My third book is to be published in November 2012 by Auteur Publications: as part of their growing series The Devil's Advocates, the book is an in-depth critical analysis of Tobe Hooper's seminal film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The book is avaible for pre-order at Columbia Uiveristy Press who describe the book as...
No-one who has ever seen the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is ever likely to forget the experience. An intense fever dream (or nightmare), it is remarkable for its sense of sustained threat and depiction of an insane but nonetheless (dys)functional family on the furthest reaches of society who have regressed to cannibalism in the face of economic hardship. As well as providing a summary of the making of the film, James Rose discusses the extraordinary censorship history of the film in the UK (essentially banned for two decades) and provides a detailed textual analysis of the film with particular reference to the concept of ‘the Uncanny’. He also situates the film in the context of horror film criticism (the ‘Final Girl’ character) and discusses its influence and subsequent sequels and remakes.
Preorder the book at Columbia Univerisity Press by following this link or at Waterstones by following this link.
