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By Neil McCartney

Photographer and Multimedia Journalist


Halloween festivities: The Haunted Forest in Kyalami

The night air was filled with screams of fear and of joy as zombies and dead pirates jumped out of the darkness to frighten the passing visitors.


The sounds of screaming and nervous laughter filled the air at the Haunted Forest Halloween event held in Kyalami on Saturday, 29 October, in support of Great Dane Rescue SA.

The Day of the Dead scene at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

The Day of the Dead scene at the Haunted Forest Halloween event. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

The crazy butcher gets close and personal at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

The crazy butcher gets close and personal at the Haunted Forest. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Devin Meiring and Erin Feinberg at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Devin Meiring and Erin Feinberg walk through the Haunted Forest. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Divan Oosthuizen at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Divan Oosthuizen at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane Rescue SA held in Kyalami. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Tian Oosthuizen at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Tian Oosthuizen at the Haunted Forest Halloween event. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

A mermaid statue at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

A mermaid statue at the entrance to the Haunted Forest Halloween event. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

The market at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

The market at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane Rescue SA held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Chane Nel with Abigail and Charlotte Kendal at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Chane Nel with Abigail and Charlotte Kendal posing for a picture at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane Rescue SA held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Davy Jones at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Davy Jones at the Walks the Plank scene in the Haunted Forest. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

A zombie jumps out of his grave to scare Saness Moodley and Yashila Govender at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

A zombie jumps out of his grave to scare Saness Moodley and Yashila Govender at the Haunted Forest Halloween event. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

A zombie comes up to scare people at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

A zombie comes up to scare people at the Haunted Forest. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

A zombie jumps out to scare Julia Johnson at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

A zombie jumps out to scare Julia Johnson at the Haunted Forest Halloween event held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

The Puppet Girl at the Theatre Bizarre in the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

The Puppet Girl at the Theatre Bizarre in the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane Rescue SA held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Kara Louse and Rebecca Mostert fight Davy Jones to save the trapped maiden at the Walk the Plank scene at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Kara Louise and Rebecca Mostert fight Davy Jones to save the trapped maiden at the Walk the Plank scene at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane Rescue SA held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Salome Bees takes her chances at the Kissing Booth at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

Salome Bees takes her chances at the Kissing Booth at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane Rescue SA held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

The Cemetery scene at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

The Cemetery scene at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

The Fiji Mermaid at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane rescue held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022.. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

The Fiji Mermaid at the Haunted Forest Halloween event in support of Great Dane Rescue SA held in Kyalami on the 29th October 2022. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen

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