Big Screen on the Green: 'The Conjuring'

Overview

Eagle Farm Racecourse's giant screen is getting another workout — and this time, it comes with bumps and jumps. After taking Brisbanites to Middle-Earth with a session of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Big Screen on the Green is back for Halloween, spiriting viewers away to a haunted house.

Perhaps that should be conjuring them away? Yes, The Conjuring is the horror movie getting the huge treatment, with the screen measuring a massive 44 metres long. Head by from 7pm on Wednesday, October 31 to revisit the scary flick that has started not only a franchise, but a whole spooky cinematic universe — including its own sequel, the Annabelle series and now The Nun.

If you need a pre-film refresher, the supernatural effort follows the Perron family, who move to a Rhode Island farmhouse and discover that things aren't quite right. When everything starts getting a little too unnerving, they call in demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren — who are real figures, with this James Wan-directed effort supposedly based on actual events.

Gates open at 5.30pm if you're keen to get cosy as early as possible. Tickets cost $10, which gets you a spot on the public lawn — or you can spend $20 and get a large popcorn as well, plus your choice of wine, sparkling, house beer or a non-boozy beverage. You can't BYO food or drinks, but there'll be more available to purchase. Or if you'd like a picnic, bring a pal and nab a $55 gourmet hamper package for two, which includes charcuterie, a cheese platter and breads.

And, if you need something to sit on — or to keep warm — you can hire picnic blankets for $12, blankets for rugging up for $5 and bean bags for $8.

Image: Big Screen on the Green.