Everyone also has their own blanks spots where they rely on the others to fill in the gaps, because the filming was excruciating and exhausting, and very little of it made sense at the time.
Everyone has their own take on strange and favorite details from the experience. The book is filled chronologically with page after page of Gunnar's individual recollections, which parry back and forth with those of the rest of the cast and crew. Without his labor of love, such an account might never exist. Because of his hard work putting all of this together, all these little details metamorphose into a real story that is surprisingly pleasant to read (in spite of all the incoherent and horrific details). Not content to simply rely on his own recollections, Gunnar smartly contacted everyone he could, and interviewed them in-depth about their recollections, in effect generating a panoramic view of their group's experiences that hot summer in Texas. One of the tremendously interesting features of this book is the input from the other cast and crew members that worked on the movie. In other words, when you read this book, you are reading Gunnar's writing, not that of a ghostwriter - which is not to say he did this all alone. He is also a published author who has written page after page of non-fiction and poetry over the intervening years.
Gunnar Hansen is not just a pretty face who starred as the original Leatherface in the 1974 film Texas Chain Saw Massacre. These are the films whose effect, and mastery of that effect are undeniable. There are certain horror films whose position in the pantheon of the genre are as solid as the stone pedestals we horror fans place them on. After devouring it in three sittings, I can say I was not disappointed. Here's to Gunnar!Īs a longtime horror movie fan, this is one of those books that I never thought to ask for, but when they announced its publication, I could hardly wait for it to come out. He was a great guy, and a darn good author to boot. Sadly, Gunnar passed away almost exactly two years after this event, on November 7, 2015.
Signed by Gunnar Hansen during the Coast City Comicon in early November 2013.
Hardcover edition (first edition/first printing).
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