Anyone thinks he's the next in line to become a cannibal.
He already knows the story, he tastes the "stew a la Knox" and seems to enjoy it.
And i doubt he would have moral objections or be as strong-willed as Boyd.
Calhoun/Ives already had Slauson in mind as "reinforcements", so it seems that he's destined to become a cannibal, despite the irony of the situation. He definitely enjoyed the stew.
I imagine if the film didn't end where it did, and with Martha running off alone, Slauson would insist he and his adjutant stay the night and in turn eat him.
If those were my last words, I can do better.
Well, I can see where you'd get that. But, I beg to differ.
Slauson, indeed, knew the story but he did not believe a word of it. He did not like Captain Boyd to begin with and he thought the Captain was plain loco/disturbed/cowardly, etc so he had no reason to believe or take him seriously that any of the cannibalism story was true... especially after the scene where Boyd falls to the floor when he sees Ives, then later on when Ives shows him his chest and there's nothing there.
I definitely do NOT think Slauson would have become a cannibal even after eating the stew because he did not actually know what was in the stew. It could have been some type of animal meat for all he knew. Because I seriously doubt that Ives would have left parts of Major Knox laying around the camp with Slauson coming, so there would have actually been no proof that anything like that took place.
With regards to Colonel Hart being there with his throat slit, YOU KNOW Slauson would have chalked it up to Boyd having gone crazy and killed him (which he did, LOL). I don't think in ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. Slauson would have attributed any of it to Ives.. all the blame would have gone to Boyd.
So, yeah. There's my take on it.
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I'm glad this question was asked, as I too was wondering if the windigo curse/myth would continue. It seemed like it left the possibility for a sequel and the continuance of the cannibalistic tendencies. I tend to believe that it, in fact, does continue, but maybe that's just what I want to believe. There is a supernatural element to this flesh eating ritual. There is a miraculous healing property, inhanced strength and well being derived from it. It also seems to be a curse as the cravings continue. Almost a vampire/zombie thing going on here. Great question, and I'm so surprised it took roughly ten years for someone to suggest it!
"Dog will hunt"
If Slauson does become a serial killer cannibal I don't think he'd last very long. He isn't as clever as Ives, nor as sociopathic. So he'd fail to act casual about his cravings and eventually get caught.
shareI highly doubt that Slauson would become a cannibalistic serial killer like Ives. Let's look at the facts:
A. He ate only a bit of the Knox stew (around two ladal-fulls) and not a lot of it, so its effects on him won't be as pronounced as it was for Boyd, Hart, and Ives.
B. He doesn't know it's human meat he's eating, so even if he gets a craving for human flesh, he won't be killing humans and eating them because he has no idea where the meat came from and isn't able to identify its source.
C. As shown with Boyd drinking his captain's blood during the Mexican-American War, it's actually possible to consume human flesh/blood and benefit by being healed/made "feral" but not be addicted to it. It's possible that after eating the "Knox stew", Slauson won't be addicted to human flesh and would just think of it as just a really tasty meal. Even if he still gets addicted, the cravings would eventually stop as it did with Boyd post Mexican-War-battle (if he had any cravings) before he started eating Reich to survive.
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A. That we see. He has a big grin after those two ladel-fulls. His feasting has just begun...
B. As with Boyd, he'll find himself curiously obsessed with human flesh and blood. No doubt a physically intimate moment or the sight of a war wound/blood will see him inappropriately drooling.
C. Boyd was having trouble suppressing his lust for human flesh - he was disgusted by any meat that was not human, and was aroused at the sight of Colquoun's wound - watch his subtle reaction early on. Boyd's cravings were getting progressively worse, as will Slauson's. He'll likely start making some unnecessary trips to the military hospital for some man-snacks ASAP.