Watch hundreds howl at the moon in world record attempt

A group of Halloween lovers donned werewolf costumes and spooky face paint to take part in the biggest ever howl at the moon.

The Howl, a new Halloween theme park in Bedfordshire, hosted the world record attempt on its opening night on Saturday.

A total of 464 people howled for 60 seconds in a bid to beat the previous record of 296, which was set by students at St Cloud State University in Minnesota in 2013.

All participants in the world record breaking howl had to face the same direction and howl for a minimum of one minute.

Chris Pearson, who took part in the howl, said: “It makes me hyperventilate because I’m getting old now. It makes my head a little bit woozy but one has to do it because it just builds up within.”

The final figures will be checked by officials before a world record certificate is issued.