Monster Movie Happy Hour – Details, episodes & analysis

We spend a delightful evening as guests on the Castle of Horror Podcast to chat about 2000's "Shadow of the Vampire".
It was a blast hanging out with these folks as we put a cap on our look at Nosferatu movies.
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The crew lose themselves in the beautiful and terrifying 2024 version of "Nosferatu", brought to the big screen by one of their favorites, director Robert Eggers.

Whew!  It's a nightmarish feast for the eyes, ears and soul. You might need Scott's cocktail to steady your nerves.

"Wisborg Nightcap" cocktail

1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Cointreau Liqueur
1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz  Rum
1/2 oz Blue Curacao
1/2 oz Chambord
2 oz simple syrup

Combine and stir all but Chambord in an ice-filled "Old Fashioned" glass, drizzle Chambord on top, then garnish with a Maraschino Cherry.

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The crew checks out Dan Curtis' 1970 movie, "House of Dark Shadows", the first of two big screen versions of his "Dark Shadows"  TV soap opera.
Mary learns all about the Dark Shadows series, and the conversation runs far and wide, helped along by Dave's thinly-veiled Rum and Coke cocktail.

"Barnabas' Black Blood" cocktail

2 oz. DARK Rum

1 oz. Cherry Liqueur

In ice-filled low ball glass/ rocks glass, top with Coke, garnish with orange twist.

Enjoy this thinly disguised Rum and Coke!

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In October of 2020, to celebrate the First Anniversary of the Monster Movie Happy Hour, Scott and Dave spent a lovely evening chatting with our dear friends over at the Castle of Horror podcast. The subject - the original Universal "The Mummy", from 1932.

Mary couldn't join in the festivities this time around, but she found a perfect cocktail recipe, the "Rummy Mummy"!

2 oz. coconut flavored rum

.5oz. vanilla flavored vodka

.5oz. hazelnut flavored liqueur

4 oz. half and half

Combine ingredients in mixing glass

Pour over ice in Old-Fashioned glass.

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The crew watches 2016's "Colossal" and ask themselves two questions that have plagued humankind since the beginning of recorded time, "What IS a monster movie?" and "Does a monster movie have to be scary?"

Scott's aptly named "Colossal" cocktail was a hit.

"Colossal" cocktail

1.5 oz Banana Rum

1 oz. Grenadine

1 tbs. simple syrup

1 large egg white

Ice

1 oz. 7up, Sprite or Club Soda

 Garnish with maraschino cherry.

In a cocktail shaker, combine the Banana Rum, Grenadine, simple syrup, and egg white. Shake at least 1 min. Add ice and shake again. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass, stir in the 7up and garnish with maraschino cherry.

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Step back to the 1630's as our intrepid crew head into the Massachusetts wilderness and encounter Robert Egger's 2016 film,  "The Witch".
 
They are history folks, so it should come as no surprise that they love it - and (also no surprise) they love Mary's special cocktail, "The Witch of the Wood".

"The Witch of the Wood" cocktail

1 1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth or Cocchi Americano Aperitif Wine
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1 1/2 oz. Sour Cherry Liqueur
Stir with ice
Strain into short glass and garnish with maraschino cherry - though a fancy-schmancy "dirty" cherry is even better!

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The crew were guests on the Castle of Horror podcast and had a blast chatting about 1983's "House of the Long Shadows". We love those folks, and couldn't stop talking . . . 

The cocktail is from Vincent Price's 1965 A Treasury of Great Recipes. 

"Hanaho Rum Punch" 

1 1/4 ounces light rum
2 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 cup crushed ice
3/4 ounce dark rum
1 maraschino cherry
1 orange slice

1. Put into a cocktail shaker or electric blender the light rum, pineapple juice, lime juice and crushed ice.
2. Shake well, or if you are using a blender, cover and blend on high speed for about 10 seconds to mix thoroughly.
3. Pour into a zombie glass or hollowed pineapple shell. Top with dark rum and decorate with the cherry and orange slice on a pick.

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The crew takes a LONG, strange trip through 1970's, "The Dunwich Horror", starring Sandra Dee and Dean Stockwell and a lot of psychedelic imagery.

Dave's cocktail offering is, essentially, a pretty gin and tonic with a hint of melon and orange. It's name was inspired by Lovecraft's description of the main character, Wilbur Whateley. Well . . . not the green part . . .  but certainly the goat part.

"The Green Goat" cocktail:

1 oz. Gin
1 to 2 oz. Midori
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
Pour over ice in Collins Glass
4 oz. Tonic Water
Garnish with Orange Slice and Cherry

Enjoy!

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The crew stumbles through the corridors of the Deep Dark Lounge and visits 1964's "Tomb of Ligeia", the last of the Roger Corman/Vincent Price Poe adaptations.

"The Ligeia Cocktail"

2 oz. brandy
1/2 oz. Strega Liqueur
1/4 oz. simple syrup
3/4 oz. lime juice
Shake with ice
Pour into coupe glass
Garnish with slice of lime.
Enjoy!

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Scott, Mary and Dave take a freaky retro-trip down the rabbit hole that IS Ken Russell's 1980 Sci-Fi film,  "Altered States".

The cocktail this time out is Mary's "Psychedelic"

Pour into a large glass -
1 oz. Grenadine
Add a handful of ice
Next add 6 oz. can of Pineapple juice - poured over the back of a spoon.
Shake the following ingredients with ice, then pour into the tall glass over the back of a spoon.
2 oz. Vodka
2 oz. Blue Curacao
Garnish with citrus. Mary used a Mandaquat . . . yes, that is a thing.

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