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Horror/Scary: January 17, 2018 Issue [#8709]

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 This week: Cannibalism
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3. Letter from the Editor
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6. Ask & Answer
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Dear readers of all things horror and scary, I am NaNoNette Author Icon, and I will be your guest editor for this issue.


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Letter from the editor

Cannibalism


Humans eating other humans is has been a source of fascination for hundreds of years.

Explorers and missionaries often reported to have come across tribes who practiced cannibalism. Historians don't agree with all accounts, especially since wars and colonization were started with the argument that the uncivilized cannibals had to be converted.
Not all accounts of humans eating humans are fiction and there are some relatively recent, well-documented events of this.

In writing, cannibalism fits best into the horror/scary genre because it's not something that is accepted as normal behavior. There is always an element of something "not right" with cannibalism. This makes it a good all-purpose tool in horror/scary writing since it can cover so many plot types. Rituals, war, murder, famine, pandemic ...

Nearly any horror story gets cranked up a notch by the addition of cannibalism. But don't overdo it.





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I struggled with the rhythm a little here. Silly, not funny, poetry.
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The first of my Seven Sins series -- The tale of a man who eats too much.
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Watching Ma butcher a carcass Prompt: What you need a good home-cooked meal.
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a traveling student stumbles into a town beyond the sight of man
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You are what you eat... literally
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Sometimes friends can't be trusted.
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For my last horror/scary newsletter "Darkness" Open in new Window., I received the following responses.

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