How to Make Fake Blood

Vampires? Zombies? Werewolves? It's either the end of the world as we know it, or it's Halloween, and nothing adds to the frightening thrill of Halloween like lots and lots of sticky and red realistic blood! There are as many ways to concoct it as there are to ooze it, ranging from edible blood made from everyday ingredients, to the chillingly realistic blood used in movies.

Method 1: Realistic Syrup Blood (edible)
Note: This mix can get quite sticky and may stain clothes but is easily removed from skin with baby wipes or warm water. It tastes sweet, and looks real—–especially in front of a still camera.

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You will need:

• WaterCorn
• Corn syrup (golden syrup)
• Red, blue, and green food coloring
• Flour, cornstarch, chocolate syrup, or maple syrup.

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Make the basic mix. Combine one part water with three parts corn syrup (you can use golden syrup in the UK/Australia/New Zealand).

• Add drops red food coloring gradually and mix gently by stirring.
• Continue adding drops until the shade resembles that of real blood (always err on the side of adding less, as it's easier to add more).
• Add a small amount of blue or green food coloring to achieve a more realistic shade. (Arterial blood is bright red, while venous blood is a dark maroon).

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Add a thickener. Suitable thickeners include:

• Dry thickener. Add sifted flour or corn starch to your mixture, and whisk or stir it gently until smooth.
• If small lumps form, wait about a minute and the lumps will float to the top where you can remove them easily. Note: you can also use glycerine instead.
• Wet thickener. Stir in thick chocolate syrup until the desired consistency (and optimal flavor) is reached.
• Chocolate syrup adds a realistic deep maroon "venous" color to the blood.
• You can also use pancake syrup to add a brown tone and make the blood a bit thicker and stickier. Don't use too much!

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Adjust your mix. If it is too pink or orange, add red.

• Use blue cautiously Only add blue when you have at least put 3 teaspoons in and 1 drop of blue and you're confident it is still not dark enough and only add blue slowly.
• If it seems to be too purple, you'll have to start again––unfortunately, you cannot fix it just by adding more red.
• If the mix is too transparent, add a little flour.

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Let the mixture sit for ten minutes in a warm environment. This will give it some time to thicken and coagulate. And then you can freak people out with the fake blood—–it's a lot of fun!

• Note: This recipe yields blood that is very sticky initially. It is good for uses that involve children and possible ingestion, as it's not toxic.

Method 2:Simple Red Blood (edible)

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Get some red food coloring.

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Add some water if you want a lot.

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Splatter it all over desired area.

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Enjoy!

Method 3:Chocolate blood (edible)

This mixture looks great, smells great, and tastes like chocolate!
1
You will need:

• Corn syrup (or golden syrup)
• Red food coloring or cherry Kool Aid powder
• Powdered chocolate
• Flour or corn starch (optional).

2
Make the basic mix. Combine light corn syrup with red food dye until you get a shade that closely resembles real blood. You can also use cherry Kool Aid powder instead of red food dye for a yummy chocolate cherry flavor.

3
Add chocolate. Add a small amount of cocoa powder to the syrup mixture to darken the shade and turn the fake blood opaque, just like real blood.

4
Perfect the consistency. Either thin the blood by slowly adding water, or thicken it with a couple pinches of flour or cornstarch whisked in gently.

• Method 4:Gelatinous blood (edible)
• Use this version of fake blood for large wounds; it will simulate clotting. Splatter it on your walls for a Dexter season premiere party.

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You will need:

• Three or four bottles of glycerin
• Strawberry jelly or red Jell-O
• Powdered gelatin
• Red, green, and blue food coloring.

2
Warm up the blood. Microwave three or four bottles of glycerin to warm it up.

3
Add the gore. Add one tablespoon of strawberry jelly or Jell-O (more, if you're feeling messy), and mix thoroughly.

4
Add 1/5 of a packet of gelatin.

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Add red food coloring. You can add a drop or two of blue or green food coloring for a darker, more realistic blood.

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Stir until it's thoroughly mixed. It's ready to use now. Test a small patch of wall if you're planning on splattering it though––it might stain permanently.

Method 5:Peanut butter blood (edible)

Provided you're not allergic to peanuts, this method is ideal to use in and around the mouth, or on items that may go into the mouth. It should taste much like the peanut butter center of your standard candy peanut butter cup (especially if you add chocolate).

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You will need:

• Creamy peanut butter
• Corn syrup (golden syrup)
• Red, blue, and green food coloring
• Chocolate sauce (optional)
• Corn starch (optional).

2
Put an appropriate amount of peanut butter in a medium bowl. Creamy peanut butter will give you the best results. Chunky peanut butter will produce a coagulated look, but it's harder to work with.

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Make it thick. Slowly mix in corn syrup until the desired consistency is reached. As the mixture ages, it will thicken a bit, providing more realism.

4
Make it bloody. Slowly add single drops of red food coloring until the mixture is dark red; the darker the better––it will look more like real, drying blood. Adding a little blue or green food coloring will make it even more realistic.

• You can add a little bit of chocolate sauce, chocolate fudge, or chocolate powder for a darker color.
• If you want a thicker mixture, slowly add corn starch (in very small amounts to ensure even mixing). The solution should thicken in a few minutes.

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Note: This mixture may stain clothing, so be sure you don't want to use the clothes for normal wear again.

Method 6:Congealed barbecue sauce blood (edible)

This recipe is good for inside of fake wounds and places where you want blood to stay without running. You can also use the leftovers for barbecued chicken the next day!

1
You will need:

• Barbecue sauce
• Molasses
• Chocolate powder.

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Make the mix. Pour a bottle of barbecue sauce into a bowl, and add 2 tablespoons of molasses.

3
Add chocolate. Slowly stir in the sifted chocolate powder until mixture is desired darkness.

Method 7:Tomato blood (edible)

1
You will need:

• Ketchup
• Water
• Red food coloring
• Corn syrup.

2
Make the mix. Put three or four tablespoons of ketchup or tomato sauce into a bowl.
Add 3/4 (200ml) of water. Mix in slowly until you reach the desired consistency.

• Add a few drops of red food coloring.
• Add a teaspoon of corn syrup.

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Mix together well, and spoon onto desired area.