The Hunt for the Appropriate (Halloween) Theme Begins!

It's a delightfully long weekend, and I should be working. On work. Because I'm behind at work (did you know I have a real job? No? Good. Let's pretend I didn't say anything about it then).

Instead, I have a horrendous head cold and don't like to be doing anything strenuous (like thinking) for any length of time. So instead, I've been sitting with a little notebook by my side writing down possible Halloween Party themes for this coming pre-October 31st weekend!

Between my husband and I, here's what we're considering so far:

• The tales and poems of E.A. Poe
• Murder Mystery (a la "Clue" or Agatha Christie)
• A Hitchcock Halloween
• Bloody Mary (and other ghost stories)
• 50's SciFi
• Living Dead
• Stephen King (I don't really read him, but Carrie Mae throwing a "Carrie" themed party? I like the sound of it)
• Grim-Grinning-Ghosts/Haunted Mansion
• Black-and-White movie monsters
• Slasher Horror/Camp Crystal Lake

I just need a little bit of a theme to get my brain going and the props and menu started. I work better with a theme. I suppose we could just as easily pick "glow in the dark" or "Green" and I could work against it, but if you can't tell: we're kind of movie/literature people, first and foremost.

The Murder Mystery party is something I've been pondering for awhile now. Husband is on-board, so that might actually be the summer-time soiree.

What about everyone else? Do you already know what you're planning for this Halloween? If so, can you send some runner-up ideas my way?

:)