THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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Where to get your freak on

Where to get your freak on

Party out for Halloween tonight, because tomorrow you'll have a pain in the neck as well as a hangover

It’s that time of year again when people dress up and act silly. All of Bangkok will be disguised as ghouls and ghosts to celebrate Halloween tonight at the multitude of parties scheduled. If you haven’t picked a hangout to haunt yet, here are some suggestions, not just in the Big Mango but also down among the islands.

SPOOKS GET HIGH
The Anantara Bangkok Sathorn’s Zoom Sky Bar & Restaurant is hosting a “Sky-high Spook” bash from sundown to 1am. There’s a frightfully tempting Bt200 snack platter, a sumptuous main course worth Bt750 and scary Bt250 cocktails like the Eclipse, the Werewolf and Twilights. Admission is free and there’s a DJ from 9pm on. Call (02) 210 9000.

BLOODY SANGRIA
Sink your teeth into fiendishly yummy treats at the “Night of the Phantoms” party at every nosh place in the Grand Millennium Sukhumvit. Tapas Y Vino has free-flowing wine for Bt1,200 and a Bt1,600 seafood platter that comes with a jug of bloody sangria. For something more substantial, head to FlourWorx Bakery & Inblu Bar for Halloween pizza, midnight burgers and more chilling cocktails starting from Bt250. Call (02) 204 4020.

YOU’LL NEED TOAST
Get your thrill fix at of “The Rocky Horror Penthouse” party at the Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 24. G-Spot Entertainment’s haunted house opens at 7pm with drag artist Pangina Heals performing at 8.30, followed by games, giveaways and lots more fun. Cocktails are Bt200-net and the food buffet Bt150. The first 50 VIP guests get free-flowing cocktails from 7 to 9pm. Entry is Bt1,000. Email [email protected].

VIRGINS GET IN FREE
Bring on your best black-magic spells for the ultimate sacrifice at the “Bacardi Voodoo Halloween Party” at Demo on Thong Lor Soi 10. Non-poisonous potions and voodoo gris-gris will carry you off to the muggy rainforest to witness shamans and sorcerers battling for power. The party runs from 9 to 2 with a DJ playing all night. Admission with a drink is Bt500. Call (085) 250 2000.

HANG FROM THE RAFTERS
The Sofitel So’s rooftop bar and restaurant Park Society serves up a horrifically divine four-course Halloween set menu from 6pm onward that includes Bloody Scallops, Freeze your Fangs, Vampire Beef Steak Rossini and Ghost like Floating Island, all for Bt2,999. Stick around and join the devilish souls at play over Halloween-inspired cocktails and freaky sounds from the guest DJs. Entry with a drink is Bt300. The hotel is on Rama IV Road, close to the Lumpini MRT. Call (02) 624 0000.

WITCHES’ BREWS
Get in the groove with Halloween spirits at The Roof@38th Bar at Mode Sathorn near the Surasak BTS. The spook-tacular evening includes a sparkling 360-degree panoramic view of Bangkok and a belly full of plush drinks. Johnnie Walker Gold Reserve or Chandon Brut is Bt380 per glass, Johnnie Walker Gold Reserve Bt3,800 per bottle, Chandon Brut Bt1,900 per bottle and discounts for mixing it up. Call (02) 623 4555 or see www.Facebook.com/ModeSathorn.

MONSTER MASH-UP
The Emerald Hotel Bangkok on Ratchadapisek Road is hosting “Halloween Night at Wine Ninety-nine”. All-you-can-drink treat draught beer, wine and cocktails like Darkness Emotion, the Monster Shaker, the Evil Dead, the Zombie Hunter and Devil Punch are Bt499-net. Fancy a bite? Find a ripe neck or order chicken wings, parma ham and melon, grilled shrimps wrapped in bacon and much more till late. Call (02) 276-4567, extension 8594.

FUTURE FREAK
Grey Goose vodka and Onyx on RCA are doing a spacey, metallic Halloween. The futuristic bash promises to be studded with celebrities and stellar sounds by guest EDM duo Vinai from Italy, the brothers responsible for global hits like “Hands Up”, “Bullet”, “Reset” and “Bounce Generation”. Entry is Bt850. Call (081) 645 1188.

DIE LAUGHING
For something (almost) completely different, go get tickled at the Comedy Club Bangkok on Sukhumvit Soi 33/1. “The Rocky Improv Horror Show” stars Drew McCreadie, Toby Berner and Bangkok’s own Chris Wegoda ought to remove your socks with laughter and get your feet tapping with your favourite tunes. Admission is Bt600 and the beer costs Bt80 all night.

FOR MINI-GOBLINS
Even saddled with the spawn of Satan, you can still stay amused today and tomorrow at the Funarium on Sukhumvit Soi 26. “Family Fantasy Halloween 2014” includes a costume contest, a haunted house, shadow plays and more. The fun starts at 6pm today and 4 tomorrow. Call (02) 665 6555 or peek at www.Funarium.co.th.

PHUKET IN A PANIC
Please feel secure flying to the island paradise even though you’re going there to see “Death on the Runway” at Jungceylon. The mall has people painting other people’s faces, giving away prizes for costumes and modelling ghostly fashions, including some appalling outfits for dogs. Call (076) 600 111, extension 300.

SAMUI IS SCREAMING
The W Retreat Koh Samui is revved up for its “Fright Night Party” with Australian DJ Modium in the Woobar. Having toured with big names like Paul Oakenfold and the Scissor Sisters and played the Ministry of Sound, Modium will commence bringing down the house at 10pm. The Bt500 admission charge comes with a Boowoo cocktail. Book a pod for a group of 10 for Bt12,000 and they’ll toss you a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black or Absolute Vodka. Call (077) 915 999.

    
    
    

  

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