The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) | Episode #52

In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 1974 horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. 

Episode Highlights: We explore our appreciation of this film as an example of what Robin Wood calls "hideous domesticity." In particular, we look at the ways that the film casts the Sawyer family as monsters while also creating a narrative ambivalence towards this family paying the price for capitalism. And finally we examine whether or not this film (which is really all about meat) can also be read as a home invasion narrative.

A Dose of Scholarship: We cannot recommend enough Robin Wood's examination of this film, which can be found in the 2018 edited collection of his essays: Robin Wood on the Horror Film: Collected Essays and Review.

This podcast episode first aired on August 30, 2021.

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