DOWNTOWN (WCSC) - The Halloween spirit is in full-force at a downtown theatre as a supernatural rock opera hits the stage this week.

Dead of the Night will be playing at PURE Theatre Friday, Saturday and Halloween night at 8 p.m. The rock opera, written by London's own Mad Poet of Leicester Square, Willi Jones, will feature such characters as The Time Capturer, The Werewolves of Sennen Cove, Go Go Ghouls and many more fiendish monsters.

Once brought to life, these creatures will take control of the show and send guests on a wild ride.

For more information on Dead of the Night, click here.

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DOWNTOWN (WCSC) - A movie depicting the story of Julius Caesar set in a modern African state is set to premier at the Charleston Public Library Auditorium later this month.

Holy City Shakespeare will hold a viewing party on Saturday, October 27 from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for a pre-release copy of Julius Caesar. The movie is directed by Royal Shakespeare Company Artistic Director Gregory Doran and was viewed at the World Shakespeare Festival in April 2012.

DOWNTOWN (WCSC) - Charleston Stage will bring the spooky tale of Edgar Allan Poe’s death to life through an original play this October.

Nevermore, Edgar Allan Poe, The Final Mystery will be playing at the Historic Dock Street Theatre October 19 - November 4.The play will follow Poe's final days, leading up to his mysterious death in 1849.

According to history, Poe boarded a ship in Richmond, Virginia set for New York, but was later found wandering the streets of Baltimore delirious and incoherent. A few days later, the writer was dead.