Iconic Horror Styled Shoot - Ashley Klemm Photography
A vision starts with a concept and that is exactly what my Brand Ambassadors came up with. One small idea broke off into a full blown styled shoot out. In the making this took about one entire month to plan with over 8 helping bodies and many hours to even set this up. Our styled shoot turned into an all out production. From individual cakes each gal made amazing and delicious cocktails and a main ghoulish dish. Together we all decided to pick a male iconic horror character from our childhood. The list consisted of Freddie, Jason, Michael , Chucky, Joker, Beetle Juice, Edward and Penny Wise. Although some characters are more on the horror spectrum then others this shoot was one of the funnest I have ever put together.
“You are all my children now”
Freddy Krueger (/ˈkruːɡər/) is a fictional character in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He first appeared in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as the spirit of a serial killer who uses a gloved hand with razors to kill his victims in their dreams, causing their deaths in the real world as well.
- wikipedia
“We all float down here”
IT- also known as Pennywise—- Its primary goal is to feed on humans, generally preferring children over adults since they were easier to scare and manipulate. According to the creature, frightened flesh tastes better and uses fear to "salt the meat".
-Fandom.com
Pennywise in her sea of red balloons
Beetle Juice
“*”WHAT’S THE GOOD OF BEING A GHOST IF YOU CAN’T FRIGHTEN PEOPLE AWAY?” ...”
Beetlejuice is a very strange movie that explores life after death, turning into a ghost and having to accept that you died, now move on
-IMDB
“Kill, Kill,Kill- mom -mom- mom”
Jason
Jason Voorhees is the main character from the Friday the 13th series. He first appeared in Friday the 13th as the young son of camp cook-turned-killer
-wikipedia
“Hi I am Chucky and I will be your friend to the end Hahaha””
Chucky
Charles Lee "Chucky" Ray is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Child's Play slasher film franchise. Chucky is portrayed as a notorious serial killer whose spirit inhabits a "Good Guy" doll and continuously tries to transfer his soul from the doll to a human body
wikipedia
“You can’t kill the boogy man ”
Michael Myers
Michael Myers is a fictional character from the Halloween series of slasher films. He first appears in 1978 in John Carpenter's Halloween as a young boy who murders his sister, Judith Myers, and then, fifteen years later, returns home to Haddonfield to murder more teenagers
wikipedia
“-Silence-”
Edward Scissorhands
A scientist builds an animated human being -- the gentle Edward. The scientist dies before he can finish assembling Edward, though, leaving the young man with a freakish appearance accentuated by the scissor blades he has instead of hands.
wikipedia
““As you know, madness is like gravity...all it takes is a little push.””
Joker
Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Isolated, bullied and disregarded by society, Joker begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker.
wikipedia
Now HERE is where all the fun begins. We gathered two 6 foot tables along with place settings and table decor. WE even took acrylic sheets and etched each characters face on them for their placards. What my girls did that evening was horrifyingly magical. Below are our details:
I want to take a moment to give a special thank you… to all my brand ambassadors who took time … much time.. away from their family and personal life to pull this off. I have learned so much from each and every one of you and I am truly thankful for this journey. Soul sisters CHEERS
Warmly,
Ash
Drink Recipes
indulge
Ruby Red Sangria
0.5 oz cruzan black cherry rum 0.5 oz amaretto 3 oz Cabernet or your favorite red wine 0.5 oz OJ 1 Lime wedge 1 lemon wedge 1 orange wedge Top with sprite (soda if less sweet is desired)
Instructions: In a shaker, muddle orange, lime, lemon, rum, amaretto, and oj. Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a fresh glass and too with wine and soda. Can be served over ice or into chilled glass.
Garnish Lychee fruit (canned lychee fruit, found in the Asian food isle at butera) Strawberry jam or red gel food dye Blueberry Toothpick
Drain and rinse lychee fruit, use small paint brush to paint food dye or gel into hole, push blueberry into opening and skewer with toothpick.
Bleeding Witch Heart martini 1.25 oz Chilled apple vodka 1 tsp grenadine 2.5 chilled black berry shimmer liqueur (see notes) Crushed dry ice
Instructions In a chilled martini glass, add dry ice to bottom. In a shaker with ice, vigorously shake vodka and liqueur. Strain shaker into martini glass first, followed by adding grenadine to the surface. Add a little more dry ice to the top. Garnish with blackberry on skewer. Do not drink until dry ice is done smoking. It is dangerous to ingest.
Blackberry shimmer liqueur recipe In a mason jar, fill with black berries and cover with blue berry vodka. Leave at room temp for 1-2 weeks. Strain liquid through cheese cloth to remove any fruit. Mix infused liqueur with ⅓ cup of simple syrup (more for sweeter, less for less sweet). Add purple or silver petal luster dust until desired level of shimmer. Dust will sit on bottom. Give a nice shake or stir to see the shimmer swirl again.
recipe <——— original creator
Poison Apple Cider 4oz Apple Cider 1.5 oz of Jameson or Captain Morgan 1.5 oz pomegranate Juice 0.75 oz grenadine ¼ tsp gold luster dust
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain over fresh ice in your favorite goblet. Garnish with an Apple slice
Cold as my heart, Black as my eyelashes Margarita Ingredients 4 oz favorite tequila 2 oz grand mariner 4 oz lime juice 1 oz OJ Black food dye Silver luster dust
Place all ingredients in a shaker with ice, and shake vigorously. Strain over fresh ice in a black sugar rimmed glass.
Garnish Black sugar rim Lime wheel
The Bloodiest of Mary’s 0.5 oz of Guinness 1.5 oz of Absolute Peppar Squeeze lime wedge and lemon wedge and drop into shaker Dash of A1 Dash of soy sauce Dash of Worcestershire Dash of Koluah Dash of Tabasco or Sriracha for added heat Dashed of pepper and celery salt. Add all to a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Pour into glass (not serving glass) with dirty ice (Ice used in shaker). Top with zing zang Bloody Mary mix. Then dump into serving glass. Serve with favorite Bloody Mary toppings. (Pickle, celery, olives, bacon, cheese, salami)
Hair and makeup by ashlee mccarten with Bella bombshell makeup artistry