Some are just a lot of fun, while others contain deeper messages to decipher beyond wondering if you’d ever eat someone under any circumstances. Like all horror sub-genres, this one also contains a fair variety of films. Of course, not every cannibal flick is played for shocks by exploitation hucksters. Throw in real animal killing, unabashed racism, and all-around distasteful content and you can see why they’re not for everyone. But this is just the tip of the iceberg of controversy pertaining to cannibal flicks. Back in the 80’s, Italian director Ruggero Deodato was summoned to court to prove that Cannibal Holocaust wasn’t a snuff film. I’m not here to judge.įor horror filmmakers looking to shock audiences, cannibal movies have been quite helpful on the road to notoriety. Maybe you - yes you, dear reader - are a cannibal. Your next door neighbour could be a flesh-eating deplorable, as could your best friend, or your next Tinder date. Granted, movies have a tendency to sensationalize cannibalism, but the good ones are effective because the horror on display is possible in the real world. Horror movies have responded accordingly. Whether it’s tales of uncivilized islanders eating their own as a daily custom, or tales of people being forced to eat others in order to survive, humankind has shown time and time again that it’s willing to devour its own. History is littered with stories about people eating human flesh.
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