Burger King’s New Nightmare King Sandwich Was Designed To Give You Nightmares — Literally

Getting in the Halloween spirit means putting up spooky decorations, picking out costumes, and deciding which Halloween-themed recipe to try. Fortunately, this year, Burger King is really getting into the Halloween spirit – first they released an intimidating “black cherry”-flavored Fanta slushie (yes, it’s literally black) and now, they have a sandwich called the “Nightmare King.”

According to their press release, “This spooky sandwich features ¼ lb of savory flame-grilled beef, a 100% white meat crispy chicken fillet, melted American cheese, thick cut bacon, creamy mayonnaise, and onions all assembled on a glazed green sesame seed bun.” Yes, you read that correctly – a green bun, and it’s not just any type of green. It’s bright. neon. green. Scared yet?

To get the name “Nightmare King,” Burger King partnered with Goldforest Inc. and Paramount Trials and Florida Sleep & Neuro Diagnostic Services Inc. to conduct a scientific study over 10 nights with 100 participants. Each participant ate the Nightmare King before they went to bed and then the team monitored different signals from participants, including heart rate, brain activity, breathing, and their dreams. They found that the chances of having an actual nightmare after eating the Nightmare King increased by 3.5 times.

Some people are willing to try it, despite this frightening claim. However, others are more concerned that it will make their poop turn into an unusual color, like when Burger King released their Black Whopper.

The idea of intentionally giving myself nightmares does not appeal to me. But this sounds like a damn good sandwich, so I might have to risk it. #FastFood #BurgerKing #NightmareKing #Yummy https://t.co/MPC0emkGF4

— Chad Smith (@1AngryFatDude) October 17, 2018

We totally understand if Burger King’s latest release is too much for you, but there are other Halloween-inspired treats out there — like the Spider Doughnut from Dunkin’ Donuts that, despite its scary name, looks kinda cute.