A Fearful Feast

Come up with a detailed account of a meal that starts off pleasant but ends in creating dread.

Food usually brings comfort, warmth and binds people together. Take your readers on a gastronomic journey that starts tasting sweet but starts leaving a bitter aftertaste. Describe your characters’ reactions, the strange discomfort, the unfolding paranoia and how an ordinary feast takes dreadful, unforgettable turns. The focus in this prompt is to turn an everyday jovial event into an eerie setting, adding layers to the dread build-up.