Gallery: Humans Are What's for Dinner When Hollywood Needs a Shock

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    The Soylent Corporation processed human flesh into wafers. The psychos in *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* turned their victims into sausage. But people provide the mystery meat in more than just sci-fi and horror movies. They've also been unwittingly consumed in adaptations of Broadway musicals and feel-good tales of female empowerment. How do all the meals compare? Warning: stomach-churning spoilers ahead. *Illustration: Boneface*
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    __Movie:__ *Soylent Green* __Plot:__ Dystopian-future conglomerate packages humans as sustenance __Preparation:__ Supposed “high-energy plankton” wafers __Diner response:__ “You’ve gotta tell ‘em: Soylent Green is PEOPLE!” *Photo: Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett*
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    __Movie:__ *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* (1974) __Plot:__ Inbred, cannibalistic family ensnares teenage road-trippers __Preparation:__ Sausages __Diner response:__ “Aaaagh! AAAAGH!” *Photo: Everett*
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    __Movie:__ *Fried Green Tomatoes* (1991) __Plot:__ Café cook kills boss’s abusive spouse with cast-iron skillet __Preparation:__ Barbecue __Diner response:__ “Why, this is about the best barbecue I ever ate!” *Photo: Universal Pictures/Neal Peters Collection*
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    __Movie:__ *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* (2007) __Plot:__ Straight-razor-wielding serial killer supplies victims’ remains to owner of pie shop __Preparation:__ Meat pies __Diner response:__ “Are your nostrils aquiver and tingling as well with that delicate, luscious ambrosial smell?” *Photo: Dreamworks/Everett*
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