Halloween Movie Month [The Texas Chainsaw Massacre] and [Psycho]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is, to my knowledge, one of the first horrors based off of a true story. If it's not the first, it's still one of the best. But it's not one of the "My son is possessed, let's call in an exorcist." true stories. It follows the story of 5 young  people traveling across Texas. They have to wait for gas, cause the tanker at the nearest station hadn't arrived yet. They decide to go to Sally's old grandparents house she use to visit as a kid. When two of them decide to go swimming in the old creek and stumble upon a house run by a generator. All hell breaks loose when the owner of the house, a madman wielding a chainsaw, terrorizes them. I really like it, it was made in 1976 and it shows. But even with the age it works well, the music is, to me, eerie a hell, and even the rustic farmland of Texas as they travel looks good. I may be a little bias living in Texas and driving with the scenery around me everyday, but it appeals to me. The younger ones, well, they scream and die well. Where it gets good is with Leatherface and (SPOILER) company. The last ten minutes, turned into a mind fuck as everything comes together at a dinner table. The movie is at a slow pace, and tells a good story. It's okay though, cause the last 30-40 minutes really crank it up and it's not a long movie to begin with so it all works out. I like this. It's not bloody, but the kills are sudden and violent (especially the truck one near the end), the story is true/good, and for it's time is creepy as fuck. Have fun watching, and don't drive through rural Texas in a group of five with a dude in a wheelchair.

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It was only a matter of time before Hitchcock, and what better movie of his than the exceptional Psycho. In case you've never seen a classic movie in your life the story goes like this. A woman and a man are in love, but can't get married. As the opening scene ends, the man goes back to his out-of-state home as the woman goes back to work at a housing office as a secretary. A rich man paying $40,000 in cash for his daughters house (as a wedding present) comes in. Even though the customer and owner are friends, he asks the woman to take the money to the safe deposit box in the bank. Opportunity strikes and snap judgments happen and the woman swipes the money and starts driving to her lover. On the way she stops a motel off the beaten path for the night, due to a bad storm. Little did she know that this night could be her last. First off, Hitchcock, amazing. The Birds, Strangers On A Train, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo, are all amazing films. But Psycho has always been my favorite, not just cause of the highly infamous shower scene either. The music, to the tee. Sometimes it's even creepily playing when seemingly nothing is going on, just to keep you on your toes. Also the acting is grand. Janet Leigh as Marion Crane to start off the film is pitch perfect and taking over the second half of great acting is Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates. John Gavin and Vera Miles as Sam Loomis and Lila Crane are a good chemistry as well. For the era, the kills are and look fantastic and really come outta nowhere. Also the story, and yes even the writing is great. And the end scene is just awesome to watch. I can't express how good this movie is and it's a shame movies today can't be like this. Watch it, you won't be disappointed.

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Halloween Movie Month! Movies #1/2: How To Be A Serial Killer and Red State

Halloween Movie Month! Movie #3: The Evil Dead
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #4: The Shining
Halloween Movie Month! {Bonus}: American Horror Story