Horror Movies Outdoors

Watching a scary movie outdoors — somewhere open and unfamiliar — can push the fright over the edge. Make your next get-together a spookfest by showing your favorite horror films outdoors. Open Air Cinema’s large inflatable movie screens accommodate big groups and inflate quickly, so they’re easy to set up in the backyard or on the deck.

Whatever your taste in horror, there are plenty of choices for a fun creepshow. Make a night of your outdoor movie party by pairing it with a themed drink.

Psychological Thriller: The Shining and a Redrum

Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King’s The Shining is the pinnacle of psychological horror — Jack Nicholson and his family trapped in an elegant hotel closed for the winter. You can watch it a thousand times and still dig into its deep, twisted themes. Pair it with a Redrum cocktail: in a shaker, combine your favorite light rum with blood-orange soda and lime for a fruity, deep-red drink — one part rum to two or three parts soda, depending on how strong you like it. If you’re serving during the movie, make a whole punch bowl so guests can help themselves without a loud shaker interrupting the show.

Cult Zombie Flick: Night of the Living Dead and a Zombie Cocktail

Night of the Living Dead and its sequels are the ultimate zombie flicks — relentless flesh-eaters chasing the few living. Slow-moving or fast-moving, it’s the mother of the genre. Pair it with a Zombie cocktail: in a shaker, combine one ounce each of dark, golden, and white rum with lime juice, then add a teaspoon each of pineapple and papaya juice and a teaspoon of superfine sugar, and shake. Serve tall in a Collins glass.

Enjoy your outdoor movie fright night!