Monsters 'invade' resort's rooftops for Halloween

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  1. A blue inflatable monster with long fingers and eyes on stalks peers over the side of a building as Blackpool Tower shines against the night sky in the background
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    Bezerker, Chomper, Octoplasm, Howler and Sick Jagger will be in town until 3 November

Monsters have invaded the rooftops of a much-loved seaside resort to help celebrate Halloween.

The 10 giant inflatable creatures have been installed to form a free monster hunt trail in Blackpool, which runs until 3 November.

Bezerker, Chomper, Octoplasm, Howler and Sick Jagger have popped up on the rooftops along the Golden Mile and in the town centre.

The trail has been put together by inflatable arts firm Designs In Air, which has previously created similar displays in Manchester, Lincoln and Bradford.

An orange inflatable monster on a rooftop in Blackpool on a dark night. It looks like a flame and has six bulbous eyes and a big black screaming mouth. Blackpool Tower can be seen in the distance to the right, lit up in blueVisitBlackpool

The creatures form part of a free monster hunt trail

A blue inflatable monster with a gaping mouth, spiky teeth and seven eyes stands on a rooftop in front of a car parkVisitBlackpool

Creative director Luke Egan said the hope was that "everyone gets a chance to see our colourful creatures who will be invading rooftops all along the Golden Mile and nearby town centre to join in the Halloween events this year".

"Last year, our tentacles went wild in the sea breeze on top of Blackpool Tower and this Halloween you can expect even more wild-eyed, monstrous, arm-waving hysteria - and that's just from our team," he added.

The monster hunt has been funded and supported by the government through its Shared Prosperity Fund.

Six huge inflated tentacles being installed on a rooftop at night by a workman who is dwarfed by them. The tentacles are green with yellow nodules and they rise up into the airVisitBlackpool

The monsters were designed by Luke Egan

Four of the giant inflated tentacles viewed from underneath against the night sky. The tentacles are green with yellow nodules and Blackpool Tower, lit up in blue, can be seen through them towards the bottom of the pictureVisitBlackpool

The monster hunt has been funded by the government

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