The Texas chain saw massacre / James Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose, James, 1973- author.

Series:

Devil's advocates.

Liverpool scholarship online.

Devil's advocates

Liverpool scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Texas chain saw massacre (Motion picture).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No-one who has ever seen the original 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' (1974) is ever likely to forget the experience. An intense fever dream (or nightmare), it is remarkable for its sense of sustained threat and depiction of an insane but nonetheless (dys)functional family on the furthest reaches of society who have regressed to cannibalism in the face of economic hardship. As well as providing a summary of the making of the film, this book discusses the extraordinary censorship history of the film in the UK (essentially banned for two decades) and provides a detailed textual analysis of the film with particular reference to the concept of 'the Uncanny'. The book also situates the film in the context of horror film criticism (the 'Final Girl' character) and discusses its influence and subsequent sequels and remakes.

Contents:

Cover ; Series Page; Series List; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Copyright; Contents ; Tobe Hooper and the Making of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre; The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and the BBFC; Bad Omens; The Charnel House; The Family; The Uncanny; Legacy; Bibliography

Notes:

Previously issued in print: Leighton Buzzard: Auteur, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 13, 2021).

ISBN:

1-80085-013-1

1-80034-206-3

1-80034-689-1

1-906733-99-6