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There’s a Halloween party brewing in Deep Ellum that will not be your usual scarefest. Called The Court of Villains Ball<\/a>, it’s a Halloween celebration for book lovers, bringing literature to life with a night of villainous fun.<\/p>\n

The Ball, which takes place on October 17, is aimed at readers who “live for the dark and dramatic,” for a night that feels straight out of a fantasy novel.<\/p>\n

Every detail \u2014 from cocktails to costume inspiration to photo ops \u2014 is inspired by literary characters, with a cast of villains who will act out scenes from their favorite books. There’ll be villain-inspired cocktails, beer, and wine, plus hors d\u2019oeuvres with gluten-free and vegetarian options.<\/p>\n

The event was conceived by Always Booked, a group of women who do book podcasts and occasionally organize book-centered events. They call this the first literary-themed ball of its kind in Dallas \u2014 “equal parts book club, costume gala, and unforgettable night out.”<\/p>\n

\u201dWe love to create environments for people to come in and feel appreciated, seen, and loved,\u201d says co-founder Olivia Boyd.<\/p>\n

Boyd and co-founder Emily Henderson met on BookTok \u2014 the book version of TikTok \u2014 and launched a podcast with two other hosts. The community they’ve built through a book club and the podcast inspired them to find ways to connect with more bookworms in real life.<\/p>\n

“The community element of books is what we’ve enjoyed so much,\u201d Boyd says. “Let’s build this so other people can join the community because I feel like the book girlies are everywhere, hiding in plain sight.”<\/p>\n

In May, they hosted an anniversary party for Sarah J. Maas\u2019 fantasy romance A Court of Thorns and Roses, and saw a great turnout.<\/p>\n

“One good thing about these events is that people feel free to come alone and can meet others in a less formal environment,” Henderson says.<\/p>\n

It’s also a chance to dress up in your finest Morticia, since the dress code is black tie fantasy glam.<\/p>\n

“We definitely expect ball gown vibes, but I think it will also venture into Halloween costumes,” Boyd says. “Because even when I think of [The Hunger Games\u2019] President Snow \u2014 I would love to see a femme President Snow.”<\/p>\n

The Court of Villains Ball takes place on October 17 at 6:30 pm at Brake & Clutch Warehouse, an event space at 3601 Main St. in Deep Ellum. Tickets are $275 and must be purchased ahead of time on the website<\/a>, and will not be sold at the door. The ticket price includes valet, photography, and open bar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There’s a Halloween party brewing in Deep Ellum that will not be your usual scarefest. Called The Court…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":306777,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1022,1596,7709,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-306776","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-books","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-holidays","12":"tag-texas","13":"tag-tx","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115381202062705740","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}