Overview

• The new book packages crafts, hosting tips, and pun-filled recipes such as Spook-Ghetti and Eyeballs, Guaca-Morbid, and Sausage Guts.
• Peterson positions it as an adult-focused entertaining guide for the goth crowd rather than a children’s Halloween title.
• She kept the recipes accessible after extensive testing, saying she didn’t want readers to need advanced skills to cook them.
• Although the book features photos of her in character, she says she has stepped back from wearing the wig and gown.
• She cites age and a desire to leave the stage “at the top of your game” as her reasons, and notes she is now widely recognized out of character after her memoir and convention appearances.