Little Kitchen of Horrors
The scary, frightening, and spooky stories that we like to tell about what we eat.
** The content in this week’s show requires a fairly strong stomach. So if you’ve got children with you, or you’re a bit squeamish yourself, best to look away now. **
Listen if you dare to this episode of The Food Chain, as we explore the scary, creepy, and spooky stories that people like to tell about what we eat.
Why are some of our scariest stories about food? From the man-eating giants of Ancient Greek mythology, to the real story of Hansel and Gretel, the 91Èȱ¬â€™s Kent DePinto discusses why some of our scariest stories are about food and what that tells us about the societies that like to share them. We will also hear why many of those stories have their origins in agriculture and early economic systems.
Watch out for the 91Èȱ¬'s Regan Morris in California – as she finds out how horror films create their visual effects using bananas and gelatine, and Bryan Fuller, the creator of the television show Hannibal, on how making a programme about a villain with a gruesome diet made him question his own food habits.
And what are we so afraid of? The social science behind why our bodies react to scary stories.
You may just want to leave the lights on.
(Photo: Selection of food and candles. Credit: Getty Images).
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Clips
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Food secrets of Hollywood horror
Duration: 03:19
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Spoiled Butter, Sour Ale
Duration: 01:07
Broadcasts
- Thu 13 Apr 2017 02:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service Online, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East, UK DAB/Freeview & West and Central Africa only
- Thu 13 Apr 2017 03:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service South Asia
- Thu 13 Apr 2017 04:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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- Thu 13 Apr 2017 21:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except News Internet
- Sat 15 Apr 2017 07:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service West and Central Africa
- Sun 16 Apr 2017 07:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except News Internet & West and Central Africa
- Mon 17 Apr 2017 03:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service Australasia
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