In just over a month Coney Island, the Halloween Masked Ball’s newest instalment of fun, will be opening its gates to a world where the magical and macabre got together and sired a litter of fabulous freaks, glamorous geeks and utterly grotesque human marvels.

On Halloween weekend the gates will creak open at the sixth October instalment of the Masked Ball, which this year takes its inspiration from New York’s infamous pleasure beach and boardwalk. This outlandish event in deepest darkest Cornwall now claims to be Europe’s largest - and most deliciously indulgent - Halloween dance music extravaganza.

The theme of this Halloween’s walk on the wild side is ‘freaks, geeks and human marvels’; a reference not only to the tormented and twisted sideshows on offer, but also to the revellers themselves - the Ballers - who dress to excess, party like there’s no tomorrow, and help make the sensory-overloading event a highlight of the hedonist’s calendar.

October 29 sees the Ball return to Los Flambardos in Helston - otherwise known as Flambards theme park - with enough rides, thrills and spills to give the real Coney Island a run for its money.

For the un-blooded, the Halloween Masked Ball is a rollercoaster ride through a dizzying kaleidoscope of more than a dozen creatively-curated venues, each with its own demented theme and devilishly decadent decor, all set to a scorching musical score.

New for this year is the Coney Island Stage, hosted by club legends Bugged Out, where party perennials Hot Chip will provide the soundtrack to live shows so surreal you’ll be having flashbacks and night-terrors for years.

Jinal’s Technodrome, another new addition not for the faint-hearted, will rack up the thrills as well as the beats per minute with its mind-warping audiovisual violence - just remember to scream if you want to go slower.

The organisers promise a totally immersive experience with surprises behind every door and every mask. There are live theatre shows, interactive venues, state-of-the-art lights, lasers and special effects - as well as more than 50 DJs and acts, including LTJ Bukem, Camo & Krooked, DJ Yoda, Ewan Pearson, Karma Kid and Felix Dickinson.

Venues to be discovered and digested include the Hospital Records hosted Grand Ballroom, The Asylum taken over by Loose People, Fangz the 80s disco, Durty Disco’s Warriors Stage, 45 Live’s Big Wheels of Steel and Future Garden’s Disco Diner.

Masked Ball director Kelvin Batt said: “The team and I are really, really, excited about this year’s event. When you step inside Halloween Masked Ball: Coney Island, it’s going to be like stepping into another world.

“It’s such a fantastic venue for our Halloween show and we are using every nook and cranny to give everyone a totally immersive experience. It’s a real privilege to be able to put something like this on.”

The Halloween Masked Ball takes place on Saturday, October 29, at Flambards Theme Park in Helston, and details including accommodation, coaches and tickets can be found at maskedball.net, with a tiered ticketing system so prices increase over time. Entry is strictly over 18.