"Celebrate the eerie festival of Halloween? Come to Hong Kong Ocean Park Halloween Bash," said the park's Chairman Allen Zeman Friday, promising to provide the most erotic experience to tourists between Sept. 29 to Oct. 31.

"We promise to bring you a larger than life fright night, where for the first time the park will extend the hours of horror to 12 midnight," said Zeman, appearing as a regal Chinese groom at a press conference here.

The park had been preparing for the event for almost one year and spent "seven digits amount of money," he told journalists.

He said the number of actors playing shrieking spirits will increase to 200, far exceeding the number of 80 last year, and the venues of attraction will also rise to six from three last year.

Additional ghostly magic will occur with Luna Midntye, the bash 's leading spirit, who will lure 200 ghouls through the park creating pure bedlam in their wake.

The fright continues in the Scary Zones where a ghostly ship wreck, a terror filled jungle, and a zombie infested cemetery, respectively, will create an extra spooky haunting.

For hungry souls, the "Exotic Halloween Dinner" will extend a chilling dinner experience at the Captain's Table and at kiosks throughout the park.

The Halloween bash in the ocean park has become an increasingly popular event in and around Hong Kong since it was launched six year ago. Last year, the event attracted more than 440,000 tourists to the park.

(Xinhua News Agency September 11, 2006)