Party Ideas

Double, double, toil and trouble — stuck on where to begin with hosting your adult Halloween party this year? It’s no trouble at all with our awesome party ideas! We’ve been busy this year collecting the absolute best tips for putting together a Halloween party, and we’re glad to share them all with you.

Need ideas on a theme for your party? (Tip: your theme serves as a jumping-off point for every aspect of your party and is the first part of your planning you should consider.) Wondering what decor to use, and where to find it (or how to make it)? In need of a really cool party favor idea?

In the Party Ideas section we’ll help you formulate your plan of attack for choosing a party theme, decor and ideas that will make your party a scream. Read on for the latest, the coolest and the most fun-filled Halloween party tips. They’re scary good!


Gothic Vampire Party Theme

Come on...you know you want to. (Click for hot Goth-inspired costume ideas.)

Get your Goth on…you know you want to.
Gothic Vampire is a new-millennium take on an ages old legend. We see its stylized attitude in movies like The Twilight series and Blade, and on shows like The Vampire Diaries and True Blood.

There are also hints of Goth Vampire in the new steampunk movement which is oh so very cool – think The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Van Helsing and Sherlock Holmes (the Robert Downey, Jr. version) for this genre.

It’s scary, it’s spicy, it’s chic, and both boys and girls are allowed to play. That’s what makes this such a fun theme for your Halloween party.

By the way…we did mention spice, …

Vintage Halloween Party

Charming: this postcard is post marked 1908. Click for more vintage postcards.

Charming: This postcard was mailed to a lucky recipient in 1908. Click for more vintage postcard examples.Remember Halloween when you were a kid? Whether you were a young one in the 60s, 70s, 80s or another decade, or if you’re simply in love with all things retro (as far back as the 1920s and even earlier), you probably have your own idea of what constitutes vintage when it comes to Halloween.

And if you’ve read this far, it means you’re still loving the fabulous, frightening, fun and a little bit freaky October holiday.

If you do, you’re not alone — more and more adults are getting the “Halloween bug” and are creating parties for …