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 that cannibalism is necessary at times 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 stomachs 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. Wendigos 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 that 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 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 old 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 were, I don’t think I’d want to see the results of this man’s brain. Dahmer, like many serial killers, has unfortunately been glorified by the media and Hollywood with countless books and movies about 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 fridge. Dahmer enjoyed what he did, but at the end, when he was caught, he regretted his actions, but again apologized 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 ventured 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 are Jeffrey Dahmer’s of this world who wish 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.

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