{"product_id":"the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-joseph-lanza-9781510737907","title":"The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Film That Terrified a Rattled Nation","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Lanza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510737901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510737907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019 pg. 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019","brand":"Joseph Lanza","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045739655423,"sku":"9781510737907","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1def6912-2c39-4b91-8251-79680f5ed9e1.jpg?v=1684980470","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-joseph-lanza-9781510737907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}