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Corporate · 18 October 2026

A Corporate Halloween Party in Downtown Toronto

The Raptors at Manor Mal

The Toronto Raptors held their Halloween party on our second floor, a cocktail reception for 125 hosted by Jamal Shead. Shead is from Austin, so Decor & More built a haunted Texas set called Manor Mal, and the players took turns at karaoke.

A corridor of slatted barn wood walls lit red and violet, chains hanging from the beams, a bat and a crow on top, a Danger sign in the hay at its mouth, and the Raptors claw at the far end.

Inside Manor Mal

  1. Looking out past the end post of the slatted corridor, hung with a chain, into the room: a figure with a chainsaw on crates in the hay, and the bar under the arched windows.

    The corridor

    A tunnel of slatted barn walls, chains hung from the beams, a bat and a crow overhead, and a sign at the mouth: Danger! Enter at your own risk. The Raptors claw is at the far end.

  2. A rocking chair with a coat over it, hay bales, crates and a lantern beside a weathered wooden sign painted Manor Mal with an outline of Texas, in front of tall French doors.

    The porch

    The Manor Mal sign has a star in an outline of Texas, and Shead went to high school in Manor, Texas. Below it, a rocking chair, hay bales, crates and a lantern against the French doors. The photo booth was set up in front of it.

  3. A life size figure holding a chainsaw stands on a wooden crate among hay bales and a barrel, a small windmill beside him, with Help and a bloody handprint painted on the arched windows behind.

    The yard

    A figure with a chainsaw on a crate in the hay, a barrel beside him, and a windmill with the Raptors logo at its hub. Help, in dripping red, across the arched windows.

  4. The bar wrapped in dark barn wood with a bull skull and a Raptors Halloween sign on its front, bottles lined up on top, and a Leave Now sign in the arched window behind.
    A tall red and orange cocktail with cherries and a pick, on a black bar mat.

    The bar

    Wrapped in weathered barn wood, with a bull skull and a Raptors Halloween sign on the front. Leave Now went up on the window behind it.

  5. Grey tombstones and an angel statue at the foot of a slatted wooden wall draped in cobwebs, lit red and violet.

    The graveyard

    Tombstones and a stone angel along the back of the slatted walls, under cobwebs.

  6. A giant skeleton pulling itself out of the floor in front of crates, a film projected across the white brick wall behind, and leather chesterfield sofas in the lounge.
    A long dark wooden table with candles down its length and the Raptors claw at its centre, a skeleton at the far end.
    The long table

    The lounge

    A skeleton climbing out of the floor, a horror film playing across the white brick, and the chesterfields in front of it. Down the long table, candles and the claw.

The kitchen and the bar

  1. Storys

    Floor3 TO 11 PM

    2nd floor · Raptors · Sun 18 Oct

    • 3:00 PMClient in
    • 7:30 PMDoor security on, three until 11:30
    • 8:00 PMDoors, food and bar
    • 10:00 PMStations close
    • 11:00 PMReception ends, strike

    125 covers

  2. Storys

    Passed8:00 PM

    2nd floor · Raptors · Sun 18 Oct

    ** Out heavy at the start **

    • 125Chicken satay DF GFPeanut sauce, red onion, cilantro, lime
    • 125Oxtail empanada NFAji verde
    • 125Tostada GF NF DFSmoked chicken, onion salsa, avocado crema
    • 125Corn taco GF NFRefried beans, avocado, queso fresco
    • 125Ahi tuna crudo DF NFSquid ink cracker, avocado
    • 125Mini shrimp po boy NFSteamed bun, butter lettuce, hot sauce, dill mayo
    • 125Fried chicken NFCharred onion ranch, gochujang hot sauce
    • 125Mini donutLemon curd

    8 items, 1,000 pieces

  3. Storys

    Stations8:00 PM

    2nd floor · Raptors · Sun 18 Oct

    ** Open until 10:00 PM **

    • 125Singapore noodles
    • ChickenEgg noodles, scallion, bean sprouts
    • Shiitake V GFRice noodles, broccoli, sweet potato
    • 125Sliders and fries
    • Chuck and brisketBrioche, onion chili jam, American cheese
    • Eggplant VBrioche, confit tomato, mozzarella

  4. Storys

    Bar8:00 PM

    2nd floor · Raptors · Sun 18 Oct

    ** Until 11:00 PM **

    • Moscow muleVodka, ginger beer, lime
    • Old fashionedRye, bitters, brown sugar, orange peel
    • NegroniCampari, gin, vermouth
    • ManhattanWhisky, vermouth, bitters, orange peel
    • Shirley TempleThe mocktail
    • WinePinot grigio, malbec
    • Beer, spiritsAnd non-alcoholic beer

DF dairy freeGF gluten freeNF nut freeV vegetarian

Credits

Hosted by
Jamal Shead
Event management
JEM Events@jem__events
Design and builds
Decor & More@decorandmore.inc
Venue, food and bar
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