Day 31 of my 31 days of horror
Factoid: Director Tobe Hooper claims to have gotten the idea for the film while standing in the hardware section of a crowded store while Christmas shopping. While thinking of a way to get out through the crowd, he spotted the chainsaws
Day 30 of my 31 days of horror.
Factoid: The movie that the children are watching is George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968), Clips of this film are frequently included in horror movies because the makers forgot to properly copyright it.
Day 29 of my 31 days of horror
Factoid: The remix of What A Fool Believes by the Doobie Brothers played in the car at the start of the movie by Pete is Danny Dance Extended Journey.
Day 28 of my 31 days of horror.
Factoid: The film was conceived and co-written by Joshua John Miller as a way of dealing with the death of his dad, Jason Miller, who had starred as Father Karras in The Exorcist (1973)
Movie 27 of my 31 days of horror.
Factoid: Kentarô Hagiwara cites The Last Samurai (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and District 9 (2009) as an influence on the film, describing them as "strong stories punctuated by action."
Day 26 of my 31 days of horror
Factoid: Grafitti on the wall of the men's room where J.C. is trying to escape a number of slugs reads, "Go Monster Squad!" The Monster Squad (1987) was also directed by Fred Dekker.
Day 22 of my 31 days of horror.
Factoid: The film premiered on December 25, 1975 in Mexico[2] and was released in the late 1970s as Blacker Than the Night.
Day 21 of my 31 days of horror.
Factoid: Jane Schoenbrun was inspired to write the film basing it off personal experiences they'd had on the internet as a teenager in the early 2000s, particularly fanfiction sites and internet forums.
Day 20 of my 31 days of horror.
Factoid: Video game producer-director Hideo Kojima (of "Metal Gear" fame) was an extra in the film. Ryûhei Kitamura, as a friend, was later handpicked to direct Kojima's remake of Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004).
Day 19 of my 31 days of horror.
Factoid: Star Paula E. Sheppard, who played 12-year-old Alice, was about 19 years of age during the making of the movie.