The Horror of Cannibalism

Cannibalism. When we hear the word we immediately think of horror and complete terror and well we should. By no means am I going to glorify, defend or tell you cannibalism is necessary at times in order to survive because that’s not this type of post. What I am going to tell you is the horrors of cannibalism and what it is and why it is one of the most disturbing things imaginable. If this topic makes you upset, offends you or makes you sick then I suggest you read no further. No seriously, if this isn't for you then leave now, you’ve been warned. What is cannibalism? You know what it is, it’s when a human being eats another human being. It’s a thought that just creeps, sickens and turns our stomach inside out(no pun intended). In the world of horror every once in a while we come across a non-horror idea that we make scary but while cannibalism isn’t a horror topic it doesn’t need any adding of details because it’s already a real-life horror.

Why do people eat other people? Again, we know the answer to this, at least from a survival standpoint but then again from another viewpoint we don’t which is what I’m talking about. Why do people eat other people? Because they are sick, twisted individuals who for some reason to which we will never understand, enjoy the taste of human flesh. Wendigoes are creatures from Algonquin folklore who take over people's bodies and turn them into cannibals. Now while not every case of cannibalism has people pleading the Wendigo defense it should be brought to your attention that there is a mythical horror which deals with cannibalism.

Some people in this world are just sick in the head, deranged and twisted individuals who know no bounds. In the movie, “The Green Inferno”, a group of people get into a plane crash and the plane crashes in a remote jungle. The survivors are found by members of a tribe, taken prisoner and then cooked and eaten. As crazy of a movie as this is it also gives the notion that there could in fact, no there are probably are tribes of people who as part of their custom, eat other human beings. That may be all fine and dandy but it still doesn’t correct the fact that people are eating other people! (are you sick of hearing this sentence?). Then, of course, there’s the ole snowed in up in the cold mountains and your friend is dead so how do you survive? You eat them. Again, while these two practices are deemed “necessary” it still doesn’t make it okay and it doesn’t justify the fact that people should eat other people.

Jeffrey Dahmer, the world’s most notorious cannibal. I don’t know about you but I’m not a psychologist and if I was I don’t think I’d want to really see the results of this man’s brain. Dahmer like many serial killers has unfortunately been glorified by media and Hollywood with countless books and movies on him. Dahmer killed several men and ate them. He stored their body parts in freezers and refrigerators and at one point he had a human head in his frig. Dahmer enjoyed what he did but at the end when he was caught he regretted his actions but again apologize all you want it doesn’t justify the horrific action of consuming another human being.

I once watched a murder investigation show about a man in Canada who lived alone on a farm and never adventured out but when he did he picked up prostitutes and somewhere down the line he developed the idea of killing them and then eating them. When he was finally caught police and FBI found over two dozen bodies buried on his property. I once saw another similar show but it was a bit more disturbing about two cannibals who became friends and one of them became ill and was going to die so he asked his friend to eat him after he died and to document it and explain what it was like. There were way more disturbing parts to it but because I think you’re already grossed out enough as it is, I’ll leave it at that.

So what are your thoughts on Cannibalism? Do you think it’s necessary when you're stranded out in the cold with nothing to eat and it’s the only way to survive? Do you think there are communities of people out there in other countries or in small remote islands who eat other people as part of their customs and religion? Or are you like me? Someone who thinks of the word cannibalism and just gets chills even thinking of the meaning of the word. To know that there’s Jeffrey Dahmer’s of this world who wished to destroy us as human beings by dissecting us like insects and then consuming us. I hope you're like me because cannibalism is truly one of the most horrific things in this world and one of the most messed up things that can happen to us as human beings.