Anthropophagist Monster

An Anthropophagist Monster is a super-group of monsters and evil spirits found in fiction, folklore and theology that share the common themes of being cannibalistic in origin or behavior. They are linked to Hematophagic Monsters but tend more towards devouring flesh and bone, rather than exclusively blood.

History
These kinds of creatures vary wildly from region to region but share common traits such as usually having a human origin and often being transformed into their monstrous state due to the curse of prolonged consumption of human meat. This is a world-wide class of monster born out of cannibalism, one of humanity's most deep-rooted taboos, and thus there are innumerable types of cannibalistic monsters from both fiction, folklore and religious beliefs.

While it is common for fiction to deal primarily with human-devouring monsters, technically aliens or similar entities that feed on their own kind and undergo a mutation or cursed state can also fall under this term, though it is normally reserved for former humans who devour the flesh of their former kin.

In folklore, these monsters are often an embodiment of famine and a warning of the dangers of eating human flesh. In fiction, they often share similar traits, though sometimes the term can simply refer to humans who have undergone such horrific degeneration due to years of cannibalism that they are more monster than man.

Cursed Human
(Take form of cannibal-monsters only under certain conditions (such as nightfall etc)


 * Rougarou
 * Werewolf

Monstrous Humanoid
(Humans or similar beings who have not technically undergone supernatural change but are so devolved due to prolonged cannibalism they are considered monsters regardless)


 * Anthropophage

Undead
(Both corporeal and incorporeal spirits that feed on living and dead)


 * Ao Nyobo
 * Gashadokuro
 * Ghoul
 * Jikininki
 * Kubikajiri
 * Zombie (modern take only, traditional folklore zombies are not cannibalistic.)

Other
(Former humans who are permanently transformed into cannibal-monsters, or non-human monsters that are known to eat their own kind)


 * Adlet
 * Atshen
 * Bekataro
 * Bodach
 * Donestre
 * Elbow Witch
 * Futakuchi-Onna
 * Kee-wakw
 * Ogre
 * Sack Man
 * Wechuge
 * Wendigo
 * Yara Ma Yha Who