Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, which means you technically have two weekends to celebrate. If you’re thinking of throwing a party, but can’t narrow down a theme, we’ve got you covered. To ensure your affair truly is a Graveyard Smash, we’ve put together five of our favorite Halloween Party ideas.

Monsters RIP

Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Mummy walk into a bar. Party with your favorite villains. The best part about this theme is that you can make this a potluck and
everyone can bring a special treat. Spend the night dancing and tormenting some townspeople. If you end the night at a bar, please tell us how the joke ends.

Beware the Coven

Channel the darkness and celebrate All Hallows Eve with your coven. drape your capes, put on your hats and gather around the cauldron. Brew some cocktails with dry ice (careful not to ingest the ice) Dunk apples in Poison Toffee (Caramel with black food coloring) And Summon the dark forces, if you dare.

Tim Burton’s Worst Nightmare

Tim Burton and Halloween go hand-in-hand. Attendees have a long and colorful list of costumes to chose from and even more culinary options. This would make a great dinner party theme. You can make Mrs. Lovett’s famous meat pies (erm, maybe with beef?), Jack Skellington cookies, the entire Mad Hatter Unbirthday menu and more. Wash it down with some of Sally’s Deadly Night Shade. For Dessert, we’d recommend some shaved ice, courtesy of Edward Scissorhands. Whatever you do, dinner must end with a soulful rendition of the Banana Boat Song.

Spider’s Lair

Beatrice is a widow and so lonely. All she wants is a little company. Decorate with spiderwebs, eggs, and spiders (real or fake, we leave it up to you). Bonus points if you serve some food grade insects.

Freak Show

Come one! Come all! RSVP if you’re coming to see my circus act, please! I need to know how much Cotton Candy to make. Read tarot cards, celebrate your oddities and chuckle along with Bubba, the deranged clown. Don’t forget Pennywise’s favorite, Popcorn!