For the month of October, we will of course be exploring horror films in-depth but will also be focusing on the work of one, John Carpenter. He didn't invent the slasher film with Halloween but he sure as hell made it mainstream, leading to an eighteen year slasher boom that saw the birth of horror icons like Freddy Kruger and Jason Voorhees. Carpenter is more than just a slasher director though and was one of the best genre directors of the '80s and somewhat into the '90s, directing classics like The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, Christine, and The Fog. Then for some reason, at one point the quality fell off and Carpenter wasn't the same. But this is still one of the coolest directors of all time and he deserves a deep dive.
A retrospective by Brooks Rich Let's kick off the spooky season with a bona fide classic. I love the horror genre, but not much really scares or creeps me out. Most horror films I just watch and enjoy. However, 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' is one of those that really gets under my skin, and not just because the Sawyer family are eating people. The way Tobe Hooper shoots the film gives it an almost documentary feel. If you have never seen 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' you should probably fix that immediately. Do I need to explain what it's about? A group of '70s kids is driving across Texas in a van and runs afoul of the Sawyer family, including the man himself, Leatherface. It's a classic of the horror genre and one of the pioneers of the '70s and '80s horror boom. The film has a reputation for being sickeningly bloody and violent, but that is not true. It's essentially a bloodless film, which makes it even more horrifying. Most of the violence...
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