The Unofficial Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Cookbook: 75 darkly delicious recipes inspired by the Tim Burton classic

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The Unofficial Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Cookbook is a one-of-a-kind cookbook that captures the flavor and feel of the hit movie Beetlejuice, with 75 delightfully dark recipes, from Deetz dinner party shrimp cocktail to delicious Harry Belafonte-themed "banana boat" milkshakes. Drawing inspiration from the deceptively sunny home of the Maitlands and the gloomy bureaucracy of the afterlife, to the fantasy world of Beetlejuice himself and the sandworms of Titan, this cookbook finds inspiration in every corner, with recipes inspired by the creatures, characters, locations and plot points of the film and other sources. Each recipe will be paired with an attractive full color photo and a humorous introductory note, plus fun bits Beetlejuice trivia, behind the scenes facts and more.

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"Through its 75 delightfully dark recipes, the cookbook...aims to capture the flavor and feel of Beetlejuice, with inspirations from other [Tim] Burton projects sprinkled in."
- PopHorror.com

"A fun cookbook to dive into for both casual and hardcore fans of the diabolical poltergeist. The recipes give enough wiggle room to add your own twist to them. Featuring gorgeously staged photographs of each recipe, it's a cookbook I recommend for almost all ages."
- Nightmarish Conjurings

Author Bio

Thea James is the author of Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons and editor and Hugo Award-winning co-founder of The Book Smugglers (a science fiction and fantasy book review blog). She is a full-time book nerd who works in publishing and currently resides in Astoria, Queens with her partner and rambunctious cat. Isabel Minunni is a cook, recipe developer and food writer. She created the popular food blog Bella's Banquet (bellasbanquet.com), and has won numerous food and baking competitions. One of her favorite cookie recipes was selected from among 4,000 entries for inclusion in The Barnes & Noble Cookie Bake-Off. Her numerous TV appearances include both Today and Live with Kelly & Michael.