#superb owl

How to throw a Superb owl party:

After “What we do in the Shadows” portrayed the bungling vampire flat mates as mistaking a Super Bowl Party as a Superb Owl Party the notion of swapping out the Super Bowl (big American football game) with a party dedicated to superb owls caught on among bird / animal lovers and Goths.

So how to throw a real Superb Owl party?

Well, I have a few ideas.

Set out a Charcuterie platter of crackers, cheeses, and sliced meats, assorted nuts, deviled eggs, and small fruits like grapes and berries. Hors d'oeuvres fit for an owl.

Pick (if possible) themed music referencing the night, flights, flying, or birds. Songs by David Bowie and especially Labyrinth welcome. Bird or flight song suggestions include Spread your Wings by Queen, You can still be free by Savage Garden, The Lucky One by Laura Branigan, Bloody Sunrise, The Night by Aurelio Voltaire (Particularly the 1988 death rock version), The Armies of the Night by Sparks, The Night Calls my name by Lori Yates.

Watch a movie that features owls such as Labyrinth, Guardians of Ga'hoole, The TV show Owl House, or (So long as it’s a used DVD or some other means to not support J. K. Rowling) the Harry Potter movies or new TV series (Jack Sparrow route…) Or watch “What we do in The Shadows” (Movie or TV series) as the originator of the Superb Owl Party. Vampire movies are another option. Dario Argento’s Dracula features Dracula having the power to turn into an owl but other vampire films with no actual owls within it are another option. Part B: Set up the viewing area with blankets and an excess of pillows to mimic a nest-like setting. This also allows shame-free crashing / falling asleep as the movie plays, if it is late into the party.

Exchange owl related gifts (NO taxidermied or otherwise dead owls!). Gifts like ceramic owls, owl crossing signs, posters of owls, books about owls, or plushies / stuffies of owls. For Goths or Halloween Haunters, vintage Hallowe’en decorations featuring Owls is an option.

Discuss favorite owls or favorite breeds of owl. My personal favorite are barn owls, particularly black Barn Owls, otherwise known as Melanistic barn owls. Very rare and almost never found in the wild. They aren’t literally black, but they have extra pigment and appear to capture the colors of a sunset.

Discuss what bird or animal you relate to or think your friends might have a special kinship with or would be their animal form if they could become an animal. What animal is most like yourself or like them.

If it is a sleep-over party, have eggs in the morning. (Note: For some reason a lot of people online don’t seem to realize this and it leads to ridiculous arguments so let me state here that MOST grocery store eggs are NOT fertilized. You are NOT eating developing chick. It is closer to being a chicken’s period, as a comparison.)

If it is a clear night and not rainy, you should spend some time outside appreciating the night as owls do. Red flashlights or red light bulbs are recommended as they do not disturb nocturnal animals.

For the supper the meal should probably be fish instead of poultry. Fish is something many owls might eat in the wild. Sword fish steaks cooked in lemon and butter with salt and pepper are excellent with boiled broccoli in butter, and Basmati white rice in butter. (Many would say it’s a food sin but I like to dip sword fish in tartar sauce with lemon juice). Broiled salmon is another excellent choice and healthy for you.

For dessert a night-themed cake seems befitting of owls. A Black Forest Cake hints as the dark, forests, and even magick as the real, German, forest is supposed to be very haunted and the original setting of many claassic fairy tales.

Optional: Group bird-watching. (Could be boring for some.) Fishing or group hike is another option.

Optional: Go to a zoo as a group, specifically to visit a bird / owl house.

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