The invitation envelopes contained shredded store-bought Valentine’s Day cards, a practice that would continue for the next few parties.

For the first time, guests were offered wearable black hearts with anti-Valentine’s Day sentiments like DROP DEAD and FUCK OFF; this immediately becomes a Black Party staple.

The house was dressed in shredded black garbage bags, dead roses, dead mistletoe, and photos of black-clad models with their heads ripped off.

About 80 people dug their cars out from under several feet of snow and show up despite one big-ass blizzard.

Guests shared their Tragic Love Stories in white pencil on a black poster board-covered wall.

The food table was expanded to include more black food and drinks, such as Oreo cookies with the white middles scraped out.

An unplanned free viewing of a pierced penis was available on the second floor.

An unplanned free viewing of some (uninvited) guy vomiting was available in the basement.

A large, angry, racist dog was locked in the front bedroom for the duration of the party.