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> the subgenre didn't have the legs of modern zombie films,

That is true.

> M with Peter Lorre,

Delightful guy!

> then becomes art with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

I still haven't seen it, it's been on my list for a while.

> what I think is the most powerful element - setting it where almost everyone lived in the 1970s - the suburbs.

Yeah, the predator cropping up in the safe place, the place that doesn't have wild animals and harsh winters, and none of the dangers of the city.