Dinner Party from Hell

I have never had a dinner party before. Maybe this is a posh word for family BBQ or kids party at a pizza place, not sure if you can count my countless teddy bear picnics, but I've never attended something called "dinner party". However, a girl can dream and if I could REALLY have it my way (usually isn't too hard if I switch on the puppy eyes) then it would surround the theme of horror.

I absolutely love horror films. Insidious (DO NOT watch alone), The Conjuring, Paranormal Activity, 24 Days Later, you name it. Even though I have to hide behind my friend's shoulder or my jacket sleeve, it's the thrill that it makes you feel. Most of the time I feel more excited than scared. This might be of a concern to you but I can assure you I am fine, it's just the love of the film genre. I very much enjoy classic horror films and my dream dinner party is based around characters from those.

People Invited

Admittedly, I don't think some of the guests are even real humans. They're some demonic creature sent by Satan to Earth because he was probably a little scared of them himself.

1. Freddy Krueger. Used to be a human but was given a "Get Out of Hell" free card by Satan who lets him drag people to his own little Underworld.

2. His "best friend", Jason Vorhees. Never seen his face, but judging by his childhood he is indeed human. I would certainly keep Freddy and Jason at either ends of the table because it's not in my budget to film Freddy vs Jason 3.

3. Michael Myers Again, never seen his face but based on him murdering his sister at a young age, defo human. Not sure how he will eat without taking off his mask but I'm sure he has it sussed by now.

4. Chucky. As he is a doll, I am not too sure if he can actually digest anything, but he can walk, talk and kill so I will provide anyway (most likely need a high chair too).

5. The Grudge. I hope she doesn't make that ghastly noise at the table...

6. Candyman. Don't say his name too many times, folks! I wonder if his name comes from his actual love of sweet foods, but I will find out during dessert. I would also like to know where he purchased his beautiful jacket. Fingers crossed they have one in TJ Maxx...

7. Hellraiser. I will not hug this guy upon arrival to the party because I don't want his thorns, or whatever they are, in my face! Maybe he will bring me my own Hell Cube as a gift...

Can they bring a plus one? Sure, the more the merrier. However, I can tell you for a fact that the one person who is banned is IT, the child eating clown. He is all-round too scary for me and has appeared once or twice in my nightmares. In addition, I don't think I'll be serving children on the menu...

Food Served

I haven't seen many of these folks eat in their movies so I'm going to have to mix it up. On one side of the table I'll have fresh, raw meat. Liver, chicken, beef. Straight from the wrapper, cold as ice and not even any seasoning. Food for the demons/whatever they are. On the other side of the table, I'll have chips, chicken nuggets and burgers. Potentially a pint of milk for Chucky but I think he's a bit beyond his baby years. This is bog standard normal people (in comparison to the guests) food and are also pretty mandatory dinner party items and bound to be the first to be all gone. It is also some of my favourite food so it's a win-win for everyone.

For dessert, your standard vanilla ice cream, Victoria sponge or chocolate cake and jelly. Strawberry flavour to resemble blood of course. I might have to contact Candyman beforehand just in case he has any special requests.

Would I serve alcohol? Well, I would want some so the answer is yes. Get the Bloody Mary cocktail kit on the go!

Location

Most certainly not my house! I don't want anyone getting any fancy ideas...

Judging by the movies, each character has a different location. The Grudge, Freddy, Michael and Candyman will pretty much appear anywhere at anytime. However, I would set the location as an abandoned dilapidated house/castle. Pretty bog standard location for most of the characters and doesn’t require any extreme decoration. The creaky floorboards and ghost sounds count as the music. I might dust it down a bit beforehand to avoid sneezing, trigger any allergies and remove any spiders just in case anyone is afraid of them (highly unlikely).

Games

Can’t be a party without the blood-curdling social interaction (if you pardon the pun!) We would play the obvious really, Cluedo. A classic murder mystery game. Only one game because it can take about 2/3 hours. They all murder and cause extreme violence for fun so it shouldn't be too hard for them to figure out who did what to who. I put my money on Candyman being the winner.

So there we have it. A good time with all the best classic killers. I won’t set a dress theme because as we know, they already have their set attire. I certainly would make sure I have loose clothing and good pair of running trainers to hand just in case things turn sour... not like I would have much time to change anyway!