We are knees deep into spooky season, and what would be a better way to ‘get into the spirit’ than enjoying your two favorite Halloween activities- EATING spooktacular treats and WATCHING HORROR FLICKS? – With The Horror Movie Night Cookbook you can have the best of both worlds. (This is so much better than pizza and Netflix!)
Introducing The Horror Movie Night Cookbook: 60 Deliciously Deadly Recipes Inspired by Iconic Slashers, Zombie Films, Psychological Thrillers, Sci-Fi Spooks, and More by Richard S. Sargent.
This killer new cookbook offers thoughtful and tasty food and cocktail pairings inspired by the actual content of chilling classics like Jaws, Psycho, Scream, The Conjuring, The Evil Dead, Halloween, and more!
If you’re looking for kitschy Pinterest recipes like coffin-shaped cookies or zombie finger sandwiches, look elsewhere. With The Horror Movie Night Cookbook, you’ll find recipes inspired by horror’s most frightening favorites, including:
- Crawling Steak (Poltergeist)
- Campfire Sour (The Blair Witch Project)
- Zombie Baby Kale Salad (Dawn of the Dead)
- Bloody Floaties (Jaws)
- Alligator Bites (Crawl)
- The Mama’s Boy Martini (Psycho)
- And more!
Unlike other movie-themed cookbooks, The Horror Movie Night Cookbook takes you inside the films. “Inspired by the film itself, the recipes are built around food that is being eaten in the films or iconic lines or characters within. It’s not just a cookbook to pull out in October,” Sargent says. “My recipes are thoughtful and creative meals that can be served any time of the year.”
Sargent, a lifelong fan of the horror genre, says this book combines his two loves: movies and food. “Everybody loves movies and food, and this book is perfect for when you are sick of just sitting on the couch with a frozen pizza and Netflix,” he says. “If entertaining is your thing, this is a must-have. My friends and I had a hell of a time testing and perfecting these recipes, and I hope you have a killer time when you take a stab at re-creating them for your own movie nights. Now, in the infamous words of Julie James… What are you waiting for?
Below is one of my FAVORITE recipes from The Horror Movie Night Cookbook- you MUST TRY IT!
This one is called “THE BURIAL PLOT” from NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
Dead bodies are straight up digging their way out of their graves in this classic first feature from horror master George Romero.
BURIAL PLOT-
Pudding, Whipped Cream, and Crushed Oreo Dirt Dessert
KILL LEVEL: Easy | BODY COUNT: 6 servings | PREP TIME: 20 minutes
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding
3 cups whole milk, cold
1 (12-ounce) tub whipped topping, like Cool Whip
1 pound Oreos, crushed
creepy crawly candies (optional)
- Using a mixer, combine the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar
- In a separate large bowl, using a mixer, combine the pudding and milk until thickened.
- Fold the whipped topping into the pudding, then fold in the cream cheese mixture until smooth.
- In a large bowl or casserole dish, alternate layers of pudding mixture with crushed Oreos. Scoop onto individual plates or bowls and top with your favorite creepy crawly candies, if using.
TIP: If you want to be classy, you can serve the dessert in individual plots. Just follow the layering instructions, but use individual martini glasses.
About the Author–
Richard S. Sargent was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Some of his earliest memories are of sitting in front of the TV after school, watching reruns of Chiller Theatre with his mom. You can blame her for his obsession with horror films. Richard is an award-winning actor, director, producer, playwright, and filmmaker. You can find some of his short plays published on Amazon via Left Coast Publishing. His short film, Meat, described as “torture porn with bacon,” was released in the horror anthology World of Death. Richard has always been interested in creative cooking. Most of his day jobs were in restaurants and on food trucks. After taking a few cooking classes, Richard decided doing it for a living would take all of the fun out of it. So he found a new way to keep cooking fun: The Horror Movie Night Cookbook! When he isn’t doing theater, cooking for his friends, or watching horror films, he is performing with the band he and his husband created—The Green Winter. You can listen to their music on iTunes and Spotify.
To stay up to date with all of his projects, you can find more info on Facebook and Instagram.
You can find The Horror Movie Night Cookbook on Amazon