Horror Cocktails

Below are the cocktails we have paired with each movie. Along with the picture of each cocktail, we have included the website/source where we found the cocktail and if we liked it or not. If you click the link, a new window will open with the cocktail recipe.

Ghost Story

Paired with The Others.

Poltergeist Potion

Paired with Poltergeist. This is a layered drink, so it takes a bit of skill to make. In the picture on the original recipe, the colors are flip-flopped from ours, so we tried it the opposite way the next time, and one of us liked it better. The drink is bigger than you think, so be sure to use a large glass.

Find the recipe olga.quick.recipes on Instagram:
1 oz pineapple juice (yellow layer)
1 oz coconut rum (yellow layer)
1 oz blue curaçao (blue layer)
1 oz vodka (blue layer)

Little Brother

Paired with Talk to Me. This drink is interesting because it contains a scoop of ice cream in the shaker. The drink is relatively simple to make, but the scoop does not melt in the shaker. It leaves a hunk of ice cream behind, which does pour out in the drink. One of us thought the drink was very good, and the other thought it was too alcohol-y. We did omit the vanilla when we had the second drink, and we didn't like it as much. A con of this drink is that you have to drink it quickly so the ice cream doesn't get warm.

Spider Venom

Paired with Arachnophobia. Making this drink isn't for the faint of heart. The blackberries don't crush very well due to the seeds in it, so you probably need to use a cheesecloth and slllooowwwllllyyyy pour the drink from the shaker to get all of the seeds out. Otherwise, all the pulp gets caught in your mouth while you're drinking, and it looks like you have blood clots coming out of your mouth. The flavor is great; it is a little tart. We thought maybe using blackberry syrup and leaving out the blackberries and simple syrup may work, but we haven't tested that theory. We really liked this drink, but it's too much work to make and drink.

Black Hole

Paired with Monster Squad. This drink takes some forethought because it requires freezing orange juice before making the drink. It is a visually appealing drink (although it is NOT the color it is in the original website), so if you want to spice up your brunch look, this could be it. Be gentle when removing your shot glass; we recommend twisting it a bit before trying to pull it out. Additionally, the orange juice will unfreeze from the center quickly, so don't take them out until your guests are ready to drink. This is a mimosa, plain and simple.

Smokestack

Paired with Sinners. Don't let the blueberry syrup scare you away from this drink. It does make the drink a bit sweet, but it is not overbearing. At first taste, the bourbon flavor is very light because the drink is topped with seltzer water, so you may want to stir everything before drinking. The recommended seltzer water for this drink (not the one in the picture) is a lot stronger than typical blackberry seltzer water, but it tastes more like pop, so make the decision on what type of seltzer water you'd like.

This recipe is from the Kovira Bar on TikTok:
1 oz blueberry syrup
1 oz bourbon
3/4 oz lime juice
1/2 oz blue curacao
Top with blackberry seltzer (specifically Clearly Canadian mountain blackberry)

Explosion

Paired with Final Destination. This drink has an easily findable ingredient, but an ingredient we didn't realize was an actual ingredient: Liquid Smoke. It is carried in most grocery stores, but we lit the cinnamon stick (powder) on fire again, which honestly did nothing. We really enjoyed this drink, and if you use Patron, the drink is very good and full of flavor. If you don't use Patron, this is a light drink and margarita-ish. The cinnamon does come through! We recommend trying this one out!

Lake Michigan Froth

Paired with Dawn of the Dead. This drink is a great summer drink; it's light and frothy (glad it lives up to its namesake). One of us did use different ingredients (one by accident), and it still resulted in a great drink. The substitutions were angostura bitters and pineapple seltzer water. There's only one ounce of gin in the recipe, so it's not very gin heavy, making it the perfect gin drink for new or reluctant gin drinkers.