I have these dreams sometimes, they get incredibly graphic and are far more intense than any horror movie.

Last night I dreamed that I was a physically mutilated desert dwelling feral man who lived around a tourist attraction near the Grande Canyon. I would snatch people up, take them back to my lair, de-bone them alive, and then unfurl their flesh and hang them in my cave like curtains.

I get these sometimes, just brutal mutilation and torture. I am a very even tempered person. My life is fantastic and there is absolutely nothing that is going wrong in my life. What could these dreams mean?

What sort of movies do you watch? Dreams are not always filled with meaning... although it can be a possibility. I'd be careful what you fill your mind with and see if this makes a difference.