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Podcast: Retro Blood
Episode: Retro Blood 215: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986)
Description:
James Kline & J.H. Alison keep 1980s Killer Family Month rolling with a Thanksgiving feast of mayhem as we dive into The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2—Tobe Hooper’s wild, comedic, gore-soaked sequel to his 1974 classic.
We kick things off by revisiting the legacy of the original film and how its raw realism reshaped horror. Then we explore Hooper’s return to the franchise through his three-picture Cannon Films deal, why he decided to lean heavily into dark comedy, and whether that tonal shift actually works.
We dig into the movie’s chaotic production:
Casting...