Welcome to Monster Island
WELCOME TO MONSTER ISLAND!
On Monster Island, it’s spooky season all summer long! While others are basking in the sun, we’re summoning spirits — both spooky and rum-based — in true terrifying tropical fashion. This one-of-a-kind Monster Party blends tiki vibes with creepy classics, like a haunted luau crossed with a monster mash. Ready to party in the terrifying tropics? Take a tour through our creeptastic ideas for décor, food, drinks, and unforgettable Summerween fun:
Welcome to the Terrifying Tropics
Transform your space into a spooky tropical escape with these chillingly fun decor ideas:
🔥 Tiki Terror Vibes - Light the night with tiki torches and line your space with palm leaves, vintage monster movie posters, and jack-o’-lanterns rocking sunglasses. It’s the ultimate haunt-meets-heatwave aesthetic.
🏖️ Creepy Cabana Corner - Turn your tiki bar or lounge area into a Creepy Cabana with bamboo décor, faux cobwebs, flickering string lights, and skeletons dressed in Hawaiian shirts ready to party.
Creepy Crafts - Jellyfish Lanterns
Creating jellyfish lanterns is a fun and whimsical way to bring an eerie underwater vibe to your Monster Island or tiki-inspired party! They’re perfect for décor — hanging from trees, ceilings, or cabana spaces. Here's how to make them step-by-step:
Assemble Your Paper Lantern - Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to pop it open and set it up. White, teal, or light green lanterns give an ethereal jellyfish glow.
Create Tentacles - Cut long strips of crepe paper, ribbon, yarn, or tulle. Use a mix of materials and lengths for texture and movement — aim for 6–10 per lantern. Add optional glow in the dark paint or glitter for a spooky effect
Attach Tentacles - Hot glue or tape the tentacle strands to the inside bottom rim of the lantern. Space them out to give a full jellyfish look.
Add Lighting - Place a battery-operated LED tealight or small fairy lights inside the lantern. If it’s open-bottomed, secure the light inside with string or wire.
Hang Them Up - Use fishing line or clear thread to suspend your jellyfish from the ceiling, tree branches, umbrellas, or party tents. Vary the heights for a floating effect.
Monster Menu
Spooky treats with a tropical twist! Fuel your ghouls with these creepy-cool bites from the terrifying tropics:
Swamp Punch Pineapple Bowls – Hollow-out pineapples and fill with fruit salad or eerie green gelatin. A sweet and slimy tropical treat!
Steak through the Heart Skewers - Steak tips served on sword skewers with mushrooms, red onion and a “bloody” beet glaze or sriracha drizzle
Tiki Tombstone Sliders – Mini burgers stacked with flavor & topped with a terrifying sauce. Add tombstone picks for a fun flare.
Witch Doctor Nachos – Loaded tropical-style nachos with pineapple salsa, black beans, cheese and a side of dark magic.
Terrors and Tonics
Transform your haunted island hideaway with a Petrifying Potion Bar—where vintage horror meets tropical indulgence. Mix up eerie elixirs, serve creepy cocktails, and let your guests sip in spine-tingling style.
Mix Your Own Station (prefilled bottles) - Essence of Gill-Man (pineapple juice), Moonlight Mist (coconut cream), Blood of the Bat (cranberry), Spirit of the Tiki Gods (white rum)
🐠 Creature’s Lagoon - Blue curaçao, coconut rum, lemon-lime soda, splash of pineapple juice. Garnish with mint and serve in a Frankenplant ceramic mug.
🧙♀️ Witch Doctor’s Elixir (Mocktail) - Limeade, tonic water, mint, muddled blackberries. Add dry ice pellets (optional) for a bubbling brew
🔥 Swamp Fog Punch (Batch Cocktail) - Midori, orange juice, ginger beer, and dark rum float. Serve in a large cauldron or punch bowl with floating lychee "eyeballs".
Monster of the Isle - Costume Contest
Turn your Summerween soirée into a monster-filled luau with a themed costume contest that blends horror and summer vibes. Encourage guests to dress as iconic monsters on vacation, then strut their stuff for the title of Monster of the Island!
Bride of Frankenstein sipping a Mai Tai
Dracula in board shorts
Gill-Man in a lei
Mummy wrapped in beach towels
Snap photos at your “Camp Summerween” backdrop and crown the Monster of the Island for best look!
