1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: Horror Vibes Coffee. We love Horror Vibes Coffee. What a 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: cool idea. I mean, any business that can can mold 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: itself with the strange and the spooky and the macabre. 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:14,319 Speaker 2: I am here for I think a lot of people 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 2: are here for it. 6 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: And this began in January of twenty twenty two, Horror 7 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: Vibes Coffee. Omyra is with us and she ran with it. 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: People are most successful in life when they deal in 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: things that they get excited about, and Omayra is excited 10 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: about all things horror. 11 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 2: And so what did she do? 12 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: She put that excitement and passion into her business and 13 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: that is where we find us today, right, yes. 14 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 3: Correct, even during the other holidays, right, I mean you 15 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 3: guys are still the horror vibe themes sticks around year round? 16 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 4: Oh absolutely, Yeah, it's definitely we are here year round, 17 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 4: not just Halloween time. 18 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: So yeah, it's really exciting. 19 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 3: And when we talked last you were working on the 20 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 3: plan to open in Vegas and now you have. 21 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, we opened this year. 22 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 3: What's that process like, I mean just the background of 23 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 3: trying to open in another state, another place like that. 24 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's it was definitely a process. 25 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 2: It took us a. 26 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 4: Couple months to open, and then that helped create build 27 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 4: the hype, create the hype, and once we opened, our 28 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 4: customers just ran over to us and it's been really exciting. 29 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 4: It's exciting to see that location grow. I'm from Vegas, 30 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 4: so that location is really special to me. 31 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: So you are on Langasham in North Hollywood. What can 32 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: people expect when they walk into Horror Vibes Coffee? 33 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 4: They will expect amazing art. We have a resident artist, 34 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 4: his name is Phil. Really good spooky coffee. Our coffee 35 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 4: is amazing and we have a seasonal menu that changes 36 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 4: every season. So currently we have our holiday menu and 37 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 4: our location is very so when you walk in, you 38 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 4: immediately feel the ambiance and that's something that I'm really 39 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 4: proud of that we created. And our brand is really strong, 40 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 4: so you definitely come in for an experience and you 41 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 4: will get that experience. 42 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 3: Talk about the menu itself in terms of how you 43 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 3: come up with names, recipes, that sort of thing for 44 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 3: the drinks. 45 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, so we have We've expanded our team. So I 46 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 4: have my socials manager, my mixologist, myself, and my graphic 47 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 4: designer and we all get together we decide what the 48 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 4: the dieasonal menu theme will be and we get started. 49 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 4: We decide what flavor profiles, what films should inspire the menu, 50 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 4: and we get to work and it's really it's really exciting. 51 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 4: It's a really fun process. This season, it's our winter season, 52 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 4: so we have the Naughty List and it's based off 53 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 4: of classic Christmas films and their villains. 54 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: You don't even need to walk into Horror Vibes coffee 55 00:02:58,360 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: to get the vibe. 56 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 2: The entire exterior of your. 57 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: Coffee shop is painted, as you know, highlighting the art 58 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: you were referring to. It is a very cool, very 59 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: cool feeling that you get there. And then also I'm 60 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: looking at I don't know what you call it, but 61 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: whatever you do to the top of the coffee, like 62 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: sometimes it's a hard home art, you. 63 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 2: Know, they are, Yeah, and this is a spider web, 64 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 2: you know. 65 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: And there's just different horror type things incorporated in all 66 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: of the recipes as well. Yes, what are some of 67 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: the names of the coffees, Like, is there fun names? Yeah? 68 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 4: So from our signature menu we have the Scissorhands, Latte 69 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 4: candy Man. 70 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 2: The work of our. 71 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 4: This this season. For our winter menu, we have the 72 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 4: Cookie bandit's the Oogis bug Brew and the Mean One. 73 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 2: Watch it. 74 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 3: Do you ever get in any trademark issues? Anybody ever 75 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 3: come in until you to stop using their character? 76 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 4: No work, I work while way around that, So we're good. 77 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 4: Unless it's a partnership, then we can use the officials. 78 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: They probably love it too, and who wouldn't love Amayra. 79 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: There's a lot of Chucky I can see in some 80 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: of these pictures. 81 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: Yes, terrifying. Chucky still terrifies me. 82 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 3: But croissants, foods, pastries, what kind of where do you 83 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 3: get those from? 84 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, we have a local bakery that we get our 85 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 4: everyday pastries from, like croissants and muffins, some savory pastries. 86 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 4: And then we also work with another small business called 87 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:30,559 Speaker 4: Deadly Sweet, and they have horror theme treats, so they'll 88 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 4: have cakes, they have crunch bars like fun like they're 89 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 4: like KitKat type treats, and then they also have cookies 90 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 4: that are also horror themes. 91 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: Fun and what a good idea, like that's a fun 92 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: thing to bring over to like a Christmas party or 93 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: something right, like something that's different out of the box, 94 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: like a bunch of pastries or fun treats. 95 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 2: And stuff to bring to Christmas. 96 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 3: Tell me again your history. Are you movie buff? 97 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:57,679 Speaker 2: Clearly? 98 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 3: I mean you got to have enough knowledge to get 99 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 3: these get some of the jokes that you're you're laying 100 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 3: into these coffees. But did you study film or did 101 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 3: you study restaurant tour? 102 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 4: What? 103 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 3: What's your background? 104 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: No? 105 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 4: I didn't. I I'm really into film. I did acting 106 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 4: for a very short period of time. I went to 107 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 4: school for political science, so I just learned along the 108 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 4: way really and then in the beginning I had a 109 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 4: mentor that helped me get started. But ever since from there, 110 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 4: I figured the best experience is just going in there 111 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 4: and doing it yourself. And I learned a lot and 112 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 4: it was it was difficult obviously that I you know, 113 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 4: there's a lot of growing pains, but that was the 114 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 4: best way to learn for me. 115 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 2: How long did that political science major last? I did too. 116 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 2: I went in as a police science major. It lasted 117 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 2: probably about two weeks. 118 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's it's collecting dust in my drawer, my diploma. 119 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: Okay, so you've what you did the whole program? You 120 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: you graduated with that? Yow. 121 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's so that's cool. I love it when people 122 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 2: pivot like that. Yeah, that up in the restaurant, your diploma, 123 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 2: that would be that would be good. 124 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's scles some blood for the horror movie fame 125 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:10,119 Speaker 3: something like that. 126 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, that would be cool. 127 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 3: Omira from Horror Vibes Coffee again. You can find him 128 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 3: on Instagram at Horror Vibes Coffee, the place in North 129 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 3: Hollywood there on Lancasham and of course the new place 130 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 3: right there on Paradise Road in Vegas. 131 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: I'm sensing a collab with John Cobelt like heads on 132 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: a stick politician, that's right, Yeah, it would be great, 133 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: maybe something for the new year. 134 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 3: Well, thanks for coming in, Omaira, appreciate it. 135 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 2: It's good to see you again. 136 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 4: Thank you for having me. 137 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 3: You bet.