“He’s tough. But then a good soldier ought to be.”

Story: When Second Lieutenant John Boyd inadvertently becomes a hero during an act of cowardice, he’s shipped off to Fort Spencer, a place for Army screwups. But this ain’t the sequel to Stripes. Because when a stranger named Colqhoun comes to the Fort with tales of Oregon trail horror and cannibalism? The men set out to help. But hoo boy, Colqhoun has quite a different idea of what inviting people to dinner really means…

Scares: More creepy than scary, simply because we all know what’s going on pretty quickly.
Splat Factor: Cannibalism. So yeah. A lot.

Subgenre: Homoerotic Western Cannibal Horror
Year Released: 1999
Remake, Sequel or OG (Original Ghoul)?: Brilliantly original.

Trick or Treat?: I can’t believe I haven’t done this one yet. In 13 years? It’s one of my favorite things. Even though that creepy PDF is in it. So y’all know it’s worth a look.

Hello colonialism! Writer/director Antonia Bird and screenwriter Ted Griffith tear apart the American flag-waving we can’t get enough of around here. Ravenous shows the ugliness of the westward expansion by using dark humor to dig into a viewer’s brain, allowing us to consider the critiques shown as the story sticks with us.

I’d wax poetic over this one for A While, but someone beat me to it and said every single thing I wanted to say, and better. So please enjoy Mildo’s amazing look at how we BOTH wanted the protagonist and antagonist to just make out already. USA! USA! USA!

Score: 4.5 out of 5 pumpkins.