CREDIT: RICHARD GILMORE
London’s Lost Soul Stroll is set to take to the streets of London starting October 4.

With Halloween just around the corner, there's no better way to get in the spooky spirit than with a haunted stroll around the city. However, without many residents knowing, London's had its fair share of ghost stories and haunted locations, and it's London Fringe's Lost Soul Stroll that will be bringing these tales back from the grave.

Set to take place every Friday and Saturday during the month of October, the Lost Soul Stroll will feature local actors dressed as the dead to reenact the stories from London's paranormal past. During this time, participants aged 12 and up will be guided through the city between the hours of 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to witness the haunted happenings first-hand.

Alison Challis, producer at London Fringe, is excited to be hosting the Lost Soul Stroll for the ninth year in a row.

“Although this is the ninth year we're in operation, we've created an entirely new script and designated a completed new route,” Challis said. “We've really lifted the event on its head this year as we're going with a new comedic format, which is really exciting. We hope that for our audiences and cast that come out every year, this is going to be something really fun and different.”

In addition to that, one of the newest additions to the stroll this year is the introduction of the Burymore Family, a troupe of long-dead actors who will be leading audiences through a comedic but creepy tour of downtown London.

“We've got a cast of six performers this year, five of which are part of a troupe called the Burymore Family, who are traveling around as a group and performing these vignettes and stories as part of the theatre presentation,” Challis said. “The sixth performer is a theatre critic from hell, and [the Burymore Family] are trying to get a four-star review to save themselves from theatre purgatory.”

First-time director for the Lost Soul Stroll Jennifer Hale is just as excited about the new twist added to the event.

“It's fun, unique and a little bit different every night,” Hale said. “Historically, the show was monologue based [where] we would have two ‘tour guides' take the audiences around to different stations downtown to meet some of London's infamous residents. This year the cast of the show travel together as a group [allowing] the actors to interact with each other throughout the entire piece [and] breathe some life into the concept for the audience.”

Alongside Hale is playwright for the Stroll Jason Rip.

“Jason Rip has been writing this show since it began nine years ago,” Hale explained. “He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with him, as well as being a great performer. It's been wonderful having him on board not only as the playwright, but as part of the cast too.”

Returning to perform this year are local actors Man Muldoon, John McKenzie and five-time participant Dave Adler. New additions to the team include Erica Leighton and Matt Stewart.

“This year's cast is fantastic,” Hale said. “My stomach often hurts from laughing after rehearsals, and I think the audience is going to really enjoy this year's production!”

For more information on how you can experience the perfect balance of chills and laughter, visit lostsoulstroll.com or call 519-434- 0606. Tickets are $25 each, but only $15 on October 4 and 5.