Theme: Cannibalism

Cannibalism concerns the eating of human flesh by other humans. This has been practiced ritually by various tribes historically. There have been recorded cases of true-life serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer, Andrei Chikatilo, Albert Fish and in recent years the notoriety that circulated around Armin Meiwes who engaged in the act as part of a fetish.

On screen, cannibalism is depicted as the habit of serial killers or backwoods families. There have also been a number of treatments about killers who regard the consumption of human flesh as a gourmet delicacy, the most famous of these being Hannibal Lecter.

Other treatments show it as a necessity in harsh survivalist situations such as the American Frontier or in post-apocalyptic futures where there is nothing else to eat.

The Italian cannibal film of the 1970s depicted in gore-drenched detail the activities of various primitive tribes and contains some of the most extreme horror scenes ever placed on screen.