Franken-Bingo

Sick of pumpkin spice lattes and boring costume parties? Wish your spooky season came with a little more 'boo' and a lot more 'bing-ghosts'? This Halloween, The Garden Cinema are once again turning up the jump scares with another night of our highly cinematic Franken-BINGO.Expect eerie movie clips, ghoulishly good cocktails, and plenty of tricks, treats, and prizes lurking in the shadows. Dressing up is also highly encouraged, as there will be a bonus prize for the best costume of the night!So grab your broomsticks, dust off your masks, and get ready for a frightfully fun night you won’t forget...Prizes up for grabs will include cinema vouchers, drinks, and a range of fantastic donations from local businesses, including:Vouchers from one of the world’s oldest and leading independent bookshops specialising in Esoterica, Watkins Books
Hauntingly delicious Sea Buckthorn by Lakrids by Bülow, sure to lure even the most devoted liquorice haters to the dark side this Halloween
A selection of blu-rays including The Hourglass Sanitorium, Vampire’s Kiss and Two Boxes: Televised Terror in Franco’s Spain, donated by the arthouse icons of Radiance Films
The board game Escape the Dark Castle, courtesy of the wonderful team at Orcs Nest, Central London’s oldest specialist board game shop
Iconic T-shirts by our friends at Girls on Tops, featuring the names of your favourite petrifying performers
An 'Indie Negroni' gift set, featuring High Fidelity’s Bitter Orange, East London Liquor Company’s Gin, and Italo Disco’s vermouth, so you can make perfect creepy cocktails at home
A bottle of East London Liquor Company’s excellent Blended Whisky, so you can enjoy an autumnal dram as the nights draw in
A gift set of bone-chilling beers by our favourite Bristol-based Lost & Grounded Brewers
Goodie bags from London Review of Books, to read by the fire in your gothic castle
A bottle of Everleaf’s first ever special edition, which combines their classic Forest non-alcoholic aperitif with the deep smoky chilli heat of JD’s Hot Honey for a scarily spicy beverage
Quad posters of three iconic horror films from our friends at Park Circus including Christine, The Descent and The Terminator
A selection of bewitching books from our frightening friends at FOPP Covent Garden
A selection of gruesome goodies by Labour and Wait, whose shop is just lurking around the corner from the cinema
A range of ravenous reads from our sinister Covent Garden neighbours at Stanfords
A handmade piece by our in-house spooky ceramicist Magdalene LepriTickets for the event are £10 each, and members can book up to 2 tickets, which means you’re welcome to bring a friend or foe. Due to the nature of the selected video clips from a range of frightening films, the event will be 18+.Doors will open from 19:30 to enjoy a terrifying tipple or two, with the bingo starting at 20:00. We expect to finish around 23:00, after which there will be a bit more time to stick around for drinks.