5 Unsettling Food Scenes In Horror Movies
Food is something that brings people together, a universal comfort. In films like Chef and Pig, food is a driving force for the story; in Studio Ghibli films, food is portrayed with reverence and beauty. When used in horror films, it's often a different story altogether, often used to disquiet, disturb and divide.
In horror, food is more often a disgusting experience. From maggoty meat to unsavory custard to misfortune cookies, horror films like to get creative in the ways that they use food to disturb audiences. These instances are examples of the most unsettling food-centric moments in horror movie history.
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Stephen King's IT was first brought to the screen in a two-part miniseries in 1990. Played by legendary actor Tim Curry, Pennywise the Dancing Clown terrorizes the town of Derry every 27, years but comes up against more than he bargained for in the Losers Club. After thinking they had defeated the cosmic clown 27 years before, it becomes clear Pennywise has returned to Derry — and thus so must the Losers Club.
Once the now-adult Losers return to Derry, they get together at a local restaurant to catch up. At the end of the meal, the waitress brings over fortune cookies, and things get very weird, very quickly. Beverley cracks hers open only to be sprayed in blood, Eddie's contains a cockroach, Richie's has an eye looking back at him, Ben's has a weird crab creature in it, and Mike's births a horrible half-alive baby bird. No one else can see what is happening at the table and the Losers escape, shaken and looking over their shoulders for a lurking clown.
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