The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a prime example of how something can be gothic without it being set in a European castle with bats and ghosts. This is “the old, dark house” trope, just inverted to reflect an 70s American aesthetic. Broad daylight, blazing sun, just as scary.
Women are afraid men will:
1. Sexually assault them
2. Kill them
Men are afraid women will:
1. Laugh at them
2. Date them for free food
We are not the same. 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️