Ideas needed for Haunted Luau

**Scarebear** · 07-01-2010,05:15 AM

Well, I deceided my theme for this year, which is Haunted Luau, but I need a little help. First of all, I would like to create some sort of story as to why the Luau is haunted, but am coming up blank. Any ideas? Second, I am looking for haunted luau music. I looked on Amazon and they have tons of Halloween Luau CDs, but they all seem to have the same music on them! Have any of you purchased these and do you have any recommendations? Thanks!

**piraticalstyle** · 07-01-2010,09:39 AM

Now I can't get HAUNTED TIKIS out of my head. That would be an awesome prop. Cool theme.

Two words for music... ALOHA ZOMBIES. Makes me laugh.

**Ghost of Spookie** · 07-01-2010,10:30 AM

Can't help with the 2nd question, but as for the 1st about a backstory as to why the luau is haunted how about something like:

1) At your last luau, someone fell into the Kahlua Pig pit and burned up. Before they died of severe burns they vowed revenge on all luau party goers. You don't believe in curses so are holding another party on ____.

2) While on your last trip to the islands you picked up these great tiki items. You were told there was a curse on them if they left the islands but you don't believe in curses and want to show them off at your luau which will be on ____.

**ckenyon1964** · 07-01-2010,11:56 AM

How about a Zombified Gilligan's Island? All of the castaways rotting away... Ginger in her rotting movie star gown... MaryAnn in the farm girl outfit... etc... all of them either zombies or perhaps just raised from the dead after so many years marooned on the island... then add your haunted creepy huts, tikis, etc...

**ChrisW** · 07-01-2010,06:13 PM

Do some online research on Hawaiian myths and legends. Ghost are prominent in Hawaiian and Polynesian mythology.
Here's a wikipedia link - you'll find many others...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_...nesian_culture

**Ghost of Spookie** · 07-01-2010,10:00 PM

Regarding Question 2, OMG I can't believe they have something like this but I followed your example and did a search on Amazon for "haunted luau music" and it came up with 57 results. I listened to some samples from 3 or 4 of them and you're right, they pretty much sound like ukelele music with someone groaning in the background and I too could swear the same person did the sound effects for all of the "albums" I listened to!! Anyway too funny.

If you are coming to this for the first time here's the Amazon link to get you started on a musical journey through a haunted paradise

It might have you screaming after you've listened to a few! My recommendation, skip it and go with normal Hawaiian music that won't drive your guests running from your party.

**cinders** · 07-02-2010,01:19 AM

How about Tonga drumming for the music. I did a search on polynesian drumming and listened briefly to a couple YouTube clips. You might be able to get a CD of just the drumming or put a few clips together and maybe morph some of the hula ukelele music in Audacity or Goldwave to make it sound more haunting. I had a tribal theme last year and used just a few different drumming clips put together with a couple of witch doctor clips and it turned out great. You just can't get the drumming out of your head!