Arkham Asylum Theme

**jennyvier** · 09-03-2010,05:40 PM

Hi everyone! May I pick your tasty tasty brains for theme ideas for my party? My friends and I are dressing up as Batman's rogues gallery (I'll be dressed as Poison Ivy,) and I want to make up our apartment like the Gotham City insane asylum, Arkham Asylum.

Here's my plans so far:

- The invitations are going to be one of two things: either those plastic covered bracelets they give you in the hospital, or a hospital visitors pass / ID badge.

- The front entrance to our apartment building has a wrought iron entrance so I'm going to have the curved "Arkham Asylum" sign curved at the top.

- First prize for best costume is a certificate of insanity and an Arkham "INMATE" numbered orange button up shirt.

- Our front door will have the Arkham logo, plus a "Maximum Security Ward" sign on it.

- Our bathroom will have the lights replaced with green lights, and I'm going to string up a bunch of ivy and plants, so it'll be "Ivy's cell." Also the classic "glow sticks taped under the toilet seat" trick for an eerie green toilet glow.

- candy pills... is that a thing that exists? Because walking around with those little paper ketchup cups with candy pills in them would look pretty awesome. :P I also have a giant box of syringes minus the needles that I put the jello shooters in. A buck a piece from Shoppers Drug Mart. They hold the equivalent to 2.5 shots apiece.

-Jars labelled "leeches" - throwback to old insanity cures... Maybe a drill? Eeeewww...

And that's what I've got so far... Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

**jennyvier** · 09-03-2010,05:55 PM

Forgot one thing - I have a straight jacket from my zombie walk costume last year so I'll be stringing that up on a wall probably.

Anyone have any idea how to cheaply give the illusion of padded walls?

**goombah** · 09-03-2010,08:42 PM

LOVE this theme.

Have you played through the video game for ideas and taken notes or screen shots? That is always a great source.

Also, do a google search for "arkham asylum release party." The decor at these parties is something I am drawing from for my Bioshock theme. I've got some pretty good visuals just by doing that. Don't know if they did one or not.

Padded walls should be easily drawn on paper and tacked to the walls if you don't want to go all out with stuffing between fabric sheets. Of course the latter would rock, and you could just make it in one room of the dwelling. The rest could be other parts of the asylum.

Good luck!

**jennyvier** · 09-04-2010,06:15 AM

Thanks for the tips goombah! I did a search, which lead me to the idea to make "vote Harvey Dent" buttons. (I have a button-maker.) Which is just too prefect as my husband is going as two-face!

Also I'm forgetting that I could just sew quilting material between two sheets... That would be pretty cheap and simple I think. Moreso than the stuffing each square idea I was envisioning. :P

**blackfog** · 09-04-2010,06:48 AM

jennyvier I love your idea!!!! May have to steal the toilet trick that is a great idea! I am sure you could find some candy that looks like pills. Maybe you could use tic tacs that are white, and some smarties that come in a box. Great idea!

**Front Yard Fright** · 09-04-2010,07:23 AM

Very cool idea.
As far as fake pills, I've noticed them at Spencer's gifts for people's birthdays and stuff like that.
Definitely take lots of pics!

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**llondra** · 09-06-2010,06:25 AM

I stumbled on these looking for food ideas for my zombie themed party - Blood Slide Suckers. Ewww!

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**Super_Freak** · 09-06-2010,07:57 AM

Your party plans sound great so far! I thought about doing this on a smaller scale for a powder room last year. Here is what I posted. Maybe there is something you can use...

Small Bathroom needs big impact