No Halloween party is complete without a selection of spooky, ghoulish cocktails. Make your scary bash devilishly fun with the tips and recipes in this guide on how to make Halloween cocktails.

Those who are too old to go trick-or-treating can still have a blast on Halloween by mixing and drinking cocktails created just for the occasion. These drinks may look scary, but they taste delicious and will add to the fun spirit of the holiday.

Before getting the party started, set up all of your bar tools and materials. For the best-quality drinks, make sure that you have a stainless steel cocktail shaker with a tightly-fitted lid and strainer. It is also helpful to have a bar spoon, which is longer and slimmer than a regular spoon, and perfect for stirring tall drinks. Also, be sure to stock up on plenty of ice, cups, cocktail napkins and straws if you will be serving a lot of people.

• Set up a work area with enough space to comfortably mix your drinks. Set out your tools and all ingredients so that they will be easily accessible. For an extra spooky effect, place small cups or plastic jack-o-lanterns full of dry icd around your bar area.

• 1 ounce coconut rum
• 1/2 ounce white creme de cacao
• 1 ounce orange juice
• 1/2 ounce grapefruit juice
• Pour all ingredients into shaker full of ice. Shake well, and strain into glasses or serve on the rockshttp://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/this-weeks-drink-mali-boo-witches-brew/

• 2 ounces citrus vodka, such as Absolut Mandarin
• 1 ounce pumpkin spice liqueur
• 1 ounce orange juice
• Dash powdered sugar or simple syrup
• Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker, shake thoroughly and strain into a martini glasshttp://www.drinkoftheweek.com/vodka/pumpkin-martini.php

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce simple syrup
• A drop or two of vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 ounces whole milk
• 3 ounces soda water
• Mix all ingredients in shaker with ice, shake and pour into a cocktail glass.http://www.ehow.com/how_4518019_make-halloween-cocktails.html

• 1 ounce citrus vodka
• 1/2 ounce butterscotch schnapps
• 1/2 ounce sour apple liquer
• Shake all ingredients with ice, and pour into shot glasses.

• Peach schnapps
• Irish cream
• Grenadine
• Fill a shot glass halfway with peach schnapps. Float Irish cream on top by pouring very slowly down the rim of the glass, or over the back of a spoon into the glass. Then drip a small amount of grenadine in so that it looks like a bloody brain.