Tag: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Interview with Seth Andrews

    Meet Seth Andrews Seth Andrews, host of The Thinking Atheist, visits the show to talk about horror and its affect on the human psyche. Thought provoking assessments of The Exorcist, Halloween, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Descent will ensue, as well as a look at Cannon Films! But we’ll also delve into ghost stories…

  • Tobe Hooper and the Aesthetics of Madness (Part 3) by Jonny Numb

    Tobe Hooper Keeps Dancing… Jak and Boxx (Ryan McDonald) are post-apocalyptic rebels without causes, living the dropout life in a world that has given the cold shoulder to notions of civility, decency, and human survival. While Jak is a sincere foil to Peggy’s small-town-girl skepticism, his wide-eyed optimism is shrouded in a questionable, drug-propelled haze.…

  • Tobe Hooper and the Aesthetics of Madness (Part 2) by Jonny Numb

    The Aesthetics of Madness – Chainsaw Style You need not look further than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 for a full-bore taste of Tobe Hooper’s subversive aesthetics-infused spirit. The fact that some viewed the film as a kitchen-sink mess and others saw it as a cheeky, gory commentary on ‘80’s excess underlined the persistent divisiveness of…