while various local institutions have embraced Euro-style cafe culture, midcentury decor, sustainable fine-dining, small plates snacking and chic drinking dens. All of which, actually, come to think of it, is very Berlin… “
High praise indeed, you can read the full list of the UK’s coolest neighbourhoods here.
Emily Sergeant -
24th September 2020 
