Dunfermline: Kingsgate shopping centre to hold haunted house

“The Haunting at the Kingsgate” will feature more than 20 actors in a production that covers over 9,000 square feet in the shopping centre.

Attendees can also visit the Horror Museum, where items from popular Hallowe'en classics will be on display such as the real mask from the Phantom of the Opera.

The event is produced by Cowdenbeath illusionist Liam Black.

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He said: “I worked as an illusionist and ended up creating events for Christmas, Easter and what not. Eventually Edinburgh Zoo asked if we could work with them to do a Hallowe'en event and then different theme parks got in touch.

“I decided I wanted to do my own thing and create something that was just what I wanted.”

Liam won Young Magician of the Year when he was just 15 years old, he's worked with Disney, Cola, STV, BBC and as a magic adjudicator to Guinness World Records, and has since performed all over the world.

Recently back from Las Vegas, he said: “I think the Americans do it better than anybody. It’s a combination of good sets, costumes and acting. I think that has a broad appeal for families.

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“I try to think of Disney’s business model with my events. If they’re the very best out there, people will keep coming back.

“I had some ridiculous costumes in Vegas. I had a 16-foot jacket covered in swan feathers, but became so allergic to it that I could only wear it for 30 seconds.

“I love Liberace, and I managed to get his old jacket. It’s unbelievably heavy and I’ve got no clue how he wore it every night.”