Two Envelopes And A Phone’s Reviews > The Uncanny Gastronomic: Strange Tales of the Edible Weird > Status Update

I am enjoying the stories - but I am perhaps a little disheartened by the reliance on tales to do with either cannibalism, or creatures that eat people. I guess I was hoping there were tons of Weird/Horror tales out there that featured vivid descriptions of big meals at the dinner table, with lots of food endlessly, lovingly, on display. Some of that here - not much lately. Still - a lively anthology.

Okay! - So I’ve finally read ‘To Serve Man’, by Damon Knight!

Besides many Horror films that feature something that likes to eat people (Jaws, Tremors, etc.), some other films centred on dining have been interesting viewing: Dinner Rush, The Big Feast (La Grande Bouffe) even Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? I notice Stanley Ellin's tale 'The Specialty of the House' is not in this book. Okay. Novels of note: Under the Skin, Off Season, Thinner...