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Scream Kings Ep2: Cannibal Movies
Episode 624th July 2025 • Rewind Basement • Comment Lounge
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The Scream Kings are reunited and talk about Cannibal movies. Everything from Cannibal Holocaust to 1993's Alive. We try to keep it academic, speaking on themes and metaphor. Come listen and then let us know which movies you find tastiest.

00:00 - Introductions

01:18 - Found Footage

02:44 - Bare Essentials

04:15 - Contemporary Found Footage Films

06:50 - The Danger Aspect of Cannibal Movies

08:35 - Symbolism of Cannibalism

11:03 - Green Inferno - Contemporary Cannibalism

12:43 - Fixing Animal Cruelty

15:50 - Righting the Wrongs of Animal Cruelty in Cannibal Holocaust

18:09 - The "Hot Wings Challenge" Aspect of Watching

18:50 - Ranking Cannibal Movies

19:00 - Watching Amazonia

20:51 - Even More Essential Nudity in Film and Symbolism

22:08 - BAD Cannibal Movies

23:00 - Too Much Meat in Jungle Holocaust?

24:13 - Eaten Alive and the Jonestown Connection

26:12 - Is Emmanuelle and the Last Cannibal Inappropriate?

27:24 - Thematic Elements in Cannibalistic Cinema

28:01 - Movies with Taboo Elements

29:25 - Paul Makes the Biggest Mistake of His Life

30:24 - Soylent Green and Non-Tribal Cannibal Films

32:12 - Grindhouse Movies - Scum of the Earth, Death Proof, etc

32:37 - More Contemporary Cannibalism, Ravenous, Raw

34:03 - Is Human Meat the Tastiest of Them All?

37:00 - Ranking of Our Essential Cannibal Flicks

38:02 - Cannibal Movie Origins Trivia

40:56 - Wrap-up


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