Eaters of the Dead

Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters

Eaters of the Dead
Kevin J Wetmore Jr
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Hardback
h208 x 156mm - 224pg
16 Aug 2021 UK
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9781789144444
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Every culture has monsters that eat us, and every culture repels in horror when we eat ourselves. From Grendel to Sawney Bean, and from the Ghuls of ancient Persia to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, our fear of being consumed is both universal and terrifying. Kevin Wetmore explores monsters that eat the dead: ghouls, cannibals, and other beings that feast on human flesh. Moving from myth through history to contemporary popular culture, considering ancient Greek myths of feeding humans to the gods, through sky burial in Tibet and Zoroastrianism, and actual cases of cannibalism in modern societies, this book examines those that consume corpses and what they tell us about ourselves and our fears.
"Wetmore has written a fascinating history of the ultimate recycling-cannibalism. The taboo history of the eating of one' s own genus is a car-wreck you can neither turn away from nor erase from your mind. The book is two-fold, investigating not only the innate fear of being eaten but the nightmare of becoming a cannibal ourselves. It is a banquet of repulsion that needs to be devoured, a dissertation of disquietude. " -- Del Howison, award-winning editor, owner of Dark Delicacies
Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. is a Professor at Loyola Marymount University. He is author and Bram Stoker Award-nominated editor of many books, including Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinema and Uncovering Stranger Things. He lives in Los Angeles.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781789144444
Published: 16 Aug 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 208mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 224

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