As Halloween approaches, the thought of fending off trick-or-treaters for yet another year might feel exhausting. And if so, Airbnb is offering you a quieter alternative. Tapping into people’s desire for unique experiences, it is opening up the Paris Catacombs for one night only.

In the summer of 2014, US box office figures were down 15%, and there were a string of spectacular film failures. The number of frequent moviegoers fell in every age group, but the biggest drop came from 18- to-25-year-olds. Has Netflix killed the blockbuster?

Being bad feels good. Full of intrigue, suspense and backstabbing, the Betrayers’ Banquet is a supper club with a difference. Held in a shadowy hall in East London, it capitalises on this more despicable facet of the human psyche.

As players solve puzzles and roam the depths of murky labyrinths, a biofeedback sensor monitors how scared or stressed they are and adjusts the difficulty accordingly – letting fear get the best of you in the face of terror will make for a harder game.