Like Stephen King, I often reflect on my first experiences with horror films. I can remember my first viewings of Carrie and The Shining—and a favorite, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.My first time with the movie was a bit disjointed. I started and stopped it, initially put off by the opening because I was in so much physical discomfort at the movie's sweat-drenched, high-contrast scenes and uncomfortable pace. But of course, I returned to it and went on to love it.Tobe Hooper‘s horror film has inspired filmmakers and the genre for decades. Now, a new documentary explores its impact. Chain Reactions features interviews with Stephen King, Patton Oswalt, Karyn Kusama, Takashi Miike, and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas.In the doc, King reflected on watching Tobe Hooper's 1974 classic in 1982 at a nearly empty Colorado theater. He was a struggling writer then, "writing to stay ahead of the bill collectors," and the isolated viewing experience taught him about how horror operates. Check it out. - YouTube www.youtube.com "That's when a movie really has a tendency to work on you," King said, "to get its cold little fingers under your skin."There's nothing like being in a screening all by yourself. I can't imagine seeing Chain Saw in an empty theater."You could tell that this print had been around for a while, and it's better for it because it just looks fucking real," he said. His print was washed out and grimy. King had a similar reaction to mine, in that he felt the opening...
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