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Eaters of the Dead by Kevin J. Wetmore Jr If there's one taboo in human nature, it's the idea of eating another human. In Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters, Kevin J. Wetmore Jr takes us on a tour de force journey throughout history and mythology to examine how one of…

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Eaters of the Dead by Kevin J. Wetmore Jr If there's one taboo in human nature, it's the idea of eating another human. In Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters, Kevin J. Wetmore Jr takes us on a tour de force journey throughout history and mythology to examine how one of our greatest underlying fears (being eaten) has permeated our worldwide cultures for millennia. Although the title alludes to the idea of cannibalism as we are shown in popular culture, with varying horror films such as Cannibal Holocaust, and TV shows such as The Walking Dead, in Eaters of the Dead we delve not just through history, but also mythology and folklore where a variety of creatures exist, such as the ghūl whose origins in Arabia have become adapted not just through our own ghost stories, but also our more common parlance, when describing someone as 'ghoulish', the renowned Grendel in the popular tale of Beowulf, which has been passed down for centuries, and like the Arabic ghūl is known for eating human flesh. https://thegothicrevival.com/eaters-of-the-dead/