Jim Slotek, writing for the Sun Media newspaper chain, put together a curiously entertaining rundown of cannibalism in pop culture. The list really focuses on movies rather than all media. Also, Cannibal the Musical by Trey Parker (South Park) is off the list. These and other omissions aside, it still is a good read.

This week sees the release of Hannibal Rising, the prequel to the prequel to Silence Of The Lambs, with somebody named Gaspard Ulliel as the teenage Hannibal coming to grips with his tastebuds.

And with that, here’s a roundup of our top nine movies, plays and other manifestations of the lunch-that-dare-not-speak-its-name. We were going to do a top 10, but somebody ate the last one.