The first time you bite into an onion ring at Casper’s Diner in Springfield, Missouri, you’ll hear a crunch so satisfying it could be used as ASMR content for people who find peace in the sound of perfect fried food.
This isn’t your typical diner experience, unless your typical diner comes decorated with enough horror movie masks to stock a Halloween superstore.
The orange walls practically glow with enthusiasm, while monster faces peer down at you from every angle, creating an atmosphere that’s one part cozy comfort food spot, one part year-round haunted house.
You walk in expecting a normal meal and instead find yourself in what feels like the dining room of that one neighbor who never takes down their Halloween decorations – except here, it’s intentional, and somehow it works…