Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteAre gingerbread men, uh, cannibal propaganda?Some historians trace the holiday baked goods to the Saturnalia celebrations of ancient Rome.ByLillian StonePublishedDecember 10, 2021Comments (16)
Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteHorrify your loved ones with these fruit-snack-flavored woundsThese gory prosthetics are a trick and a treat, all in one juicy package.ByLillian StonePublishedOctober 29, 2021Comments (7)
Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteMunch on Dead Man’s Toes, a Sanderson Sisters specialtySevered appendages never looked so fine as they do in The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook.ByLillian StonePublishedOctober 14, 2021Comments (4)
Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteTrick or Excrete: This laxative-obsessed dentist almost ruined HalloweenDr. William Shyne's 1959 Halloween prank kicked off decades of trick-or-treat paranoia.ByLillian StonePublishedOctober 8, 2021Comments (20)
Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteIs this Chicago steakhouse haunted, or just heavy on the mahogany?Is the Chicago Chop House actually haunted by anything other than the lingering scent of beef?ByLillian StonePublishedAugust 27, 2021Comments (21)
Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteWhat creep made up the thing about watermelon seeds sprouting in your gut?An urban legend claims that eating watermelon seeds will turn you into a human melon incubator. But where did the…ByLillian StonePublishedJuly 9, 2021Comments (38)
Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteA Dark & Stormy Bite: Can a microwave nuke your nuts?Explosive microwave injuries are the stuff of legend. Or are they?ByLillian StonePublishedJune 11, 2021Comments (21)
Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteThis legendary cannibal clan feasted on blood, guts, and anti-Scottish sentimentDid the Sawney Bean clan actually snack on townsfolk, or was it all anti-Scottish lore?ByLillian StonePublishedMay 14, 2021Comments (25)
Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteThe day it rained meat in KentuckyVulture vomit? Weird bacteria? Something else? Whatever it was, it stank.ByLillian StonePublishedApril 16, 2021Comments (24)
Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteA not-so-brief history of witches cooking and eating childrenThe witchy horror trope has fascinating roots in legends around the world.ByLillian StonePublishedMarch 12, 2021Comments (20)
Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteRip a keg stand with the dead at America’s most haunted breweryThe legendary St. Louis beer scene is home to one particularly terrifying landmark.ByLillian StonePublishedFebruary 19, 2021Comments (18)
Food NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteFood NewsA Dark and Stormy BiteA Dark and Stormy Bite: That time a bunch of Dutch people ate their prime ministerWe kick off our new horror column with a look back at apocryphal cannibalism.ByLillian StonePublishedJanuary 15, 2021Comments (21)