Top 3 Creative Halloween Party Themes
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Halloween parties are a great excuse to go crazy with costumes, but if you feel like putting an inventive spin on things this year, take a look at these three creative party ideas:
Haunted Hollywood
Roll out the red carpet for your guests with a creepy Haunted Hollywood theme. Recreate the glitz and the glamour of Hollywood with your Halloween fancy dress by asking guests to come all dolled up as their favorite undead movie star. Think zombie Marilyn Monroe, vampire Charlie Chaplin and ghostly Audrey Hepburn. You could even host your very own Undead Oscars by offering prizes for Best Dressed and Most Terrifying. Create cinematic cocktails like The Blues Brothers’ Orange Whips, White Russians in the style of The Big Lebowski, and the famous James Bond vodka Martini. Serve alongside popcorn, pumpkin pie and plenty of Halloween sweets.
Voodoo Villains
For some spooky southern sophistication, throw a voodoo-themed party inspired by New Orleans swamps, fog-filled bayous and crumbling colonial mansions. Invite guests to come dressed as witch doctors, skeletons and voodoo priests, and take care of the decor with hanging vines, green moss and shrunken heads. Combine your Halloween theme with a southern-style spread, serving traditional Cajun food alongside candy and gingerbread voodoo dolls. Make sure the bar is well-stocked with Voodoo Swampjuice and other terrifyingly tasty potions.
Pirate Peril
Make the popular pirate theme Halloween-friendly by adding a deadly curse. Create sunken ship decor with strands of seaweed, a torn Jolly Roger, open portholes and scattered shells. Guests can dress up as the undead crew, unlucky hostages, and maybe even a mermaid or two. Pirates are well-known for their love of rum, so make sure you have plenty to offer, alongside coconut water if there are younger buccaneers present. Skull-shaped snacks are a must, and chocolate coins can serve as a tasty twist on traditional pirate booty. Sword fighting might be off the cards, but a treasure hunt in the dark can be great entertainment.
Carried off with style, imagination and a sense of fun, an unusual theme will make your party one to remember. Get planning now to give your guests a scarily good time.
*Provided by Kira ~
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