February 2012
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Attack the Block with UV drink in hand
I recently had the opportunity to sit down and watch Attack the Block with Brian Solomon of The Vault of Horror and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this flick from Shaun of the Dead producers. I really enjoyed the minimal CGI feel that the aliens had and even though at times I had a difficult time understanding what the hell they were saying, my interpreter was on hand to ensure I...
January 2012
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What not to do. A ghoul's guide to perfect...
As of recently I’ve found myself with a whole lot of free time on my rotten little hands. With all this spare time kicking around I often start thinking about things that aggravate me. As this tumblr blog is dedicated to the fine art of drinking and being a veteran of the cocktail concocting craft, I present to you Captain Cruella’s basics for being behind the long wooden counter.
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Nosferatu and the VampTini
This time in CruellasConcoctions we’re helping the new year-long series The Vault of Horror is doling out for the 90th anniversary of the classic F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu. What better way to celebrate one of the best vampire films of all time but with a concoction as dark as Count Orlock himself. I give you—the VampTini.
How is it that this film still can effect us so...
December 2011
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Gary Busey Decks Your Halls with the Gingerdead...
Winter brings us the holidays, families gathered around the dinner table, laughter, presents, snowy adventures into winter wonderlands and Gary Busey—as a living gingerbread cookie. If you’ve never seen this highly laughable horror flick I recommend you do. What other film will you get the great Buse-meister portraying a murdering cookie man-thing? Which brings me to my delicious...
November 2011
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Get out the Swiffer-it's time for a Brain-Duster!
It’s been too long since I’ve posted a new concoction and what better way to come back in full force than with Dead Alive and the Brain-Duster—two classics! The Brain-Duster was first created in 1895 by fellow ace bartender, George J. Kappeler who advised that while drinking the Brain-Duster, you’d have to hold onto your hat. Ample warning for such a potent libation!
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September 2011
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THEY LIVE while we kick back with a cocktail.
It’s not often one gets to kick back and chat with Rowdy Roddy Piper about his movie role in the classic 1988 flick THEY LIVE, in between him piledriving and hammerlocking his compadres. But he did just that with my Terror Team-mate Brian Solomon from The Vault of Horror. In a rare audio clip, Piper discusses how John Carpenter asked him to play the lead role, and also talks about the...
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A drink that's fit for a Troll Hunter!
This cherry flavored cocktail is just what the Doctor ordered after a hard day of Troll hunting. Imagine, after a day trekking through the fields and woods on a chilly Fall day and returning to camp with a Huntress waiting for you. What a deviously delightful thought! I’ve heard nothing but good things about this Norwegian made flick and I’m planning on turning in early, settling into...
July 2011
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Cheers to Fright Night and blood red cocktails
This current concoction I owe mostly to Mr. Solomon from the Vault of Horror who, much to my complete resistance, recently talked me into the notion that getting cable television would actually be sort of fun. Along with our cable television hookup came FEARnet and I’m really not sure how we lived without it. If you don’t have FEARnet, you NEED THIS.
Anyway…we caught the...
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The Great White Shark Attack
This cocktail was inspired by my recent yet reluctant viewing of the 1975 mechanical fish nightmare known as JAWS. As a small child I was allowed to watch this classic thriller forever scarring me, making Captain Cruella galeophobic. However god awful the thought of sharks are for me, I will admit that when it comes to this kind of thriller, no movie has been able to top this type of horror...
June 2011
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Roses are red, violets are in my cocktail. The...
The Aviation has been around at least since 1911 and is a deliciously obscure cocktail that has the combination of bad luck and an uncommon-ingredients recipe. Combining two parts gin, one part lemon juice, and two dashes each of maraschino and Crème de Violette liqueur which gives this drink it’s very interesting periwinkle coloring. Crème de Violette is an essential ingredient but may be...
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The Bastardized Box Car
The Box Car is one of those classic cocktails that’s been around since the days of prohibition.There are some ghoulisciously great cocktails emerging from these times and one of my all time favorites is the Box Car. Gin, triple sec, lemon juice and grenadine are all original ingredients BUT the original recipe called for egg whites. However, with such fear of salmonella poisoning humans are...
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One Big Lebowski and raise you a White Russian
“The Big Lebowski” has attracted a cult following, and as the film’s renown has grown, so has the renown of the White Russian, or, as the Dude calls them, “Caucasians.” Not long ago, the cocktail was considered passé and often likened, in its original formula, to an alcoholic milkshake and I couldn’t agree more. However, on a nice relaxing Saturday afternoon there’s nothing...
May 2011
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I want MEAT in MY cocktail, you?
I have a crazy fascination with bacon. Actually come to think of it I have a fascination with smoked and cured meats in general, thus adding to my ever growing list of drink recipes this one including—you guessed it, bacon infused vodka. Why you ask? Why not? Make yourself a Bloody Mary. Now go make yourself a Bloody Mary with Bakon Vodka. It just got infinitely better, trust me. Now...
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Toasting the end of the world with Dark and...
As you may or may not have heard, tomorrow is claiming to be our last days on earth. I for one am kind of giddy with excitement, as there’s nothing better than a bunch of easily obtained cadavers just laying about for the taking. So—as I sit and wait for the world to burn, explode, implode, be swallowed by a huge wave of water, be destroyed by radioactive stay puff marshmallow men or...
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Green Aliens, Lance Henriksen and The Vault of...
In lieu of Lance Henriksens biography Not Bad for a Human, the blogathon, which ended Sunday and The Vault of Horror’s interview with Mr. Henriksen I have decided to share here in CruellasConcoctions the Green Alien cocktail with all you Crypt Creepers! Of course this a dedication to one of his most notable roles as the android Bishop in the Aliens movies. So sit back, pop in one of your favorite...
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The D-lux, The D-lish, The Cadillac Margarita!
Hola, Kittens! In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, we in the Crypt wanted to share with all of YOU our favorite way to partake in enjoying the wonderfully smokey flavor of Tequila! Over the years I’ve had some pretty heinous and bastardized versions of what a margarita should be, I’m here to save your taste buds from that horrible fate. Today I bring you, The Cadillac Margarita. We label this as...
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Red Death-The Cocktail
As the summer approaches us steadily, we here in the Crypt anxiously await the sweet scent of roasting flesh wafting through the air and what better to pair charred flesh with than one of these delightful concoctions known as Red Death! Despite it’s name, the Red Death cocktail is an exceptionally light and refreshing blend.
Red Death Cocktail: For this cocktail you will be using...
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April 2011
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Toasting Lucio Fulci with a Caipirinha!
As an ode to The Terror Teams recent commentary of Lucio Fulci’s 1979 film ZOMBIE, whose setting was a tropical island, I thought what better way to commemorate such a moment here in CruellasConcoctions than to talk about a semi-obscure cocktail known as the Caipirinha!
The Caipirinha is the national cocktail of Brazil and has become more popular and more widely available in recent years. This is...
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The Absinthe Minded Martini
Since today is typically synonymous with partaking in smoking cannabis I figured I’d take it a step farther and share with all of you crypt creepers another mind altering spirit that is shrouded in mystery, then banned and now back for public consumption the green fairy, Absinthe. The precise origin of absinthe is still unclear. The medical use of wormwood dates back to ancient Egypt. Wormwood...
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Blondie in Blue--The Cocktail
As a tribute to the band Blondie I have concocted for all you fine ghouls a very rare beverage indeed. The Blondie in Blue to be precise! This little cocktail is so special as you’re not apt to find all the ingredients in a run of the mill liquor store making the trek to an alcohol super warehouse an absolute must!
The Blondie in Blue is a delightful Martini-like cocktail with an...
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Talk about bugs--The Mighty Minty Grasshopper
Every once in a while I stray from my hard liquors and opt for something a little more delicate and sweet in flavor. While I’m not a fan of too much minty anything, I will say that the Grasshopper has really become a guilty pleasure of this here ZomBroad.
Here’s how we do it up in the Crypt:
3/4 oz green creme de menthe 3/4 oz white creme de cacao 3/4 oz light cream
Shake all...
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