![The spread.](http://offbeathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/the-spread-copy-600x524.jpg)
If you recall the Eating the Dinosaur party post, every couple of months, I host a “book optional club.” It felt too much like a reading assignment for most people to read a book by a designated time and then actually talk about it. So… the book part became optional.
Every October, I host a “spooky food book optional club.” You don’t have to read anything for that, either. However, I get my OCD hostess urges out of my system and inflict, er, treat my friends to some unusual recipes.
So far, everyone has survived these spooky treats…
![Turkey dog mummies There were also veggie dog mummies.](http://offbeathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Turkey-dog-mummies-There-were-also-veggie-dog-mummies-600x453.jpg)
![Susuwatari Miyazaki Dust Creatures: chow-mein noodles and melted chocolate with candy eye balls.](http://offbeathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Susuwatari-Miyazaki-Dust-Creatures-chow-mein-noodles-and-melted-chocolate-I-used-the-candy-eyes-from-the-cake-decorating-aisle-600x900.jpg)
![Speaking of candy eyes…. Monster Eyes: You can color them in with food pens. Also, a more budget-friendly alternative, is candy buttons.](http://offbeathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Monster-Eyes-You-can-color-them-in-with-food-pens-Also-a-more-budget-friendly-alternative-is-candy-buttons-600x400.jpg)
![Chocolate sugar skulls: The nice people who make Wilton's Candy Melts, have a product in a tube. You just heat the tube up and the melted candy comes out. How nice to not get burned!](http://offbeathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/486257_504697729554018_1114903914_n-600x510.jpg)
![Walnut Brains: Get the large walnut halves (they cost more) and dip them in melted chocolate. I just got the Wiltons pink candy (not quite chocolate) and went to town.](http://offbeathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/68072_504697329554058_999282380_n-600x399.jpg)
![](http://offbeathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Heres-looking-at-you-mini-chocolate-cupcakes-with-candy-eyes-You-can-just-use-a-food-coloring-pen-on-candy-buttons.jpg)
![Green Jello brain.](http://offbeathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/green-jello-brain-600x399.jpg)
![Colorful fruit skulls.](http://offbeathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/colorful-fruit-skulls-600x399.jpg)
![I saw a decorating idea where you get a tiny pumpkin, carve out space for vampire teeth, and use pins for eyes. It worked!](http://offbeathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/On-the-internet-I-saw-a-decorating-idea-where-you-get-a-tiny-pumpkin-carve-out-space-for-vampire-teeth-and-use-pins-for-eyes.-It-worked-600x590.jpg)
Those chow mein noodle spiders take me back! And the brain looks awesome.
How did you make those sugar skull pop things in the bucket? They look amazing.