A club's £20,000 Halloween display is catching shoppers’ attention.

A robotic ghoul and witch have been placed at the doors of the newly refurbished Gallery SuperClub nightclub on Bank Street in Maidstone town centre where passers-by are stopping to take a look and snap photos.

The witch, whose eyes light up, is swinging a model child by the feet.

There has been concern that the elaborate decorations are too frightening for passing children.

“It’s possibly too scary, it could be especially with the baby being upside down.”Mike James, a father from Maidstone, said:

But not all parents are worried.

Laura, a mother from Tonbridge, said: “It’s just a bit of fun and the children seem to like it.”

Suzanne Jonas, interior designer for Mayfair Construction which renovated the venue, said: “People are laughing, children are crying, parents are coming up and saying to their kids ‘If you don’t behave the witch will do that to you.’”

“I think people are loving it but there have been mixed reactions.”

The spooky figures, which came from the US, are just two of the pieces that have been bought by the nightclub as part of its new Halloween decorations, costing around £20,000 in total.

A number of nightmarish statues and moving models are being placed in the club in time for an under 18s night on Friday, October 27 and ‘Paranormal Creativity’ a night for adults the following evening.

Luke Gibb, promotions manager, said: “We go all out with decorations in the club.

“We are opening at 8pm but we expect to hit capacity of 1200 people by 10pm.”

The events are the club’s first since its re-launch in September after three months of closure and a change of ownership.

New features at the venue are a cocktail bar, upstairs VIP area, and a remodelled main room and dance floor.