Tuesday, October 10, 2017

KOKLA Red River Rock 'n Roll Request

Sadly we can't leave the virtual funeral parlor just yet. The past 12 months have been brutal for losses in the horror community, such as the unexpected death of Texas Chainsaw Massacre director Tobe Hooper in August. 

Texas Chainsaw's legacy as one of the greatest horror films ever made can't be overstated. The terror it invokes is too much even for me--I've only seen it twice, the second time being two years ago, and I still feel like it's too soon to watch it again. I still love it, though. Aside from feeling as real and gritty as a documentary, Tobe Hooper himself has said that the heart of the movie is about meat and the killing of sentient beings. He even stopped eating meat during the filming. I'm coming up on 25 years as a vegetarian, so anti-meat is certainly a theme I can respect!

Since a song about the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre already made an appearance here a few years ago, today's song is from the 1986 sequel. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is much heavier on comedy than terror, but still features the buzz-happy Sawyer family doing the gory thing they do best. "No One Lives Forever" by Oingo Boingo is just one of many great songs on a stellar soundtrack that also features bands like The Cramps and Concrete Blonde. The video is made up of scenes from the movie, so let's all salute Tobe Hooper by taking a ride through his horror carnival.

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