A writing professor of mine used to say nearly everything was ripe for humor. To illustrate his point he would ask if anyone knew a good temperature for cooking fingers.

The other day while at BBV I ran across a Danish film called THE GREEN BUTCHERS (2003) on the new release shelf. The story of two friends whose business flounders until a bizarre accident leads one to concoct a new dish for their organic butcher shop reminded me of a string of horror/comedies from the 80's and early 90's about individuals feeding an unsuspecting public human flesh disguised as rare and unusual confections.

I guess my question is--what is it about cannibalism that makes it a staple of the horror/comedy genre?

Sweeney Todd was played for laughs and horror in the Victorian theatre.