Titles featured in eaten alive italian cannibal and zombie movies menu movies release calendar dvd blu ray releases top rated movies most popular movies browse movies by genre top box office showtimes tickets showtimes tickets in theaters coming soon coming soon movie news india movie spotlight. Jay slater eaten alive italian cannibal and zombie movies plexus 2002 i was hoping in eaten alive for a real critical study of the cannibal and zombie subgenres of italian horror in the late seventies and early eighties thats not what i got. The classics the fulci films especially and cannibal holocausteach are covered well and the cross referencing of films and authors throughout is great as are the overviews of zombie cinema given at the beginning of the book eaten alive is for completists and those interested in delving into the strange world of italian splatter alike. From the 1970s to the 1990s italian moviemakers produced the goriest exploitation films ever made using recurring plot devices of cannibalism and putrefied zombie flesh eaters eaten alive dissects this outrageous period setting it within its cultural and cinematic context with an introduction explaining the origins of the gruesome genre the book charts every bloody step from the . Eaten alive is without a doubt the most exhaustive and affectionate film guide you will ever read about the italian cannibal and zombie genres after multiple introductions the majority of the book is a series of detailed film reviews in chronological order and star filmmaker interviews that delve deeply and lovingly into some of the most