The Cannibal Man
- IMDb link: 0067732
- IMDb rating: 6.3 (2,109 votes)
- Genres: Horror, Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Director: Eloy de la Iglesia
- Cast: Eusebio Poncela, Emma Cohen, Vicente Parra, Charly Bravo and others
- Release date: 1 Jun 1973
- Release year: 1972
- Runtime: 98 minutes
- Country: Spain
- Keywords: gay interest, male nudity, video nasty, man wears underwear, bare chested man, female nudity, exploitation, grindhouse film, slasher, sex scene
Plot:
A man named Marcos lives alone in a house situated on a ground without any other houses or structures surrounding him. He works in a slaughterhouse and his routine is monotonous and he is surrounded by blood and butchered meat most days. One evening while on a date with his girlfriend, Marcos accidentally kills a taxi driver in a fit of rage and when his girlfriend threatens to report the matter to the police, he kills her too and keeps her body in his house where it starts to smell. Later Marcos kills members of his family when they become suspicious of his actions due to the smell. Marcos tactfully disposes the bodies one by one but the stray dogs starts surrounding his house due to the smell of the flesh. Marcos is befriended by a kind and mysterious man from the neighboring posh tower and at the same time Marcos is seduced by the waitress of the diner where he frequently visits. One day the waitress visits Marco's house unannounced which puts Marcos in a predicament as the dead bodies are still lying in another room.