Another horror story could be the great ingredient mix - up. Someone might mistake salt for sugar while baking, resulting in a very unpalatable cake. They start off following the recipe carefully but one wrong ingredient can completely ruin the final product. This can be a real disaster especially when you are baking for an event or for guests.
There are also stories about kitchen appliances going haywire. For instance, a blender suddenly leaking its contents all over the kitchen counter while in the middle of pureeing something. It creates a huge mess, and not only do you lose the food you were preparing but also have to spend a lot of time cleaning up the sticky or messy substance that has spread everywhere.
A lot of people have shared their experiences of under - cooked food. They think they've cooked something thoroughly, like a chicken breast, but when they cut into it, it's still raw in the middle. This can be a real health hazard as well as a disappointment for the cook.
One kitchen horror story could be when a person was making a big dinner and the oven suddenly stopped working in the middle of baking a large turkey. All the guests were about to arrive and there was no time to fix it or cook the turkey elsewhere.
A common kitchen remodel horror story involves miscommunication. For example, the homeowners think they've clearly communicated their vision of a modern, minimalist kitchen. But the contractors end up installing very traditional cabinets and countertops that don't match at all. There are also issues like wrong measurements. Say the planned island is too big for the space, so it blocks the walking paths in the kitchen. This leads to a lot of re - work and extra costs.
One horror story is finding a rat in the food storage area. I once worked in a small restaurant and one day, a chef opened the pantry to get some flour and there was a big rat scurrying around. It was disgusting and we had to throw out a lot of food.
Well, there might be a story where a store had really bad customer service. A customer was trying to return a defective product. The staff was rude and unhelpful, kept denying the return even though it was clearly under the return policy. This made the customer feel frustrated and cheated.
Well, there are stories about Disney attractions that seem to have a mind of their own. For example, on a certain dark ride, the lights might flicker in a very disturbing way and the music might change tempo or volume unexpectedly. This can create a really creepy atmosphere for the riders. There could also be stories about how some people claim to have felt an unexplainable coldness in specific areas of the park, like in the waiting line for a popular ride. It's as if there was some sort of supernatural presence there.
One story could be about a person who had a really bad nail infection after getting a manicure at a dodgy salon. The infection spread and caused a lot of pain and swelling.
In some BuzzFeed friendship horror stories, a friend might be overly competitive. For instance, if you got a promotion at work, instead of being happy for you, they tried to undermine you. They might talk to your boss behind your back, trying to make you look bad so that they could somehow get ahead in their own career at your expense. This kind of 'friend' is only thinking about themselves and not the real meaning of friendship.
One horror story could be about getting lost in a huge, maze - like mall at night with no one around to help. It's dark, and the echoing sounds of your own footsteps make it really spooky.
One horror story could be about finding a huge spider in the bathroom. Just imagine you go in to use the toilet or take a shower, and there it is, a big, hairy spider on the wall. It gives you the creeps and makes you not want to use the bathroom at all.