{"product_id":"the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-the-film-that-terrified-a-rattled-nation-hardcover","title":"The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Film That Terrified a Rattled Nation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Lanza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanza turns his attentions to the production, reception, social climate, and impact of a movie that rattled the American psyche in the wake of Nixon, Watergate, and Vietnam.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Tobe Hooper's low-budget slasher film, \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, opened in theaters in 1974, it was met in equal measure with disgust and reverence. The film--in which a group of teenagers meet a gruesome end when they stumble upon a ramshackle farmhouse of psychotic killers--was outright banned in several countries and was pulled from many American theaters after complaints of its violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the mixed reception from critics, it was enormously profitable at the domestic box office and has since secured its place as one of the most influential horror movies ever made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoseph Lanza transports the reader back to the tumultuous era of the 1970s defined by political upheaval, cultural disillusionment, and the perceived decay of the nuclear family in the wake of Watergate, the onslaught of serial killers in the US, as well as mounting racial and sexual tensions. \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Its Terrifying Times\u003c\/i\u003e sets the themes of the film against the backdrop of the political and social American climate to understand why the brutal slasher flick connected with so many viewers. As much a book about the movie as the moment, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoseph Lanza has created an engaging and nuanced work that grapples with the complications of the American experience.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Lanza is the author of several books that center on independent film. His book \u003ci\u003eGravity: Tilted Perspectives on Rocketships, Rollercoasters, Earthquakes, and Angel Food\u003c\/i\u003e (St. Martin's Press\/Picador, 1997) was well-received and was selected for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Non-Fiction Books list of 1997. \u003ci\u003ePhallic Frenzy: Ken Russell and His Films\u003c\/i\u003e (Chicago Review Press, 2007) received positive reviews from \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771800748320,"sku":"9781510737907","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/61cdb61965b8b3b721668302b32cc44e.webp?v=1780393865","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-the-film-that-terrified-a-rattled-nation-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}