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Happy Halloween this month! It was 50 years ago today that Tobe Hooper’s nightmare-on-film and indie Horror masterpiece, “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” had its major release in U.S. theaters on October 11, 1974. Welcome to Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, The Poulan 245A of Horror Movie Podcasts! All nine Horror Avengers are here to celebrate and pay tribute to 50 years of having one of the greatest Horror movies ever made! (A few of us claim it is the greatest because it is our No. 1 of all time!) So, here in Episode 117, Jay of the Dead, Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker, The Gillman Joel Robertson, Mister Watson, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop, GregaMortis, Count Mackula, Ron Martin and Dave Zee each take about nine minutes to bring you, what we hope you will consider to be, some fresh and unconventional commentary about this seminal film. We each recorded our segments independently of one another. Also, we encourage you to watch the film with the volume low in the background as you watch this film on its 50-year birthday! This episode is dedicated to Horror podcasting legend, BillChete, and it contains major plot spoilers for the movie! Join us!
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Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies is an audio podcast. Our nine experienced Horror hosts review new Horror movies and deliver specialty Horror segments. Your hosts are Jay of the Dead, Dr. Shock, Gillman Joel, Mister Watson, Dr. Walking Dead, GregaMortis, Mackula, Ron Martin and Dave Zee! Due to the large number and busy schedule of its nine Horror hosts, Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies will be recorded in segments, piecemeal, at various times and recording sessions. Therefore, as you listen to our episodes, you will notice a variety of revolving door hosts and segments, all sewn together and reanimated like the powerful Monster of Dr. Frankenstein!
SHOW NOTES
– Introduction
- This episode is dedicated to Horror podcasting legend, BillChete
- Welcome to Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, Episode 117
50th Anniversary Tribute
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – SPOILERS!
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 50th Anniversary
Dave Zee’s Tribute
[ 00:10:04 ] – Leather Faces
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 50th Anniversary
Mister Watson’s Tribute
[ 00:17:42 ] – Reappraising a Classic
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 50th Anniversary
Ron Martin’s Tribute
[ 00:26:49 ] – They Mind Their Own Business, and We Mind Ours.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 50th Anniversary
Jay of the Dead’s Tribute
[ 00:34:57 ] – Random Reflections in Retrograde
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 50th Anniversary
Dr. Walking Dead’s Tribute
[ 00:44:31 ] – Robert A. Burns: Making Nightmares a Reality
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 50th Anniversary
Mackula’s Tribute
[ 00:52:42 ] – Fear, Language and the Taboo
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 50th Anniversary
Dr. Shock’s Tribute
[ 01:01:24 ] – Startling From the Start
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 50th Anniversary
Gillman Joel’s Tribute
[ 01:08:45 ] – TCSM Is Also a Comedy
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 50th Anniversary
GregaMortis’s Tribute
[ 01:17:46 ] – Tobe Hooper’s Bait and Switch
[ 01:26:32 ] – Wrap-Up by Jay of the Dead
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Links for musician Frederick Ingram:
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Frederick Ingram’s new album Initial Exposure (includes “Voltairine,” the theme music for Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies)
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YouTube Music Video: “Voltairine” by Frederick Ingram (the theme music for Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies)
Interview: Hear Fred Ingram on Jay’s Songwriting Podcast
Frederick Ingram’s Fish Bowl (Funky Margarita Mix)
Links for musician Nate Johnivan:
Spotify Playlist
Quarantine Dream iii
Links for Dave Zee:
On Apple Podcasts: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
On Facebook: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
Patreon: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
On YouTube: Exploding Heads
Exploding Heads on Twitter: @HeadsHorror
With Watson: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
Wat-Zee Twitter: @WatZeeParty
Links for Ron Martin:
Horror franchise podcast: The Resurrection of Zombie 7
Ron’s book: Discover Salem: Your Guide to the Witch City
Witches: Salem 1692 Podcast
Ron’s blog: I Hate Stuff.net
Zombie 7 on Twitter: @ResZombie7
Links and Contact Info for Count Mackula:
Email Mackula here: HauntingYourHeadphones@gmail.com
Filmography Page: Mack Robins on IMDb
Mack’s short film: Unseen
Mackula’s YouTube Channel
Mack’s Other Podcast: Considering the Cinema.com – The episodes that feature Mack!
On Twitter: @RobinsMack
On Instagram: @RobinsMack
Links and Contact Info for GregaMortis:
Podcast: Land of the Creeps
Instagram: LotC
Facebook: Greg Morgan
Twitter: GregaMortis
LotC Group Page
LotC Fan Page
YouTube: Greg Morgan
Greg’s Instagram: GregaMortis
Email: GregaMortis666@gmail.com
LotC Hotline Phone Number: 1-804-569-5682 | 1-804-569-LOTC
Links for Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop:
Email Dr. Bishop here: bishopk@suu.edu
Dr. Walking Dead’s Bio Page
Book: American Zombie Gothic
Book: How Zombies Conquered Popular Culture
— Kyle’s Amazon Author Profile
— Doc of the Dead zombie culture documentary
— Kyle’s re-animated Twitter: @DrWalkingDead
– Learn more about Dr. Walking Dead
– Faculty Friday: Meet Dr. Kyle Bishop, English
– TEDx SUU Talk on YouTube: Why Zombies Matter
– YouTube: Zombies: An idea worth spreading about how ideas spread
– YouTube: 50+ Shades of Gothic: Zombies, Bodies and Boundaries
– YouTube: Why zombie culture is so popular?
Links for Mister Watson:
Podcast: Horror Movie Weekly
Twitter: @WatZeeParty
Podcast: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
Facebook: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show / Horror Corridor
Links for Gillman Joel:
Retro Movie Geek Podcast
Terror on the Tube
Werewolf The TV Series, The Podcast
Forgotten Flix
The Booth at the End Podcast
Gillman Joel’s short film: “Shadows of the Dead”
Links for Dr. Shock:
The DVD Infatuation Podcast (monthly)
Land of the Creeps horror podcast
The Illustrated Fan
Horror Movie Podcast
Film blog: DVD Infatuation.com
On Twitter: @DVDinfatuation
On Facebook: DVDinfatuation
Land of the Creeps Facebook: LotC Facebook Group
On Instagram: @dbjb6972
On Letterboxd: @dcoshockhmp
YouTube: Dr. Shock’s Channel
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Horror Movie Weekly.com
Considering the Cinema.com
Movie Podcast Weekly.com
HMW Twitter: @horror_weekly
CTC Twitter: @ConsiderCinema
Thank you for listening to Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, The Gold Standard of Horror Movie Podcasts.
Dave Z! Summer School! haha! nice man!!
peace & love
Ian
Another outstanding episode. I particularly love the concept with what amounts to a film commentary. I’m loving how Jay keeps new ideas to keep the show fresh.
Great episode idea! I’m listening/watching as planned on the anniversary!
Jay, just a thought, Franklin could simply be going by his last name. I’ve met a few people who just go by their last name.
Canonically, the character’s name is Franklin Hardesty. I haven’t seen the interview in question, but I’ve heard anecdotally that in an interview with some of the filmmakers, it was stated that he was named after his grandfather’s family name.
Wow. This was an amazing episode. So many great points brought up by all hosts in their 9 min segments. I’m gonna listen to it a second time
Okay, so two things…
First, I was born the same year and same month as Hooper’s masterpiece. So, Jay – when you break it down to the days, you’re inadvertently making me feel my age, brother. 🤣
Secondly, in early 1984, my family moved to a suburb on the north side of Austin, Texas. During our first time riding around the town, our tour guide drove us up a little county road and pointed out a lonely and slightly rundown old house. “You see that?” he asked. “That’s the old Texas Chain Saw Massacre house.” (It wouldn’t be until many years later that I found independent verification that proved the claims to be true.)
So during my formative years, that was the stuff of legend. We’d ride our bikes past it during the daytime and wonder what lurked behind the windows. A little older, especially on nights like Halloween, we’d sneak up there, daring ourselves to see just how close we could get.
Years later, the house itself would be moved and the area would be developed – the hill it sat on leveled, freeways and toll roads carving through the land, and offices and apartment buildings sprang up like mushrooms, seemingly overnight.
But for my younger self, and forever in my mind – that old imposing house sat there and still looms large.