Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 & 2013

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2013)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1572315/
 - I will use this source strictly for basic information about the movie, such as character names, actor names, dates, and possible awards given.

Katt     Kattelman, B. A. (2010). Carnographic Culture: America and the Rise of the Torture Porn Film. At The Interface / Probing The Boundaries, 703-15.

- I will use this text to show why they use sex in horror films to get our attention and what it says about the era we live in.


Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072271/
- This will also be used for basic information regarding the movie.

Allen, R. L., & Kuo, C. (1991). Communication and Beliefs about Racial Equality. Discourse & Society, 2(3), 259-279. doi:10.1177/0957926591002003001

-Since there is a huge difference in time from 1974 to 2013, it is expected that there are a lot of social changes. And one of the biggest difference from these two movies, is in 2013 one of the main characters is African American.