Let’s pretend that it’s 1975 and we’re going to the drive-in for real this week! Join us Saturday on the Groovy Doom Facebook page starting at 8 PM East Coast Time. Just a reminder — we introduce the films, give you a drink recipe, show you ads for the film and then you watch it on your own, then come back for the next movie and wrap up!

Up first is David Cronenberg’s Shivers which is on Tubi.

Here’s the drink recipe, which we urge you to drink responsibly!

They Drank from Within (based on this recipe)

• 1.5 oz. tequila
• 1 oz. lime juice
• 1.5 cup lime sherbet or sorbet
• Dash of grenadine

1. Blend everything together until it’s nice and slushy.
2. Do a few drops of grenadine into the mix to make it nice and bloody.

Up next is Death Race 2000 which you can watch on Tubi.

President Frankenstein

• .75 oz. gin
• .75 oz. Midori
• .75 oz. Triple Sec
• .5 oz. blue curaçao
• .5 oz. lemon juice
• .5 oz. simple syrup
• Lemon-lime soda

1. Shake up everything except the soda with plenty of ice, then pour into a glass.
2. Top with lemon-lime soda and watch the points video!

See you on Saturday!

Holy shit, it’s two Joe D’Amato movies in one night! I couldn’t be more excited and I’ll be going all out to explain my love of these movies. Join us on the Groovy Doom Facebook page starting at 8 PM East Coast Time.

Up first — it’s Zombi 5: Killing Birds, which you can watch on Tubi or buy from Vinegar Syndrome.

We always have recipes to go with the movies. Please remember to drink responsibly.

Zombi Bird

• .75 oz. Kraken
• .75 oz. secondary rum of your choice
• .5 oz. 99 Bananas
• .5 oz. lime juice
• 1.5 oz. pineapple juice
• 1.5 oz. orange juice
• 1 tsp. grenadine
• Dash of orange bitters
• Maraschino cherry
• Mint

1. Combine Kraken, rum, 99 bananas and juices in a shaker filled with ice.
2. Pour into a glass, then drip in bitters, cherry and finally grenadine to watch the color turn red. Garnish with mint.

Following that is my favorite post-apocalyptic movie of all time and D’Amato’s favorite movie that he made. It’s Endgame which you can find on YouTube.

Here’s the drink, which will definitely make the always wild third segment even more interesting.

Kurt Karnak Iced Tea (modified from this recipe)

• .5 oz. vodka
• .5 oz. gin
• .5 oz. Kraken rum
• .5 oz. triple sec
• 1 oz. Midori
• 2 oz. sour mix
• 2 oz. lemon-lime soda
• Mint

1. Add all the ingredients to a glass filled with ice, topping with the lemon-lime soda last.
2. Garnish with mint and prepare for blind ninja mutants!

See you on Saturday!

This week, prepare to go criminally insane with two out there freakouts! You can join us on the Groovy Doom Facebook page starting at 8 PM East Coast Time.

The first movie is The Nesting which you can find on Tubi.

John Carra-Tini (modified from this recipe)

• 2 oz. pineapple vodka
• 1 oz. Midori
• Maraschino cherry

1. Shake vodka and Midori with ice in a shaker.
2. Pour into glass, top with cherry.

We’re following that with Sergio Martino’s film that stands on the edge of giallo and slasher, Torso! You can watch it on Tubi.

Here’s our themed drink!

Il Cocktail Presentano Tracce di Violenza Carnal (modified from this recipe)

• 1.5 oz cherry vodka
• 1 oz tequila
• 1 oz Fireball
• 1 tbsp. Maraschino cherry juice
• 3 oz. pineapple juice

1. Shake vodka, tequila, fireball and cherry juice in an ice-filled shaker.
2. Pour into an ice-filled glass, then top with pineapple juice.

We look forward to enjoying movies with you on Saturday!

Oh man, this week we’re forgetting that May the 4th was Star Wars day and showing that not all aliens are friendly. You can join us on the Groovy Doom Facebook page starting at 8 PM East Coast Time.

Up first, Galaxy of Terror, which you can find on Tubi.

Each week, we have a cocktail to go with the film. Please drink responsibly!

Galaxy of Flavor (take from Tipsy Bartender, which is the best site ever)

Flight 1:

• 1 oz. tequila
• .75 oz. grenadine
• .75 oz. blue curaçao
• 1 oz. lemonade

Flight 2:

• .5 oz. vodka
• .75 oz. blue curaçao
• .75 oz. peach schnapps
• 1 oz. lemonade

1. Mix up both flights in a blender with plenty of ice until smooth.
2. Pour in the two mixtures, alternating so that you get two different colors. Welcome to Morganthus!

Up next is Xtro! Get ready to be disgusted! You can find it on YouTube.

Tony’s Dad (also from Tipsy Bartender!)

Flight 1:

• 1 oz. Bailey’s
• 1 oz. Midori
• 1 oz. Kahula

1. In a large chilled shot glass, pour in this order: Kahula, Midori, Bailey’s.
2. Drink and watch out for eggs.

We can’t wait for Saturday to start watching the skies! Hope you can be with us.

This week, it’s two black and white classics with Bill and special guest host Matt Hanke as they dig into two oldie but never moldy films!

Up first, it’s The Killer Shrews which you can watch on Tubi.

Now when Joel and the bots watched this movie, they made a drink with chocolate ice cream, Cap’n Crunch with Crunch Berries, Peanut M&Ms, Mrs. Butterworth’s, circus peanuts, Marshmallow Peeps, Sweet Tarts, vanilla frosting, Good ‘n’ Plenty and Mr. Pibb.

I’m not putting you through that.

Instead let’s try a drink named for the stars of this movie, the little dogs under the rugs.

The Killer Pomeranian

• 1 oz. Chambord
• 1 oz. vodka
• 2 oz. grapefruit juice
• 1 tbsp. honey

1. Mix all the ingredients in your shaker and act like a small dog that has been angered.
2. Serve over ice.

Now it’s time to take a trip South of the Border for El Baron del Terror. You can watch it as Brainiac on Tubi.

Here’s the drink!

Oscuridad del Barón 

• 2 oz. tequila
• 4 oz. cola
• 1/2 a lemon

1. Squeeze the lemon over a glass of ice.
2. Pour in the tequila and cola, stir and enjoy.

I won’t be here this week, but I’ll be thinking of all of you! Have fun!

This week, we’re exploring two wild movies on the Groovy Doom Facebook page starting at 8 PM East Coast Time.

Up first — it’s a deadly train ride filled with all manner of fright. In fact, it’s a Horror Express, which you can watch on Tubi.

In case you didn’t know, we make a drink with each movie.

Trans-Siberian Express

• 1.5 oz. gin
• 1 oz. blue curaçao
• .5 oz. lemon juice

1. Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Up next, it’s our next Mario Bava movie — we’ve already shown Shock, Baron Blood and A Bay of Blood — and it was his dream project: Lisa and the Devil which is on YouTube.

Here’s the cocktail.

Lisa and the Cocktail

• 1 oz. vodka
• 2 oz. blue curaçao
• 2 oz. peach schnapps

1. Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
2. Pour into a glass with ice.

Wow! Two Telly Savalas movies and two blue curaçao drinks! What are the odds?

We’ll see you on Saturday!

This Saturday night on the Groovy Doom Facebook page, we’re forgetting Godzilla vs. Kong and enjoying some weirdo kaiju, the same things should be, starting at 8 PM East Coast Time.

First up, Infra-Man! You can watch this on Vimeo.

Ready for a drink recipe?

Infra-Man of Paradise

• 3 oz. gin
• 1.5 oz. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. sugar
• Dash of grenadine
• Club soda, to taste

1. Shake up everything but the club soda with ice.
2. Pour into an ice-filled glass, top with club soda and enjoy.

Then, we’re gonna get all Yeti on you! Yeti, Giant of the 20th Century is on Tubi.

Yeti Colada, Cocktail of the 20th Century

• 1 oz. Kraken rum (or your rum of choice, but a cryptozoological rum makes sense here)
  • I’m probably going to add a second rum here. I’d advise a Malibu for the light drinkers and a heavier one, like Crazen 137 Hurricane Proof for people like me
• 1 oz. coconut cream
• .5 oz. coconut milk
  • Note: You can also just use 1.5 oz. of Pina Colada mix
• 1 oz. pineapple juice
• Handful of pineapple chunks
• Maraschino cherries, to taste

1. Throw everything and some ice into a blender. Get it nice and frothy.
2. Comb your hair with fish bones and enjoy!

We can’t wait to see you on Saturday.

This Saturday night on the Groovy Doom Facebook page, we’re watching two different ways the world goes bye bye, starting at 8 PM East Coast Time.

Up first, when the comet takes out everyone, head to the mall with Night of the Comet. You can watch it on Tubi.

We’re gonna set a drink on fire before the movie. Get ready!

Teenage Mutant Horror Comet

• 1 oz. butterscotch schnapps
• 1 oz. Goldschlager
• 1 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream
• Everclear or 190 proof moonshine
• Cinnamon

1. Add schnapps, Goldschlager and Bailey’s to a shaker with ice and shake until cold.
2. Strain into a glass, then top with a float of your high proof and sprinkle on some cinnamon.
3. Light it up, blow it out and drink it up!

Our second film is Demons, which is one of the best movies ever. I can’t wait to watch it with everyone. It’s on YouTube.

Metropol Demon Blood (with Eyeballs) (taken from here)

• 2 oz. pineapple juice
• 4 oz. lemonade
• 1.5 oz. whiskey
• Frozen green grapes

1. Layer crushed ice and frozen grapes in a glass.
2. Shake up pineapple juice, lemonade and whiskey in a shaker with ice, then pour over ice and grapes.

We can’t wait to watch these with you!

This Saturday night on the Groovy Doom Facebook page, Unkle Spooky will join us as we show two crazy movies that go underground. Up first is Hellhole, which starts at 8 PM East Coast Time.

You can watch Hellhole on Tubi and drink this while you’re at it.

Hellhole (yes, that’s the real name!)

• 1.5 oz. whiskey (you can use Scotch whiskey if you’re fancy, I’ll be using Jack Daniels)
• .5 oz. peach schnapps
• .5 oz. dry vermouth
• 2 oz. pineapple juice
• 3 oz. sparkling bitter lemon (and if you’re not fancy, you can use tonic water; bitter lemon is hard to find)

1. Build over ice and drink. Pretty simple!

Our second film is absolutely deranged and we like it that way. It’s The Pit and it’s about teddy bear demons and shoving old people into holes in your backyard. It’s on YouTube thanks to our pals at Blechbuster Video.

Teddy Bear

• 2 oz. apricot brandy
• 1 oz. 99 Apples (or any apple schnapps)
• 2.5 oz. apple juice
• Cinnamon (to taste)

1. Toss it in a shaker, shake it up, strain and drink it up.

We can’t wait until Saturday!

This Saturday night on the Groovy Doom Facebook page, we’re watching two great movies and it all starts at 8 PM East Coast Time. Becca will be joining us this week and she picked our first movie, which is Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, which is on YouTube and Amazon Prime.

Becca requested this drink, too.

Sherrif Ben-Meeker-Ita

• 4 oz. margarita mix
• 2 oz. tequilla
• Lime slices
• Salt, for rimming

1. This one is really simple. Find your favorite margarita mix and mix it over ice with tequila in a salt-rimmed glass.
2. You can also drop in a few lime slices.

Up next, The Legacy, which you can find on YouTube.

Here’s the drink for our second movie.

The Ravenhurst Bramble

• 1.5 oz. gin
• .5 oz. lemon juice
• .5 oz. Chambord
• .5 oz. simple syrup

1. Shake the gin, juice and syrup with ice until chilled.
2. Pour the Chmabord over the top of it all slowly.

We can’t wait for Saturday!