FORGET making a witch's cape from a bin bag and layering on the eyeliner — Halloween fancy dress fans have been reaching whole new spooky levels in recent years.

Some make up artists in Bolton are poised to create a range of weird and wonderful looks this Halloween.

It is thought the trend for a more extravagant look for parties taking place around October 31 started with the James Bond film Spectre.

Mexican tourism officials were inspired by parts of the 2015 film, which were filmed in Mexico City and featured 007 chasing a villain through a Day of the Dead celebration in the historical centre.

As a result, Mexico City held its first Day of the Dead parade, complete with floats, giant skeleton marionettes and more than 1,000 actors, dancers and acrobats in costumes last year.

This month Festival of the Dead shows are coming to Manchester and Liverpool, meaning there is no sign of the sugar skull craze (pictured below) slowing anytime soon.

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Scroll through the gallery above to take a look at some of the frightful creations on offer in Bolton this Halloween - details here: 

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Name: Helen Cafferky

Age: 34

Area of Bolton you live: Westhoughton

Name of your business: Helen Cafferky Make-up Artist

Instagram: @helencafferky

Twitter: @helencafferky

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/helencafferkymakeup/

How long you've been doing make up for: Five years.

Your favourite look for Halloween: Black swan. It’s striking and simple.

What you think the most popular look will be this Halloween: This year will see a lot of gore and blood! People are getting braver. Skulls are always hugely popular as it’s very easy to pair a skull makeup look with any costume. Creepy clowns will be at every party this year thanks to the new “IT” movie. For those wanting to be pretty not scary; glitter and shimmer will be the way. Fairies and mystical creatures.

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Name: Hilary Brownson

Age: 36

Area of Bolton you live: Egerton

Name of your business: The Makeup Garden

Instagram/Facebook/website:

Insta: garden_crowns

Facebook: The Makeup Garden

How long you've been doing make up for: In total for 14 years but I only set my own makeup studio up this year.

Your favourite look for Halloween: My degree was in film, television and theatre so personally I love taking images from horror films and recreating a look. At the moment I’m planning the iconic ‘chestburster’ scene from Alien.

What you think the most popular look will be this Halloween: Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls are popular because they’re still glamorous for a night out (I also hand-make the flower headdress to order in matching colours).

But, on Instagram, the optical illusions and special effects styles are huge at the moment.

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Name: Danielle Parkinson

Age: 28

Area of Bolton: Sharples

Name of business: makeup by danielle

Instagram/Facebook/website:

Instagram: danielleparkinson89

Facebook: makeupbydanielleparkinson

How long you've been doing make up for: One year.

Favourite Halloween look: Sugar skull.

Most popular: Harley Quinn, who first appeared in the Batman: The Animated Series episode Joker's Favor and was most recently seen in 2016 film Suicide Squad.

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Make up by Gemma Roberts, who creates the looks as a hobby. She said: "I just find inspiration online and YouTube and paint my children and friends."

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Name: Kelly Forster

Age : 29

Area of Bolton: Heaton

Name of business: Polish Up

Facebook/contact: facebook.com/kellyizzi27 07931263366

How long I've been doing make up: Two years

Favourite Halloween look: Clown

Most popular: Zombie

Kelly said: "I love SFX, this is something I would like to take further."

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"We want your weird and wonderful photos for Halloween 2017. Children and adults will be getting into the spooky spirit for October 31, send us your best costume, pumpkin and party pictures. "

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From Jaime Hammond

What is your response?Alise's Halloween costume.

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From Steven Marshall

What is your response?Madison Amelia Marshall aged 3. Spooky Bat Girl! Morris Green.

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What is your response?Sebastian James Mort 4 months old enjoying Halloween themed moo music class on his first Halloween as a pumpkin 🎃

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From Pearl Burgess

What is your response?Teddy Paul Monson. 6months old .My grandsons 1st Halloween.

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From Stacy Taylor

What is your response?Thomas Taylor from Darcy Lever, first Halloween as a pumpkin

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From Stacy Taylor

What is your response?Joseph Taylor from Darcy Lever asThe Joker

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From Lisa Hilton

What is your response?Madison Amelia Marshall. Aged 3. Morris Green Bolton. The spooky bat girl xxx

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What is your response?Kaitlyn and keaton Halloween 2017

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From Lisa Byrne

What is your response?Off to a halloween party with Natasha age10 Millie age 6 and Liam 5 x fun times x

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From Alan Morley

What is your response?Spooky maya morley

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From Lowrell Stewart

What is your response?Smithills farm bolton Halloween spooky night. Front Row: Ava Owen, Tianna Moore & Lola Fletcher.

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From Tianna Moore

What is your response?Zombie school girl

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From Community contributor

What is your response?In anoymnous masks for Halloween

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From Leigh Taylor

What is your response?Jaxon 3 and Sophia 6

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From Margaret Rodmell

What is your response?My daughter lacey ready for a halloween party

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From Justine Edwards

What is your response?Festival of the dead selfie

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From Chelle Byrne

What is your response?Ellie vampire & ebony skeleton ready to freak out!!!

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From Chelle Byrne

What is your response?Ellie vampire & ebony skeleton ready to freak out!!!

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From Lindsey Adams

What is your response?Halloween parties. Plus cheerleaders at Manchester Giants basketball game 🏀

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From Becky Hoole

What is your response?Heidi and Lucia Burgess having a super Halloween

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From Andrea McDonnell

What is your response?Luke age 3 enjoying his first trick or treating!

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From Lucas Bowyer

What is your response?Lucas aged 15months

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From Ellen Smith

What is your response?Callum and connor Halloween 2017

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From Charlene Hoofe

What is your response?Summer Hoofe age 4 dressed as a spooky doll Toby Hoofe age 9 dressed as a evil teddy bear Ewan Hoofe age 8 dressed as a evil bat Fearne Hoofe age 12 dressed as a spooky jester doll

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From nicola Nedderman

What is your response?Talulah & Coco Nedderman wish you Happy Halloween from our house to yours🎃

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From Karina Houghton

What is your response?Kurt as Grimm Reaper. He wanted Slipknot but we couldn't find Spike head

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From Nicola Foxcroft

What is your response?Me Nicola foxcroft and 5 year old son Daniel Davies x

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From Rebecca Whittle

What is your response?My daughter lily whittle on way to School princess zombie/clown/witch she said :)

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From Stacy Oxtoby

What is your response?Ruby 7 Year old Lucas -John 5 years old and Jenson James 10 month

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From Joanne Molyneux

What is your response?Ashton as The Little Vampire

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From Emma Lacy

What is your response?Isabelle and Daisy ready to trick or treat tonight

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From Bernie hewitt

What is your response?Tj and nathanial hewitt aged 6 and 9 dressed as slenderman and freddy krueger

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From Jenna Roper

What is your response?Jenna Roper, Ian Eckersley, Ben Foster & Becky Wardrop

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From Neil Cassells-Gregson

What is your response?Joseph the werewolf and Daniel the zombie pirate at Whitby Abbey

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From Anna Hill

What is your response?Baby Jacob's first Halloween, 3 months old. Pumpkin carving fun.

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