Tim Burton

When it comes to quirky cookbooks, Zach Neil has just the title! This spooky season, check out Zach Neil's The Nightmare Before Dinner: Recipes to Die for: the Beetle House Cookbook for some unique recipes directly from The Beetle House, a Tim Burton-inspired restaurant. Burton is known for being an American filmmaker, specifically in the gothic fantasy and horror genre. One of Burton’s biggest fans, Neil, opened the restaurant, The Beetle House, in New York in 2016. After it became wildly successful, Neil opened another location in Los Angeles a year later. Today, both of these locations are booked far in advance, and have raving reviews not only because of the food, but because of the unique experience every “soul” who enters the restaurant experiences. In 2018, Neil released his cookbook that features over 60 recipes inspired by Tim Burton himself. Some customer favorites include Edward Burger Hands, Cheshire Mac and Cheese, The Fleet Street Martini, and Beetle Pie. This cookbook has five stars on Amazon and can be found in our collection under the call number, “641.568 Nei.” If you’re a fan of The Nightmare Before Dinner, we also recommend Neil’s other cookbook, Death for Dinner Cookbook: 60 Gorey-Good, Plant-Based Drinks, Meals, and Munchies Inspired by Your Favorite Horror Films. Let us know what your guests think of these spooktacular meals if you’re cooking for any Halloween festivities.