Bars & Restaurants: Monsterland Bar & Grill, Arizona

Earlier this year Monsterland Bar & Grill opened its doors in Mesa, Arizona and, since then, their patrons have been having "scary good times". They have horror-themed food and signature drinks including: Swamp Thing and Fritters, Demon Chicken, Gooey Eyeball, Jeckyl Serum and many more! Those of you with children will also be pleased to hear that kids are welcome too and there's even a menu for Little Monsters.

'Inside the graveyard'
Image Source: Monsterland.com

If the frightening food isn't enough to entice you into the ghoulish grill, there's also "animatronics, Hollywood FX, state of the art CGI, and authentic full scale reproductions" lurking inside. 

Location:

18 W. Main St,
Mesa, AZ 85201

Tel: 480-461-3300

Website:
Monsterland

Halloween: Tokyo Dark Castle

Today, we're continuing our 'Things To Do On Halloween' list, with something for those of you in Japan this season. Tokyo Dark Castle is one of Tokyo's best known dark/gothic club events, with live music, DJs and VJs, plus one or two clothing brands or artists usually there as well.  The venue, Shinjuku MARZ, is a little on the small side, but actually it gave the two TDCs that I went to a good atmosphere.

In addition to the main event, there is also a Halloween Parade that starts at 22:30 (10:30pm) outside the CineCity plaza in Kabukichou. Everyone is encouraged to dress up and there's even a prize for best costume! Afterwards, you'll need to make your own way to MARZ for Dark Castle, but don't worry because it's also in the Kabukichou district of Shinjuku so it's not far.

You will need photo ID (passport / driver's liscence etc.) to get into MARZ and it is strictly an 18 plus event.

For line-up and directions to the venue, please check the following sites:

Tokyo Dark Castle Website (In English and Japanese)(英語と日本語で)

Shinjuku MARZ website (Japanese) (日本語)

Bars & Restaurants: Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat is quite possibly one of my favourite places to eat in the world! With a banquet table, complete with Regan McNeil at the head of it, surrounded by witches, skeletons, wax-dripping candles and other spooky things, it has an amazing atmosphere! And if you don't feel like sitting there, you can always head over to the equally eerie bar area.

The food and drink are good too, and they have an impressive selection, especially for quite a small restaurant. Some of the meat dishes even have horror-esque names and red sauce abound, but unless you have those, your food won't be steeped in horror. It really doesn't matter though, because the surroundings alone are enough!

If you're ever in Tokyo, you NEED to go to this place! (It's probably a good idea to book in advance though)

Address:
2A Toda Building, 7-16-5 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Tel:
03-3403-5115

Opening Hours:Monday - Thursday: 18:30 - 02:00
Friday - Saturday: 18:30 - 05:00



Trick or Treat Website

Bars & Restaurants: Donny Dirk's Zombie Den

Donny Dirk's Zombie Den was opened recently in Minneapolis, on the former site of Stand Up Frank's. The zombie-themed bar was the idea of Leslie Bock, who also owns Psycho Suzi's and Saint Sabrina's, as she didn't want to lose Stand Up Frank's completely, despite its somewhat checkered history. The staff dress as Shaun from 'Shaun of the Dead' and there's even a chainsaw in a glass case with the notice "In case of zombie attack, break glass". It sounds like great fun!

Address: 2027 N 2nd St. Minneapolis, MN 55411
Opening times: 2pm - 4am daily. Closed on Mondays

Website

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