KnockBack, Episode 246 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Added 2022-10-24 16:46:07 +0000 UTC1974's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the prototype for the teen-and-20-something slasher films that would fill up theater marquees and video store shelves for the next 40 years. All the hallmarks are there: A set of bold and clueless antagonists, a mysterious, abandoned, and rural locale, a series of situational justifications, a mask-wearing killer, and an iconic weapon. With a brisk runtime, an air of surrealism and camp, and some incredibly strong performances (particularly in the film's second half), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a must-see for anyone interested in the genetic makeup of the horror genre as we know it, and we're thrilled to talk about it here on KnockBack.
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Great discussion! You might not be open to more horror suggestions but I gotta throw The House of the Devil your way. I just watched it this Halloween and like it more each time I think about it. A fun thing to do would be to avoid any details and guess when the film was made after you've seen it. It might come as a surprise. Anyways, thanks for making Knockback a cozy show! 🙏
Keith Golfer
2022-11-03 18:17:51 +0000 UTCNot a horror fan but I watched the movie because of this episode and I wasn’t disappointed. Easily one of the best films I’ve seen.
mercuryas13
2022-11-02 12:47:13 +0000 UTCThank you. One more incoming...
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-26 15:37:04 +0000 UTCI see.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-26 15:36:59 +0000 UTCIf only we had the time.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-26 15:36:47 +0000 UTCLOL.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-26 15:36:42 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-26 15:36:36 +0000 UTCThanks for the rec.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-26 15:36:33 +0000 UTCThank you.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-26 15:36:28 +0000 UTCI’ve really enjoyed this October’s horror themed episodes, good choice boys.
MarkGrouch
2022-10-26 15:01:46 +0000 UTCI grew up on some of the sequels and later the reboot with Jessica Biel was favorite of mine as a teenager. I never actually saw the original until I was in a media critique class, which in hindsight might be the quintessential community college elective lol. It definitely was my gateway drug into being a total pretentious cinephile in my 20s that luckily I grew out of.
Josh Gamez
2022-10-25 20:26:17 +0000 UTCI’d watch your house flipping adventures. Maybe we’d all learn a thing or two.
NeO JD
2022-10-25 13:57:15 +0000 UTCI’m pretty sure I saw this movie as a very small child and it scarred me. I had an irrational fear of Mankind when my friends would show me WWF matches, and large men with crazy hair unsettled me. It wasn’t until I saw the movie as a teenager that my odd fear of these things made sense.
Forrest Hunter
2022-10-25 12:50:01 +0000 UTC"It's making me a little more introverted in that i find myself not wanting to be bothered." "Welcome." Man, this was such a great leg stretch.
Jordan Falduto
2022-10-25 02:58:11 +0000 UTCHey Colin, You turned me on to three or four podcasts in the past couple months that I have added to my weekly rotation. I thought maybe I could return the favor. It's called "Politics, Politics, Politics" or "PX3" by Justin Robert Young. He's a Syracuse alumni who is trying to crowd-fund politics coverage. His latest episode is titled "First Annual National Mood Survey" and touches on the class divide regarding work from home among many other philosophical musings I've heard you wrestle with on LSM. I just thought the intro to this episode and his latest episode was very complimentary to each other. I also back him on Patreon and think he is underrated. Thanks, Spencer
Spencer Pfeiffer
2022-10-24 23:39:31 +0000 UTCGreat episode boys. The dinner scene in this movie inspired a similar scene in resident evil 7
Kenneth Oms
2022-10-24 22:03:18 +0000 UTCI'd highly recommend it. It's pretty creepy. Directed by the guy who made A Christmas Story which is pretty funny to think about. Top tier slasher/thriller.
Pussy Grenade
2022-10-24 21:52:56 +0000 UTCNever seen it.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-24 21:24:30 +0000 UTCCame out the same day as Black Christmas which is nuts which I would argue is even closer to the modern slasher than this one. What a great time for horror cinema.
Pussy Grenade
2022-10-24 16:56:26 +0000 UTC
