Hello again from Film Gutter, and having spent a while swimming the straits of The Human Centipede, we're back to our regular service and dredging deeper than ever looking for the most disturbing cinema out there. And where better to resume that with one of the masters of the form, Marian Dora? A long time ago we looked at the truly horrible Debris Documentar, and today we come to the very pointedly-titled Cannibal.

Now, to be fair, when you say 'based on a true story' my interest in a film well and truly tails off. But when the story in question is that of Armin Miewes, a German man who advertised to find a voluntary human sacrifice for his cannibalistic desires – and found a willing party – then you might just pique my interest. It's an infamous case that has been referenced many times, including in one of my favourite Rammstein tracks Mein Teil. But I digress...

Welcome back to Film Gutter for what will be a slightly different piece this week. Oh yes, we're still gleefully swimming in the murky waters of extreme cinema, but today will be a film review and an event report rolled into one. 

It's 1:11am on the 5th July, and I've not long emerged from the UK premiere and afterparty for the release of The Human Centipede (Final Sequence). The event conveniently (for me at least) took place in nearby Nottingham, and it's a grand vote of thanks to Broadway Cinema, Mayhem Film Festival and Eureka! for making the event possible. It's also well worth mentioning that the premiere screening – which included a Q+A with both director Tom Six and actor Dieter Laser and an afterparty with stacks of freebies – was only priced at regular cinema rate of £8. I think all involved deserve plenty of credit for avoiding the temptation to up the price for this one – it really was fantastic value. 

This June sees the UK release of The Human Centipede (Final Sequence) so here at Film Gutter we're in a celebratory mood. The conclusion to what must be well among the most notorious film trilogies of all time – certainly in terms of mainstream attention, at least – draws to a close so all through June we're going to be looking at the trilogy, with a review of each movie, a retrospective on the three movies plus some very cool interviews with those involved in the series.

So, with that said, we're rolling onto the second part of the trilogy. Full Sequence emerged two years after the original crashed onto the extreme horror scene, and for me is all-round a superior film. What was particularly fascinating is that as a sequel it's so very different to the original, and goes much further in terms of genuine shock value.