Dark, Stormy or Brooding

Nothing cheers me up like a good slasher flick. The formula common sense-challenged teens + dark alleys + alcohol and tomfoolery (that’s right I said tomfoolery) = a match made in dreamscape. Call on, Freddy Krueger from the original Nightmare on Elm Street.

The Flick

On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson and a group of her friends including Tina Gray, Rod Lane and Glen Lantz are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Freddy Krueger. Nancy must think quickly, as Freddy tries to pick off his victims one by one. When he has you in your sleep, who is there to save you?

Sleep kills. Then again, so does a steady diet of red meat, fried food and soda. Clean it up will ya? Have some grilled chicken and asparagus with a nice red varietal. Freddy can’t reach you here.

The Wine

2006 Ehlers Estate St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 1886

This stuff is delicious. You can taste the cherry, caramel and tobacco especially with a slice of dark chocolate.

C’mon you know you want some.

Modified for Beer Drinkers...

If you don’t like dark red wine, surely you could go for a Rogue Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout.