The drama builds palpably and haphazardly, drawing the invading crew and invaded population together until, in a moment of cathartic bloodshed, reality and fiction collide.

'In Wilson's gripping, ambitious debut novel, a struggling actor flies to the rain forests of Colombia to star in Jungle Bloodbath, a grind house horror film directed by an eccentric Italian auteur. 'Like Cannibal Holocaust, Wilson's debut wrestles with real versus simulated violence, with Velluto getting the punchline: 'There's no such thing as murder in the jungle.' This is the smartest kind of horror, one that understands and employs the trappings while making us squirmingly aware of the moral contortions required to enjoy them. Wilson's novel is a kind of all-access pass to the movie set.'

one of the pleasures of 'We Eat Our Own' is its attention to the inner workings of horror films. 'Joining the ranks of recent hotly anticipated crime novels such as The Girls, Kea Wilson's We Eat Our Own steps back to the 1970s with a blood-curdling horror story about making a movie in the Amazon.' a novelist of real substance and promise.' ' canny, funny, impressively detailed debut novel. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Inspired by a true story from the annals of 1970s Italian horror film, and told in dazzlingly precise prose, We Eat Our Own is a resounding literary debut, a thrilling journey behind the scenes of a shocking film and a thoughtful commentary on violence and its repercussions. The actor thought this would be a role that would change his life. Entrepreneurial Americans, international drug traffickers, and M-19 guerillas are all fighting for South America's future-and the groups aren't as distinct as you might think. The air is so wet that the celluloid film disintegrates.īut what the actor doesn't realize is that the greatest threat might be the town itself, and the mysterious shadow economy that powers this remote jungle outpost. The production team seems headed for a breakdown.

He's replacing another actor who quit after seeing the script-a script the director now claims doesn't exist. When a nameless, struggling actor in 1970s New York gets the call that an enigmatic director wants him for an art film set in the Amazon, he doesn't hesitate: he flies to South America, no questions asked. An ambitious debut novel by an original young writer, We Eat Our Own blurs the lines between life and art with the story of a film director's unthinkable experiment in the Amazon.

We Eat Our Own by Kea Wilson