Kraken Screamfest at the Ritz

Overview

If there are two concepts that sound like they're made for each other, it's immersive cinema experiences and Halloween. Add some cocktails into the mix, and things are bound to get even more interesting. This Halloween, The Kraken Black Spiced Rum is taking over Randwick's The Ritz with the first ever Kraken Screamfest. It'll be a hair-raising cinema extravaganza featuring a cult horror movie, 'spooky' Kraken cocktails and, of course, creepy costumes and decorations to boot. Prepare for a night of non-stop scares with mutant mermaids, undead sailors and other monsters from the deep crawling through the theatre-turned-abyss.

The cult-favourite Creature From the Black Lagoon will be playing on the big screen — if you haven't seen it, there's no time like the terrifying present. This classic black-and-white horror pic, made back in 1954, is set in the Amazon, where a geology expedition goes awry when a mysterious creature — part-marine, part-terrestrial and part-human — appears. We're not scared, you are.

Tickets, at just 20 bucks, are damn good value — giving you two cocktails, snacks, entry to the frightening flick and as many thrills as you can handle, from unexpected live performers to a horror parlour inhabited by face painters to the company of undead, possessed hands.

After all those tricks, it's time for treats. On the drinks list, you'll find Kraken-based cocktails to calm your nerves — The Kraken Storm, a wicked take on the dark 'n' story made up of Kraken Rum, ginger beer and a lime wedge; The Bride of Krakenstein, a spicy spin on the strawberry daiquiri that's perfect for warm evenings; and The Oceans Have Eyes (we'll leave that one to your imagination). In between sips, snack on Halloween-inspired ink-black pick 'n' mix and popcorn — they're devilishly good.

Kraken Screamfest will be held at 6pm on Wednesday, October 31 at Randwick Ritz. You must be over 18 to attend.