The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Ed Gein: My family’s always been in meat

Sometimes Dead is Better

English - November 13, 2019 05:45 - 1 hour - 93 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
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In this episode Chris and Christin discuss the 1974 classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. They discuss the movie's influence on Ridley Scott's Alien, who's dating who in the group of friends and whether the family was just "standing their ground". Then Christin turns Chris's stomach with the true story of the Butcher of Plainfield, Ed Gein.

Movie discussion starts at: 13:58

True crime discussion starts at: 1:19:02

CW: violence, violence against women, murder

What they have been watching: Breaking Bad rewatch, El Camino, The Politician

What they are drinking: Arch Rival Cabernet

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Music: Carnival of Tears 2: Into the Light by Matt Oakly http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Matt_Oakley/Horror_Soundtrack_1/Carnival_of_Tears_2_-_Into_The_Light

Parade by Nctrnm http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Nctrnm/Parade_-_Single/NctrnmParade66Em

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Texas_Chain_Saw_Massacre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ed-gein-house

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