A slew of parties about to take place around Halloween Photos: Courtesy of the venues

Whether you are looking for a zombie crawl, a horror house, or a fetish party this Halloween, Shanghai has got you covered. Here's a list of the city's spookiest parties, so get your costume ready and pick a place to trick-or-treat this year.

This week's Halloween celebrations will kick off on Tuesday, October 29 with the HorriCHIC party at The Geisha (390 Shaanxi Road South), organized by French Tuesdays team - the networking group throwing parties once a month, in a different venue and with a different theme. This month they are taking over The Geisha to transform it into two different ambiances.

A slew of parties about to take place around Halloween Photos: Courtesy of the venues

"The party will begin in Hell, which will be on the top floor terrace," said Raul Heraud, the party's organizer. Expect the decoration to be gory, with lots of body parts, blood, skeletons, and clips from spooky horror movies.

"After 10:30 pm, the gates to heaven will open and guests will be allowed to the club level, all decorated in white, with clouds and angels," he said. There will be themed drinks, live performances, DJ SAMU from New York, a lucky draw, and a prize for the best costume. The party will start at 8 pm and go on until 1 am.

Cirque le Soir (22 Zhongshan Road South), the new circus-themed club on the Bund, will be celebrating Halloween with their House of Horrors from Wednesday, October 30 until Saturday, November 2 (9 pm till 4 am). You can expect eccentric décor, coffins, skeletons, ghouls, and a special guest from London, Heavy Metal Pete.

A slew of parties about to take place around Halloween Photos: Courtesy of the venues

"He is a true circus gypsy," said Prudance Chu, project manager at Cirque le Soir. "After training his incredible feats of endurance for years, he has come to join us here in Shanghai." His acts include sword swallowing, fire eating, walking on a broken glass, lying on a razor sharp bed of nails, and eating light bulbs.

"He also performs two tricks called 'the human ashtray' and 'the human blockhead' and if you don't know what they are you will have to come along to Cirque le Soir to see for yourself," Chu said. Table reservations are highly recommended. Contact RSVP@cirquelesoirshanghai.com or 400-9910-088.

On the actual Halloween night, Thursday, October 31, Bar Rouge (18 Zhongshandongyi Road) is throwing another of their Pervert Parties. Latex, whips, chains and leather suits will be back once again this Halloween.

A slew of parties about to take place around Halloween Photos: Courtesy of the venues

Ladies get in free and can enjoy an open bar from 9:30 pm until 11:30 pm. Fetish or black outfits are mandatory to get in. If you need an outfit, try your luck at the adult market on 428 Tianmu Road Middle.

For something a bit different this Halloween, head to Inferno (480 Yongjia Road) for their Heavy Metal Halloween Scream Contest. Contestants will get a chance to imitate heavy metal artists live on the Inferno bar stage in front of a group of judges.

There will be prizes for those who can scream the loudest, plus drink specials. The contest will start at 9 pm.

Pub Crawl Shanghai will be celebrating Halloweek on the night of Halloween.

"Over 800 people joined Halloween Pub Crawls last year and this year we are planning for a massive migration of the wildest and most ridiculous costumes, hitting up all the best Halloween shindigs, getting weird at warehouse parties and dancing under the stars on outdoor terraces," said Johanna Hoopes, co-founder of the Drunken Dragon Pub Crawls.

A slew of parties about to take place around Halloween Photos: Courtesy of the venues

Thursday's meeting place is Helen's (148 Maoming Road North). It is 180 yuan ($29.58) in advance or 200 yuan at the door including an hour of open bar, free shots all night, drink discounts, party bus transportation and club entries. Reserve your spot on of the party bus at www.pubcrawlshanghai.com.

Dress up!

If you are looking for a costume idea or Halloween party supplies for your own shindig, check out one of these shops.

Holiday House

Add: 4/F, 21 Xuhong Road Middle

徐虹中路21号4楼

Tel: 6447-7189

This has been Shanghai's favorite for a long time now when it comes to Halloween shopping, storing everything from pumpkin baskets and spider webs to ghost, vampire and witch costumes.

Ruby's Party

Add: 3333 Hongmei Road 虹梅路3333号

Tel: 6401-6323

This Hongqiao store sells a wide selection of costumes, accessories and party decorations both in store and online (www.rubyparty.com)

Party Monster

Add: 41 Songlin Road 松林路41号

Tel: 5882-4991

If you are in Pudong, check this one out for all your party supplies. Also has a selection of costumes for both kids and adults.

You can also try the accessories market at Yu Garden on Fuyou Road (福佑路豫园), which sells a selection of masks, swords, wigs, and party decorations, or the fabric market (399 Lujiabang Road 陆家浜路399号) to get something made.