The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

by James Rose

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, James Rose...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906733643
• ISBN13: 9781906733643
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.4"