TOBE HOOPER DOUBLE FEATURE PRESENTED BY DANIEL GRACE

Eaten Alive (1976) is a chaotic, swamp-soaked fever-dream atmosphere and unhinged exploitation horror. The movie takes place on a loud, artificial sound stage in Los Angeles that feels like a demented stage play with its bright red lighting and strange country music combining to create an unnerving, surreal mood. Plus it’s a must for horror-movie completionists as Tobe Hooper directed this film shortly after The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Robert Englund appears early in the film as a sleazy character named Buck before his famous role as Freddy Krueger.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Daniel Grace received his master’s degree in Creative Writing and his doctorate in American Literature from the University of California at Davis. His scholarly work has appeared in American Literature and ESQ. He is a Lecturer at Auburn University where he teaches creative writing and literature.