I’m an introvert by default and, duh, obviously a horror fan, so that means a lot of nights in watching Silver Bullet or Halloween IV for the 300th time while rustling up some grub for me and the rest of my fam from the comforts of home. Also, me, serving as the main person cooking for the house since everyone else can cook about as well as Charlie Brown only burning toast half the time, that leaves me with a lot of pressure to come up with a variety of meals that are easy and fast enough to pull off so as not to bore everyone to death on a weekly basis. Personally, I could live off cold Pizza and Grilled Cheese but with me being a mom, I guess I have to do the responsible thing here. Thankfully, a new cookbook is now available for horror fans that love to cook, or like me, forced by default, with deliciously deadly recipes that are easy enough to follow for even the most culinary-handicapped person. And what’s better, there’s a cocktail menu too!

To answer your question, YES. There’s a Shaun of the Dead inspired dish AND cocktail called The Winchester in the book because THANK GOD.

Per the Press Release:

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 is a killer new cookbook offering 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.”

Now because I’m sure some of you would love a sneak peek at what exactly some of the recipes look like or entail, I’ve taken the liberty of attaching a few of my personal favorite excerpts from the book for a bit of a looky-loo.

JAWS

SCREAM

POLTERGEIST

STIR OF ECHOES

HALLOWEEN

EVIL DEAD

The Horror Movie Cookbook by Richard S. Sargent and is published by Ulysses Press with distribution by Simon & Schuster. You can pick up your copy and get it tomorrow from Amazon by clicking here!