ghoulish, goulash

Ghoulish or ghoulish describes someone or something resembling an evil demon, particularly one who preys on the dead or who robs graves --
His sense of humor isn't just sick, it's ghoulish.
The movie was ghoulish; we nearly left in the middle.

Goulash or goulash is the Hungarian stew, usually made with beef, paprika, and other ingredients --
A nice hot plate of goulash will warm you up.
I want to make some goulash, but we're out of paprika.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"While we the goulash was cooking, he told them a ghoulish, spine-tingling tale."