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Long Pigs
''Long Pigs'' is a 2007 Comedy horror, comedy-horror mockumentary film about two documentary Filmmaking, filmmakers who follow a serial killer who has a taste for Human cannibalism, cooking with human flesh. The story is conveyed via found footage (film technique), found footage. Acting and special effects were provided by Chris Bridges, whose other credits include ''Saw III'', ''300'', and the remake of ''Dawn of the Dead''. The title of the film refers to the phrase, "long pig," a term for human flesh in cannibalism lore. Background Power and Hynes were inspired to create ''Long Pigs'' after Hynes heard a story about a cannibal who killed several people in a small town; the two also took inspiration from their own fledgling filmmaking careers. They wrote ''Long Pigs'' specifically with lead actor Anthony Alviano in mind. Influences on the film's style included the film ''Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', as well as documentaries by Nick Broomfield and the team Joe Berlinger a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Power
Chris Power is a British writer and literary critic for ''The Guardian''. He was born in 1975 and grew up in Farnborough, Hampshire. He studied English and American literature at Swansea University, graduating in 1998. He has worked as an advertising copywriter and creative director. Power wrote a regular column for ''The Guardian'' about the short story as a literary form between 2007 and 2020He has also presented the BBC Radio Four programme ''Open Book''. He has cited Roberto Bolaño and Denis Johnson Denis Hale Johnson (July 1, 1949 – May 24, 2017) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. He is perhaps best known for his debut short story collection, '' Jesus' Son'' (1992). His most successful novel, ''Tree of Smoke'' (2007) ... as literary influences. Power's first book of short stories, ''Mothers: Stories'', was published in 2018 in Britain and in 2019 in the United States. His first novel, ''A Lonely Man'', was published in April 2021. Power is mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |