With an introduction explaining the origins of this gruesome genre, Eaten Alive! charts every bloody step, from the renowned Pasolini, who employed cannibalism as a satirical metaphor, to shocking documentaries such as Cannibal Holocaust , an acknowledged influence on The Blair Witch Project . An illustrated, chronological film-by-film history of Italian cannibal and zombie movies, it includes irreverent but informative contributions from such legendary figures of the horror genre as David J. Schow, 'splatterpunk' author and screenwriter of The Crow . Other contributors including horror novelist Ramsey Campbell, film critic and science fiction author Kim Newman, and gothic-horror expert Prof. Christopher Frayling all add authoritative material to this unique compendium.