31 Days of Halloween: A Night to Dismember Zombie Prom Halloween Party

This past weekend Mister Spooky and I hosted our Zombie Prom Halloween party and it was a great success! It was such fun planning it all out and making a bunch of decorations and recipes for the party! I am really glad we chose this theme because it gave our guests the opportunity to be creative with their costumes and it gave us the freedom to do some neat decorating!

I made a bunch of cool signs for the party and tons of yummy (and vegan) party noms! We transformed our apartment with streamers, balloons, room wrap, fringe curtains and lots of twinkly lights - and then made sure everything had a bit of blood splatter on it, tee hee!

Mister Spooky and I dressed as the Zombie Prom King and Queen. We got our duds from the thrift store and ripped/bloodied them up. I bought some cheap crowns from the costume store and I made our sashes. Our guests came up with some super-cool costumes and almost everyone stuck to the zombie theme! We had zombie Marilyn Monroe, teacher, janitor, coach, football player, cheerleader, schoolgirl and various zombies, plus a Doctor Doom and a warlock.

We dined on icky-looking but delicious tasting food, listened to groovy Halloween music, drank our infamous bloody punch (it is so yummy but so deadly!) and played games like horror character charades, zombie trivia and zombie darts! At the end of the night we handed out some awesome zombie-themed prizes.

Everyone had lots of fun and I am really pleased how everything turned out! You can take a looksie at the party pics below:

Hosts and Zombie Prom Queen and King (me and Mister Spooky)

I love how the "A Night to Dismember" banner looks

 Entrance with a sign that reads "Welcome to 

Romero High's Zombie Prom 2012"

 Beware!

I want your brains!

 Zombie Buffet (pre-party during set-up)

Zombie Buffet all set up! I really dug the Zombie Prom 

sign I made.

Zombified plates and blood splatter napkins

Zombie Buffet Menu, including Bloody Brains (cream cheese and salsa), 

Lady Fingers aka Bloody Zombie Fingers, Brain Balls (aka popcorn balls), 

Mini Mummies (aka pigs-in-blankets), Zombie Puke (guacamole and salsa), 

Bone Shards (aka chips), Tooth Rot (kettle corn) - everything was vegan!

Some goodies on the Zombie Buffet, including Brain (Popcorn) Balls

and various body parts

Bloody Zombie Fingers were a huge hit!

Mini mummies (I like to think of mummies as old school zombies)

 My sister and I in the handmade photo booth

 Welcome your undead class of Romero High 2012!

I took people's Polaroids when they arrived and they 

picked randomly from a bowl to see what they were 

voted as "Most Likely to..." just like in high school! 

Here is a close-up

Zombie restrooms

 We're coming to get ya!

 Undead prom queen and cheerleader

We want brains!

 Signs I made for the photo booth

 Awwww Mister Spooky and I have a prom pic together!

I am definitely framing this one!

Happy Zombie Prom! 

 Go Team Z! Zombie cheerleader, football coach and football player

 Ok, she couldn't eat, drink or talk, but her makeup

turned out amazing!

 Cute zombie couple 

 Zombie Marilyn Monroe and undead prom-goer

 The Prom King and Doctor Doom

Undead teacher and janitor ... clever costumes!

I think I only have one zombie pose LOL!

31 Days of Halloween: Zombie Prom Party Prep!

Hi ghouls and boils! I'm running around like a crazy person getting ready for tonight's Zombie Prom! There are a few more decorating touches to be done, baking/cooking and last-minute costume alterations going on!

Whew! I can't wait for tonight, though!

Of course I couldn't let a day go by without a post, so I wanted so share some photos I've taken while prepping for tonight's Halloween party.

Check out how our "Romero High School" is coming along for Zombie Prom:

Entry way

 "A Night to Dismember"

Prom dress

 Caution: Zombies Ahead

 We will dance by candlelight

 Welcome to Romero High's Zombie Prom 2012

A Night to Dismember

Spooky wall

 Beware!

 Grrrrr arghhhhh!

Spooky cloth

 Caution: Zombies!

 Photo booth

 Blood Red Room

Batty bathroom

I can't wait to share more pics of the actual party with you! 

What are your plans for the evening? Are you attending any Halloween parties? 

31 Days of Halloween: My Top 10 Zombie Songs

In preparation for our Zombie Prom-themed Halloween party at the end of the month, I decided to put together a song list featuring my top 10 songs about zombies and share it with all you readers! The zombie songs are from a few of my favorite genres like goth, punk, industrial, aggrotech, EBM, metal, electro and alternative.

This is by no means a comprehensive list of zombie songs, but rather just 10 of my favorites. Feel free to share your favorite songs about zombies below!

1.)    Brains – God Module (Buy the MP3)
2.)    Now I’m Feeling Zombified – Alien Sex Fiend (Buy the MP3)
3.)    Zombie Nation – Grendel (Buy the MP3)
4.)    Brains! – Voltaire (Buy the MP3)
5.)    Night of the Living Dead – Misfits (Buy the MP3)
6.)    Living Dead Girl – Rob Zombie (Buy the MP3)
7.)    Blood, Brains and Rock ‘n’ Roll – Zombie Girl (Buy the MP3)
8.)    Surfin' Dead - The Cramps (Buy the CD)
9.)    Zombie Graveyard Party – Be Your Own Pet (Buy the MP3)
10.)    Zombie Stomp - Elvira (Buy the CD)

Listen to the mix below!

They're Coming to Get You, Barbara! from thespookyvegan on 8tracks Radio.

What are your favorite zombie-themed songs?

31 Days of Halloween: Vegan Gelatin Recipe for Zombie Brains

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I've always coveted this zombie brain gelatin mold but figured that since traditional gelatin isn't vegan (it is made from the skin, tendons, ligament and bones of animals...sick!!), I had no reason to purchase one. However, with our upcoming Zombie Prom Halloween party preparations, I changed my mind, determined to find a veganized version of gelatin. So, I went ahead and purchased a mold and lo and behold, actually found a recipe for vegan gelatin!

Here is the vegan gelatin recipe I found online that is super-easy, requires little ingredients and is cruelty-free:

Ingredients:

1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon water
2 cups cherry juice (cherry juice works best for taste/color, but you could also use other flavors of juice for different tastes/colors)
1 teaspoon agar-agar powder* (please see note below)

Directions:

1. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water in a small cup or bowl and set aside. 
2. In a saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups of cherry juice and agar-agar powder. Let stand for 5 minutes to soften. Set heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 1 minute.
3. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining juice along with the cornstarch mixture until no longer cloudy. Pour into small serving cups and/or molds and refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving (overnight works best).
4. You can use food coloring to make the brain look bloody or to define the brain folds.

*If you are using agar agar flakes, you need to use tablespoons instead of teaspoons. If you are using powder, then you use teaspoons. This is VERY important if done wrong will you will just end up with soup!

If you want, you can modify this recipe (just use the vegan gelatin above and use a non-dairy substitute) for coloring of your braiiiiiins!

Big thanks to Seeing Things for giving me a heads up about these recipes!