Mum spooked by 'screaming' Halloween crisp

Simon Thacker

October 27, 2009

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Katie Corcoran found a ghoulish crisp resembling Edvard Munch's painting The Scream

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KATIE Corcoran got an early Halloween shock when she came face to face with a ghoulish crisp resembling Edvard Munch's painting The Scream.

Mum-of-one Katie, 40, of Brierley Road East, Swinton, said: "With it being near Halloween, I wondered if it was some sort of promotion but when I looked at the other crisps, they were just normal.

"I was a bit spooked at first but it is quite funny. I will keep it and show it to my friends. It's almost like it really has eyes - the detail in it looks like eyeballs."

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Duncan Disorderly (27/10/2009 at 08:23)

<ring..ring...> hello, M.E.N., I've got a crisp which looks a little bit like a spooky painting. I think it would make a great story.

fergiza, rse (27/10/2009 at 08:40)

wow.she must have gone through millions of crisp to find that one.

the monkey, bolton (27/10/2009 at 09:08)

can you see similarity between your 2 pictures ? a striking resemblence
short of news ?

Gavin Nash (27/10/2009 at 09:12)

Slow news day.

Almighty God, Salford (27/10/2009 at 09:21)

wtf, it cant be this much of a slow news day

want to leave, Stretford (27/10/2009 at 09:27)

This is news ?

The Devil's Advocate, M11 born and bred, East Stand Lower 104 (27/10/2009 at 09:44)

SLOW NEWS DAY!

Guten Tag, Manchester (27/10/2009 at 10:01)

You want to see what was in my toilet bowl this morning! Hideous and worthy of reporting in the MEN!

Careless Whisper (27/10/2009 at 10:03)

Hmmm! Poor Katie must have a tedious and uneventful life. This woman is in some dire need of action and activity. Maybe if she went out more instead of sitting alone trying to make out the shapes of various crisps then life might be that little more enjoyable. That is what it is luv....a crisp with a hole in it. If you bought a bag of Hoola Hoops you will find that they are all crisps with hole in them.
There again maybe I am not being fair here Katie could be a woman of a nervous nature and seeing a crisp that frightend you could of been an horrendous experience for her-but whatever the reason it was enough to go to the press with it. Katie get out more.Maybe the pressures of home are too much to bear and getting you down a little. Go out on the town and let your hair down buy a few drinks- but give the crisps a miss. Good luck for more of an eventful future in you life.

Blunt (27/10/2009 at 10:16)

Looks absolutely nothing like Munch's 'The Scream' - it looks like what it is - a crisp.

BillyJ (27/10/2009 at 10:25)

What I would add to all the previous comments, it doesnt look that much like "The Scream"

Mamaduke, Broad Street (27/10/2009 at 10:52)

Where is East Swinton; is it more upmarket than the rest of Swinton?

Laura Norder, Didsbury (27/10/2009 at 10:57)

I feel I've slipped into the twilight zone - why is the woman wearing a Halloween mask?

TheRealWorld (27/10/2009 at 11:00)

Has the cleaner taken over the news desk?

What next?

A Cadburys Button that looks like a space ship?

I'm going to phone the editor...

The poorly packed kebab I had last night bore a striking resemblance to.....

Andy ex-Stockport, Elsewhere (27/10/2009 at 11:01)

A crisp resembling 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' - now that would be news.

Graham, City Centre (27/10/2009 at 11:06)

Oh my god... if you look at the crisp upside down though... it looks even more like a crisp.

Free Red, Manchester (27/10/2009 at 11:29)

With all that fake tan I don't know which looks the more scary

J. Peasmold Gruntfuttock, Peasmouldia (27/10/2009 at 11:32)

I can't believe someone has had their photo taken while doing an impression of a crisp..and I believe even less that the MEN has printed it.

Rebecca Maratos (27/10/2009 at 11:46)

Hilarious! I love the close up of the crisp and I am also enjoying the woman's very surprised face. Very amusing!

Haytch, Manchester (27/10/2009 at 11:59)

Bloody pathetic! All the money in the world would not make me pose in the MEN over a crisp!! What a saddo!

nyb, ex manc (27/10/2009 at 12:11)

We need more stories like this. Real and very pertinent to life as we know it now.

Not long till the bacon's cooked, Manchester (27/10/2009 at 12:13)

Is the "Viz" spoof letters page?
This paper/website is seriously dumbing down!!

BlueSpeke (27/10/2009 at 12:27)

Slow news day?

The Man, Sat on a chair (27/10/2009 at 12:28)

Got to admit this story gets better the more I read it.

My life will never be the same and I doubt many of the readers will be able to carry on with their lives in the way they used too.

Has Gordon Brown been told about this development?

There should be at least a 1000 page book about this story.

Will this be made into a feature length movie?

In my best deep voice over, the trailer begins........

It was a time when there was no real news.

An innocent looking bag of crisps and one women’s tale of the savoury snack afterlife.

Can anybody stop the Crisp....

Staring Dawn French as the crisp lady and a smashed Mel Gibson as 'the crisp'

This years block busting smash hit.

The Taltentless Mr crispy.

Angie33 , Manchester (27/10/2009 at 12:29)

Some stories are meant to be fun.Ever heard of it?Children will think its very spooky.It wasnt meant for the Victor Meldrews on here.Were any of you ever children, or born moaning miserable old buggers?Get a shed.

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