Shocktails! Halloween Party Cocktail Ideas & Recipes

Pour on the fun at your Halloween party by brewing up creative cocktails and thirst-quenchers to make guests' spines tingle. Our Shocktails Halloween drink ideas make it easy! Flip through the photos above for inspiration and recipes, and shop for everything you need below including wicked drinkware and table decoration ideas to make your Halloween bar a real thrill.

Zombies are hot this year! Wake up a party for the un-dead with classic Corpse Reviver No. 2 cocktails along bottles of spirits, wine or soda with wacky Zombie Tonic labels, plus zombie plates and napkins, of course.

To make a Corpse Reviver No. 2, mix 1 oz. each of gin, orange liqueur, Lillet and fresh lemon juice along with a dash of absinthe in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until well-chilled, then strain into a skull & crossbones goblet or a small champagne coupe. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Everyone loves apple cider in the fall, but they'll look twice when it's served in this Skull & Crossbones Punch Bowl along with Skull Goblets and a Bone Ladle set on a dramatic webbed table cover. (We also used dry ice in mini cauldrons to make "fog.")

To make Spiked Cider, add a gallon of apple cider to a punch bowl, then spike it to taste with vanilla cognac, brandy or ginger liqueur. Garnish with cinnamon sticks, orange slices, kumquat slices and small apples studded with cloves.

Keep your Halloween drink menu simple by letting guests mix their own Monstrous Martinis to sip out of these sleek Skull and Bones Martini Glasses. Keep the theme going by threading olives on matching picks and setting out eco-friendly recycled napkins with a modern design.

Create a Monstrous Martini bar by setting out vodka in a cool skull-shaped bottle like this one, plus gin, white vermouth, a small bowl of olives, a cocktail shaker and a bowl of ice.

Set up a cocktail bar that looks like it's in a mad scientist's lab by draping the table in a piece of gauze, then adding props like a "Bar Is Open" sign, a bloody heart, eyeballs, fingers, a skull and an eerie portrait.

For your signature cocktail, mix up some Bloody Brains Shooters by pouring a splash of grenadine syrup in each shot glass. Top with 1 oz. cream soda then slowly add 1 oz. Irish cream liqueur and watch as the "brains" form.

Add a creepy Halloween twist to your favorite party wines or even soft drinks with these wacky labels that turn them into slightly revolting choices like Ghoul's Grog and Raven's Blood Brew. Add drama with an assortment of glassware with chilling shapes and designs.

Give your Halloween party a pirate adventure twist by decorating with Skull Goblets, napkins and table covers that recall the Jolly Roger, plus netting, daggers and doubloons.

Serve a classic cocktail like Blood & Sand, which is sure to satisfy the thirstiest pirate. To make a Blood & Sand cocktail, mix 1-1/2 ounces orange juice, 3/4 oz. each Scotch whisky and sweet vermouth plus 1/2 tablespoon cherry brandy in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until well-chilled, then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a slice of orange zest.

In case some vampires show up at your party, you'll want to have lots of bright red Sinful Sangria on hand for the bloodsuckers. Serve it in a thrilling red-and-black tableau that stars a faux cut crystal punch bowl.

To make a vivid Sinful Sangria that will satiate a crowd, mix two 750 ml bottles of rosé or blush wine with 4 cups pomegranate juice, 4 cups lemon soda and 2 cups limoncello liqueur. Top with sliced oranges and apples studded with cloves and cinnamon sticks.

Give the bloody treatment to any popular cocktail like a mojito or a margarita by adding some grenadine syrup to the bottom of the glass.

To make this Bloody Moscow Mule, fill a skull mug with ice, then add 1-1/4 oz. vodka, 1/2 oz. sugar syrup and 1/4 oz. lime juice. Top with 3 oz. ginger beer. Garnish with fresh mint and a lime wheel. Once you've got the recipe down, mix up a pitcher to keep bodies from piling up at the bar.