Let's Get Monster Smashed

Horror movie nights and booze go hand-in-hand, so it’s actually a shock that has taken someone so long to come up with this simple, yet brilliant idea.
Let’s Get Monster Smashed pairs more than 50 themed cocktails, punches and alcoholic jelly mixes with horror movies. The full-colour, hardcover book is simply set out with large, professional shots of the finished products, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and an easy to use guide on preparation techniques and hardware.
Beverages range from simple twists on popular concoctions to the wild and innovative but each carries its own distinct horror vibe and is a perfect companion to the film from which it is inspired. With plenty of options on hand this is the perfect book to spice up your next horror movie night.

Cocktails with a humorous horror twist. A wonderful library of drinks themed to match any horror lovers collection. Some wonderfully clever concoctions (personally the Ghostbusters ect0plasm is so perfect I wondered why I hadn't though of it myself), with pictures of each one and fun graphics. Refreshingly for a cocktail book it also contains a selection of virgin drinks. Well worth an add to the bookshelf.

Let's Get Monster Smashed Horror Movie Drinks for a Killer Time by Jon Chaiet and Marc Chaiet was received direct from the publisher. I love the 80's motif, most likely because my high school years were in the 80's, when horror movies were good and teen angst films did not show suicide or confused kids, just kids experiencing the same thing I was. If you like horror movies, the 1980's or just like to drink cocktails, grab this book, in hardcover, as soon as you can. you will learn something you probably did not know about all three topics. AND, it is coming out in time for people to start thinking about Christmas shopping and i know my 51 year old body would love to get something like this book.

5 Stars

This book is full of amazing recipes, all themed with horror movies! A bonus is the Puppet Master series drinking game sprinkled throughout. Accompanying the recipes are full-colour, vivid photographs of the beverages. I'll definitely be picking this up upon its release.

This book is hilarious and awesome. First off, let me just say that I use to scare easily and stay away from horror films (for the most part), but my husband is a horror movie addict and as a result I am a bit of a convert. I requested this ARC on netgalley and am so glad that I did. While I went through reading it today, I played a game where I named the drink to see if my husband could guess which movie it was from (he always could).

The cookbook starts out reiterating the basics in case you are new to making cocktails as well as what tools you will need for your bar. From there, the recipes are broken into chapters and it tells you to drink this while watching the corresponding movie. There are some drinking games put in as well as funny descriptions for each drink. This is the perfect cookbook for any horror movie lover in your life, especially if they also enjoy cocktails (although there is a whole "virgin sacrifice" chapter if not!). I have already ordered this for friends.

Note: I will add in my instagram link on the publication date.

As someone who loves the interesting - and, many times, downright weird - cocktail, this book is a delight. Chock-full of bright pictures, almost painfully bright text and a sense of humor, Let's Get Monster Smashed would be a delight for any collection - but probably most appreciated by college age party folks who haven't yet suffered too much pain from the aftereffects of such drinks..

Great for Halloween and Horror movie enthusiasts!
I loved the 80s/90s style graphic design. The drink and movie pairings were perfect. Clever drink names and taglines, my favorite being The Skin Suit.
There are a lot of specialty alcohols and syrups the casual bartender wouldn't have lying around but a lot of them are used in multiple recipes, so you get good use out of them.
I tried the Silver Bullet paired with American Werewolf in London and the Broomstick paired with Army of Darkness - so tasty!
Can't wait to try more!

Such a fun and creative recipe book for drinks! This will be great for the spooky season!

What a fun and completely different cocktail recipe book! Got a favorite horror movie and need a special drink to go along with it than this is the book for you. Fun in your face graphics help make the drink recipes standout and the descriptions are fun to read.
Gives a bit of history about the alcohol used in the drinks, amazing simple syrups recipes-Jalapeno and Mocha!
Pairs each drink with a movie and even gives a drinking game or two to play.
Loved the Bee Sting Shot and no way I could drink out of the Piranha Head Punch Bowl.
This will be a great bar book to have on hand to make that special unique drink.