"The Most Dangerous Game" is originally a 1924 short story by Richard Connell. It tells the story of Sanger Rainsford, a big-game hunter who becomes the hunted prey of a Russian aristocrat named General Zaroff on a remote island. Zaroff, bored with hunting animals, hunts humans for sport, considering them "the most dangerous game." Rainsford is forced to participate in this deadly hunt, where survival depends on cunning and skill. The story explores themes of violence and morality in hunting and has been adapted into various films, most notably a 1932 American horror film featuring Joel McCrea and Fay Wray.