title: Halloween Parties: How to Throw Spook-Tacular Soirees and Frighteningly Festive Entertainments
author:  Lori Hellander 
description: Photo stylist Hellanders book of Halloween-themed entertainment ideas shares recipes, decorating tips and invitation ideas for six different spooky parties. The Tricks & Treats party is pretty run of the mill, with its jack-o-lantern goody bags, suggestions for pumpkin carving and recipes for Cupcakes with Candy Surprise Centers and Hot Red Wine with Cloves and Almonds. The rest of the partiesWitches Brew; Its a Mod, Mod World!; Hocus Pocus; Haunted House; and That Old Devil Moonbasically offer variations on the theme, with vaguely original ideas for party favors, place settings and snacks. Many of the suggestions seem flimsy (e.g., covering a rooms walls with wrapping paper to create a festive atmosphere) and dont specifically apply to Halloween (e.g., party favors like styrofoam balls wrapped in crepe paper with tiny charms and fortunes stored inside; or recipes such as Breadsticks with Prosciutto and Robiola). But first-time hosts who havent a clue where to begin might glean something from this enthusiastic book. 96 photos.<BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  _Halloween Carnival: Volume Five_ is a work of fiction. Names, places, and
  incidents either are products of the authors’ imaginations or are used
  fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or
  dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  A Hydra Ebook Original
  
  
  Copyright © 2017 by Brian James Freeman
  
  
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