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{{quote|''"Human beings are mostly water. Their tissues and fluids retain flavors and other residues from their food. Their bones have a brittle quality. Their skin is warm and pliant. Thirst-quenching, well-seasoned, crunchy and yet chewy: People are the Elvis of snack food."''|''[[Nextwave]]''}}

 

Named for the classic ''[[Twilight Zone]]'' episode (itself based on a short story by Damon Knight) that dramatically shows you [[Subverted Suspicion Aesop|cannot judge a book by its title]]. See [[I'm a Humanitarian]] for plain old cannibalism, and [[How to Invade An Alien Planet]] for additional reasons why this doesn't work so well. May lead to [[People Farms]]. Related to [[Horror Hunger]].

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* Homunculi in ''[[Busou Renkin]]'' eat humans, but this doesn't seem to be necessary for their survival; after an early feeding frenzy, Papillion Mask doesn't eat another human for the duration of the series. {{spoiler|Victoria Powered later suggests that it's because, unlike other homunculi, Papillion has absolutely no wish to be human again. Notably, this tidbit comes after the line, "Want a taste? It's my mother."}}