PARIS, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Lodging website Airbnb announced a contest to win a spooky Halloween stay with six million deceased roomies in the Catacombs of Paris. 
 
 The contest, which interested Halloween revelers can enter on Airbnb's website, offers overnight accommodations for two people Oct. 31 in the Catacombs, a public museum that was filled with the remains of about six million Parisians to relieve cemetery overpopulation in the late 18th century. 
 
 "Before bedtime, a storyteller will have you spellbound with fascinating tales from the catacombs, guaranteed to produce nightmares. Finally, enjoy dawn with the dead, as you become the only living person ever to wake up in the Paris catacombs," the listing reads. 
 
 The listing's "rules" state guests should "respect the Catacombs as you would your own grave" and there are no pets allowed, but "you can be assured there will be a monster under your bed." 
 
 The contest calls for adventuresome entrants to "tell the host before midnight October 20th why you think you're brave enough to sleep in the catacombs." ||||| The Space 
 
 Bienvenue to the bowels of Paris! 
 
 Looking for a change from the usual Halloween festivities? Escape the pint-sized pirates and mini goblins in the world’s largest grave— Paris’ famous catacombs, the final resting place of 6 million souls. 
 
 On Halloween night, journey to the center of the earth and learn about the hair-raising history of this mysterious subterranean labyrinth. Satisfy your thirst for adventure in the sprawling network of skulls and bones. Next, savor a dazzling culinary experience while enjoying a private concert in the most incredible acoustics under the earth. 
 
 Before bedtime, a storyteller will have you spellbound with fascinating tales from the catacombs, guaranteed to produce nightmares. Finally, enjoy dawn with the dead, as you become the only living person ever to wake up in the Paris catacombs. 
 
 For an unforgettable Halloween, tell the host before midnight October 20th why you think you're brave enough to sleep in the catacombs. 
 
 The prize is open to couples and friends, 2 people maximum. ||||| Halloween nights don’t get much spookier than this. 
 
 Earlier this month, Airbnb announced that Bran Castle in Romania, also known as “Dracula’s Castle”, would be listed on its website for the night of October 31. 
 
 Two brave souls had the chance to spend Halloween in the imposing medieval fortress, which is located in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania. 
 
 Airbnb ran a global competition to win the spooky stay. To enter, would-be vampire hunters were invited to write a short passage on what they would say if they came “face-to-fang” with Count Dracula. The winners were siblings Tami and Robin, hailing from Ottawa, Canada. 
 
 Credit: Robert Harding Images / Airbnb 
 
 They convinced Airbnb’s judges that they were worthy of the spooky stay by explaining that their grandfather “was the world’s leading expert in Gothic Literature, and was considered to be an expert in Dracula." 
 
 Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel tells the story of a bloodthirsty Transylvanian count's attempt to find new blood in England Credit: PETER GUENZEL/ Airbnb 
 
 "We would do just about anything to stay as a guest with the original vampire who inspired him,” they added. 
 
 Guests can expect deathly silence while they sleep Credit: Airbnb 
 
 The winners were invited to recreate the story of Stoker’s protagonist Jonathan Harker, arriving at their destination by horse-drawn carriage before dining on a “blood-enriching meal” and bedding down for the night in “luxurious velvet trimmed Dracula coffins.” 
 
 Guests will dine on a protein-rich meal Credit: Airbnb 
 
 This year’s competition winners were subject to a series of rules which banned any garlic or “garlic-scented items” from the residence, as well as silver jewellery and holy symbols. The guests were also advised to close all curtains and warned that, “the count is not a fan of mirror selfies.” 
 
 Bram Stoker, the author of the 19th century classic, was said to have based Dracula’s residence on Bran Castle – though he only ever read about the monument and never actually visited Romania. 
 
 The guests were hosted by Dacre Stoker, the Irish author’s great nephew who is, Airbnb says, “a well-respected vampire expert and passionate advocate of his great uncle’s novel.” 
 
 Stoker’s infamous count is partially based on 15th-century Wallachian prince Vlad Dracul, also known as Vlad Tepes (Vlad The Impaler in English) due to his rather gruesome penchant for ramming a spike through his enemies and leaving them to die. Tepes never resided in Bran Castle, though some historians believe he may have been imprisoned there for a short spell. 
 
 Last Halloween, Airbnb hosted guests in Paris’s subterranean catacombs, also known as the ‘Empire of the Dead’. 
 
 If you fancy a more modern alternative, we’ve got a guide to a Bucharest city break here.
– If your idea of a perfect Halloween involves spending the night with 6 million dead people, Airbnb has just the thing. It's offering up a free night in the Catacombs of Paris on Oct. 31 to the person who submits the best essay here. The winner will get a private concert in what Time calls "basically the world's biggest grave," a fancy dinner, and the apparent honor of becoming "the only living person to wake up" in the catacombs, according to the contest. One guest is allowed. Airbnb reportedly paid about $400,000 for the privilege of privatizing the site for the night, reports AFP. “Before bedtime, a storyteller will have you spellbound with fascinating tales from the catacombs, guaranteed to produce nightmares," says the contest. The Catacombs of Paris, a labyrinth of tunnels set up to relieve cemetery overcrowding in the 18th century, are now a public museum, notes UPI—and a major tourist attraction. The Airbnb rules ask guests to "respect the Catacombs as you would your own grave." The contest deadline is Oct. 20. (In the US, a woman's Halloween decorations outside her home were apparently a little too realistic.)