Great Ideas on Planning a New Year's Eve Party for Horror Movie Buffs

The party invitation list should include those who enjoy horror movies such as "Saw" from Evolution Entertainment. The invitations can be made on standard 8x11 multipurpose paper and printed from a home computer. They can be decorated with spooky Halloween stickers. The Halloween Word Label stickers from Oriental Trading are good to use. A scary font can be used to type the text on the invitations. To get creative, the invitations can also be made by hand. You can cut out letters from a newspaper and paste them on paper to make the invitation look like a ransom note. Instead of merely saying "you're invited", you can also take a note from Columbia Pictures' "I know What You Did Last Summer". Type a message on the invitation that says something like "I know What You Did Last New Years" and then provide instructions on how to get to your New Year's Eve party. Make sure to include an RSVP contact number along with the time and date when it will take place.

Make sure to have at least ten different horror movies on DVD for the guests to watch. Although all guests will like the terror, everyone has their own definition of what good horror movies consist of. Some people like lots of blood and gore while others enjoy a good scare with minimal severed body parts in the scene. Having a good mix of horror movies will ensure that your guests will like what they watch. Classics like "Friday the 13th", "Halloween", and Stephen King's "The Pet Cemetery" are great titles to have on hand.

Treat your horror-crazed guests to a batch of delicious sweet and spicy Asian wings. This recipe can be found on the food network website and in the resources section of this article on Associated Content. You can also prepare spaghetti and meatballs. It is a quick dish and goes great with the Horror Movie theme. Desserts can include chocolate cake and cherry pie. You can also decorate the dining area with gummy worms for the guests to snack on. Surround the gummy worms with Candy Blood bags from Oriental Trading. The edible liquid has a watermelon flavor. Open some of the bags and pread the liquid around the serving bowls for a nice horrifying effect. Guests can toast to the New Year with Charlotte's Festive Party Punch, a recipe from Emeril Lagasse. Regular fruit punch or sparkling cider can be used as a non-alcoholic alternative. Sparkling cider can be found at a local supermarket such as Pathmark, Shoprite or Acme.

The right music can set the perfect tone for a Horror Movie New Year's Eve party. The music can be played as guests arrive and as an interstitial between movies and dinner. Horror movie soundtracks are great to use for this type of New Year's Eve party. I would recommend skipping the average spooky Halloween music. The movie soundtracks offer a more authentic experience. Guest will be able to identify songs from "The Ring" and "Psycho" rather than an isolated howling wolf sound.

Guests can participate in a game of Horrorivia. This Horror Movie Trivia Game is sold on the internet and has different editions available for purchase. The board games include trivia cards with questions about various horror movies. The Horrorivia company also offers a DVD edition for those who don't want to use the game cards. The DVD editions allows players to answer questions using their television. The board game comes in a coffin shaped game box with game cards, tokens and a game board. This can be a very fun game for your Horror Movie themed New Year's Eve party.

Decorations can include New Year's banners and cups. You may also want to include Skull Balloons from Oriental Trading. Try to add other spooky decorations to the mix. Left over trinkets can be minimized by giving them to the guests. That will remove the need for extra storage. Your guests will also have a memorable gift from an exciting New Year's Eve party.