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Leatherface may soon be revving the chainsaw back up. Word is that different parties are pursuing a potential reboot of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and one possibility would see Glen Powell in a lead role.

Per Deadline, a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie is in the planning stages at Verve, the company holding the rights to the IP since 2017. There are different pitches reportedly in consideration, including one package that could bring together Powell with filmmaker Jt Mollner and producer Roy Lee. Mollner and Lee recently worked on the horror hit Strange Darling, which holds a 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes after its release last year. According to the report, Powell is interested in reading the script if Mollner can get one written, potentially putting him into position as the film's star.

Nothing is set in stone just yet, so there are no guarantees Powell will next be facing off with Leatherface.

He played one of the most fearsome and intense characters to ever slice into the silver screen in Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but in real life, Gunnar Hansen could not have been more different than his legendary role as the terrifying Leatherface. Nearly ten years after his passing, Gunnar's legacy as a kind and humble person lives on through the countless friends he made while working on film sets and conversing with fans and peers at horror conventions.

One such friend is writer/director Michael Kallio, who celebrates and pays tribute to Gunnar's life in the new documentary Dinner with Leatherface. Featuring insightful interviews with fellow actors, filmmakers, and friends of Gunnar, Dinner with Leatherface celebrates the man behind the mask of one of cinema's most iconic cannibals, exploring not just his vital role in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but also spotlighting his work as...

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Leatherface, played by Gunnar Hansen, continues to terrify audiences. Interestingly, even the biggest names in horror weren't immune to his presence when the actor made his debut as the chainsaw-wielding character.

In a new clip from Dinner With Leatherface (via the JoBlo Horror YouTube channel), Friday the 13th franchise star Kane Hodder, best known for playing Jason Voorhees in four Friday the 13th films,recalled the impact that Hansen’s performance had on him as a horror actor. "I was so impressed that an actor could scare the s**t out of me without speaking or using his face," he said. "I was so impressed that [he] could do that. And sure enough, years later, I'm trying to do the exact same thing."

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2024 marked the 50th anniversary of director Tobe Hooper’s classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (watch it Here), and the celebration is continuing into 2025, as Anchor Bay is set to give Dinner with Leatherface, a documentary that looks at the life, career, and legacy of original Leatherface actor Gunnar Hansen, a Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital release on February 25th. With that date coming up next Tuesday, we’ve gotten our hands on an Exclusive clip from the documentary, and you can check it out in the embed above!

JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols had the chance to watch Dinner with Leatherface last month and gave it an 8/10 review that can be read at This Link.

Director Michael Kallio provided the following statement: “I want to show the person Gunnar really was. He was an incredibly intelligent, witty man of so many talents. And he was a complete gentleman who embraced all...

Acting couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie have produced a body horror hit. After the success of their new film at the Sundance Film Festival, it will be given a wider release in theaters courtesy of Neon.

Per Variety, Franco and Brie's Together has just been sold to Neon after the film's impressive debut at Sundance. With its early reviews after premiering at the prestigious film festival, Together has a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. This early praise, coupled with The Substance – another acclaimed body horror film – garnering major award nominations, may have helped seal the deal of Neon swooping in to acquire the distribution rights. Now, filmgoers will just need to wait for the wide release date to be announced. There was reportedly a bidding war once it arrived, with A24 and Mubi also in the mix, and the deal is believed to be one of the biggest...

Plot: Friends, colleagues, filmmakers, and fellow actors share personal stories and discuss the dichotomy between the maniacal chainsaw-wielding character he played on-screen and the very intelligent, creative, soft-spoken man he actually was in real life.

Review: Documentary retrospectives are a great way to honor someone who made an impact on others through film. Whether it’s Dario Argento Panico or even David Lynch: Life of Art, any kind of insight is a gift to fans. And while most horror film fans know Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface from the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, he was so much more than that. With insight from Bruce Campbell, Barbara Crampton, Kane Hodder, and many other horror greats, Dinner With Leatherface sets out to show how he was never defined by the character and shine a light on his creative pursuits which may be unknown to many.

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Step behind the scenes of horror history as Dinner with Leatherface unearths Gunnar Hansen's untold story and the enduring terror of Leatherface.

JoBlo has unveiled a thrilling first look at Dinner with Leatherface, an upcoming documentary that delves into the life and legacy of Hansen—the unforgettable actor who gave life (and terror) to Leatherface in the groundbreaking horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Directed by Michael Kallio, this spine-tingling deep dive is set to be a feast for horror enthusiasts everywhere. Watch the trailer below.

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A new slasher movie killer arrives in February with the potential to become as iconic as Jason, Freddy, and Leatherface.

The newly released trailer teases a film brimming with rare, never-before-seen content and compelling interviews from horror royalty, including Bruce Campbell, Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th...

The newly relaunched Anchor Bay Entertainment will be releasing the new documentary Dinner with Leatherface, which looks at the life, legacy, and career of the late horror icon Gunnar Hansen. It’s headed to Digital and physical media on February 25, 2025.

Courtesy of Arrow in the Head, slice into the Dinner with Leatherface official trailer below.

You can pre-order your Blu-ray copy through Amazon now.

Late horror legend Gunnar Hansen is best known for his portrayal of the terrifying, chainsaw-wielding Leatherface in the classic horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).

Directed by Michael Kallio (Mutant Swinger From Mars, Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of ‘My Name is Bruce’), the documentary will feature interviews with several of Hansen’s friends and colleagues, including fellow actors Bruce Campbell, Barbara Crampton, Kane Hodder, and Brian O’Halloran. The film will also include many in-depth interviews with his co-stars from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,...

2024 marked the 50th anniversary of director Tobe Hooper’s classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (watch it Here), and the celebration is continuing into 2025, as Anchor Bay is set to give Dinner with Leatherface, a documentary that looks at the life, career, and legacy of original Leatherface actor Gunnar Hansen, a Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital release on February 25th. With that release date right around the corner, we have an Exclusive look at the documentary’s trailer, which you can check out in the embed above!

Director Michael Kallio provided the following statement: “I want to show the person Gunnar really was. He was an incredibly intelligent, witty man of so many talents. And he was a complete gentleman who embraced all the love he received from his adoring fans. He meant so much to so many people. This film is really a tribute to him… a great friend that I miss every single day.

In addition to the Ultimate Leatherface revealed earlier this week, Neca is continuing its Texas Chain Saw Massacre‘s 50th anniversary celebration with an Ultimate “Pretty Woman” Leatherface.

Donning the infamous mask from the film’s finale, the 7″ scale action figure is fully articulated, including the tie, and comes with an alternate jacket piece for a windswept look as Leatherface chases his victims.

Four interchangeable hands are included along with a chainsaw, armadillo, small hammer, cleaver, knife, plate of meat, and bracelet.

Packaged in a window box with opening front flap, “Pretty Woman” Leatherface is ready to cut into your toy collection for $36.99.

Gunnar Hansen originated the role of the horror icon in Tobe Hooper‘s 1974 seminal masterpiece.

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Leatherface is returning to Neca‘s Ultimates toy line in (belated) celebration of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre‘s 50th anniversary.

The 7″ scale, fully-articulated action figure has been completely reworked from the original version, released way back in 2015.

Three interchangeable heads, four interchangeable hands, and two interchangeable aprons can recreate multiple looks from the film.

Accessories include a bloody chainsaw, long hammer, short hammer, tongs, knife, cleaver, meat hook, spoon, and bracelet.

Packaged in a window box with opening front flap, Leatherface is ready to join your family for $36.99.

Gunnar Hansen originated the role of the horror icon in Tobe Hooper‘s 1974 indelible horror masterpiece.

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Remakes are pretty common in the horror genre, but not necessarily popular and not always good. Studios that own classic intellectual properties like "A Nightmare on Elm Street" or "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" obviously want to monetize them, but longtime fans have a hard time getting past anyone besides Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger or Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface. It's a problem at least as old as Universal's classics -- Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff were not the only actors to play Dracula and Frankenstein's monster, respectively, but they are the names and faces that everyone remembers and loves from the Universal Monsters movies.

So why remake the hits? Why not remake flops instead? Sure, some of those flops may have intense fan bases, but imagine how many more people would love them if the concept were done better the second time around? A clever notion that...

Once upon a time, the most popular monsters of filmdom were linked to certain actors. Though other individuals would play these roles over time, ask any movie buff to name the performers best known for portraying Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and the Wolf Man, and they'll fire back with, respectively, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Karloff again, and Lon Chaney Jr. But while these roles were spoken for in the public's consciousness, one of these actors was famous, at least among seriously committed horror fans, for having played all four of Universal's marquee monsters -- and that actor was Chaney Jr.

Nearly 40 years after these fearsome characters' heydays, a new batch of beasts sprung up to terrify audiences the world over. These were the slashers, the most prominent being Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, and Freddy Krueger. Combined, these characters have appeared in, to date, 42 movies. Yet while these murderous...

A new trailer offers a glimpse into the life of the unforgettable actor from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gunnar Hansen, who created one of horror’s most famous characters: Leatherface.

A first look at Dinner with Leatherface, a documentary from Anchor Bay Entertainment, has been unveiled by Collider, promising a goldmine of content for horror fans everywhere. The film includes powerful interviews from genre icons like Bruce Campbell (Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy and Spider-Man trilogy), Brian O’Halloran (Clerks trilogy), among many others. Dinner with Leatherface was directed by filmmaker Michael Kallio. The trailer for the film can be viewed on the Collider website, and the official poster can be seen below.

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What is Dinner With Leatherface About?

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You’re probably going to want to put down the Thanksgiving leftovers for this one. Today, Collider is excited to bring horror fans everywhere the exclusive first look at the trailer for Dinner with Leatherface. As its name would suggest, the documentary will invite fans of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to pull up a seat at the table and dig into the backstory of the life of the man behind the iconic character, Gunnar Hansen, who appeared in Tobe Hooper’s original 1974 movie as the man behind the mask. If you consider yourself to be a slasher aficionado, this title won’t be one to miss, as it will serve as an all-access backstage pass not only into the life of Hansen, but also into the making of the beloved horror film with an 84% critics’ approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Halloween might get all the credit for starting the slasher wave in 1978, but it really began a few years earlier thanks to Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974. The tale of Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen) and his family of cannibals was something audiences had never seen before. It might have found its roots in the real-life story of Ed Gein, but it became its own wild nightmare. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre influenced what was to come, from Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes, to Halloween and Friday the 13th. All of those films were a success and audiences wanted more of them; make a movie about a madman in a mask chasing people, and you had an easy hit.

Something Wicked this way comes in this week’s film quiz, with 30 all-new film-related questions, some of them about witchy business…

A movie version of Wicked has been a long time coming down the yellow brick road and this week’s new release still only covers the first half of the smash-hit Broadway musical. Meanwhile, this week’s film quiz is themed around witches but there are also questions about werewolf and vampire movies, slasher-movie villains, found-footage horror… heck, it’s looking more like a Halloween quiz than some of our Halloween ones.

Once you’ve completed all three rounds of movie-related questions, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 31 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback.

Fifty-one years ago, director Tobe Hooper and his cast and crew spent a blisteringly hot Texas summer working to bring us one of the greatest horror films ever made, the 1974 classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (watch it Here)… and to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the film, Neca is releasing new action figures of the Leatherface and Hitchhiker characters! These action figures won’t actually make their way onto collectors’ shelves until May 2025, but they’re available for pre-order through Entertainment Earth and Big Bad Toy Store.

Directed by Hooper from a script he wrote with Kim Henkel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has the following synopsis: When Sally hears that her grandfather’s grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin, set out with their friends to investigate. After a detour to their family’s old farmhouse, they discover a group of crazed, murderous outcasts living next door.

There’s nothing quite like Rv horror. Inspired by an expanding national highway system and the proliferation of motor parks in the 1960s, this distinctive subgenre offers a unique blend of classic genre fare. Part home invasion, part road trip tale, part hicksploitation with a smidge of folk horror, the recreational vehicle becomes a home away from home and offers the illusion of safety while traversing strange locales. Jack Starrett’s Race with the Devil is arguably the first great entry in the Rv horror tradition, a criminally underseen film following two suburban couples on a road trip to hell.

Friends and business partners Frank (Warren Oates) and Roger (Peter Fonda) have just set out on an adventurous road trip from San Antonio, Texas to a ski vacation in Aspen, Colorado. Traveling in style, Frank shows off a brand new Rv with all the comforts of home: color television, microwave oven,...

Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's The Devil's Bath To Re-Release In Theaters Starting November 13: "In 1750 Austria, a deeply religious woman named Agnes has just married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. Day after day, she is increasingly trapped in a murky and lonely path leading to evil thoughts, until the possibility of committing a shocking act of violence seems like the only way out of her inner prison. Giving a voice to the invisible and unheard women of the rural past, The Devil’S Bath is based on historical court records about a shocking, hitherto unexplored chapter of European history."

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When we think about iconic final girls, it’s usually Laurie Strode, Nancy Thompson, and Sidney Prescott who come to mind. These fantastic female characters have become horror movie legends, celebrated for their strength and resilience while inspiring a generation of girls to take back their power. Horror historians will also note the flawless Jess Bradford (Olivia Hussey) from Bob Clark’s Black Christmas while sci-fi fans will suggest Ellen Ripley. But before them all was Sally Hardesty (Marilyn Burns). The star and sole survivor of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre burst onto the scene in October of 1974 and forever changed the way we view women in film. On a road trip through Texas, Sally crosses paths with some of the most depraved villains in the history of horror and manages to live through a night of sheer hell. Though Hooper’s gritty masterpiece has stood the test of time,...

Note: This article was originally published in October 2020, and has been updated to include Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022).

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"I remember the screams in the theater. People walked out. But the audience that stayed was hooked." Those are the words of Gunnar Hansen, the man behind Leatherface, writing in his book "Chain Saw Confidential" about how audiences reacted to director Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" in 1974. Hooper, for his part, had become bored with the horror genre and " set out as a fan of the genre to do something that gave you [...] your money's worth," as he put it in an interview with NPR in 2017. Safe to say, mission accomplished.

50 years later, Hooper's feature directorial debut is one of the most celebrated horror films in cinema history. It's also one of the movies that indie filmmakers look to...

One of the most notorious aspects of Tobe Hooper's 1974 horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is that, despite its lurid title, premise, and tagline ("Who will survive and what will be left of them?"), the kills in the iconic proto-slasher are delivered with little to no special effects, blood, or gore. However, in spite of, or in fact because of this, the movie has not lost one ounce of its brutality and power in the 50 years since its original release.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

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Fifty-one years ago, director Tobe Hooper and his cast and crew spent a blisteringly hot Texas summer working to bring us one of the greatest horror films ever made, the 1974 classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (watch it Here)… and to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the film, Dark Sky Films is bringing it back to theatres this October! The fiftieth anniversary re-release trailer, which was created by Mark Woollen, can be seen in the embed above. To find out if The Texas Chainsaw Massacre will be showing near you, and to secure tickets to showings, head over to the Dark Sky website.

Update: The 50th anniversary of the film is also being celebrated in Austin, Texas, with the city’s Mayor, Kirk Watson, issuing a proclamation that has declared October 11th to be Texas Chainsaw Massacre Day! A press release invites fans to “join actors from the...

One of the horror genre's most notorious films is returning to theaters this October to celebrate its 50th anniversary. First released in 1974, Tobe Hoopers The Texas Chain Saw Massacre traumatized a generation of moviegoers with its tale about a group of young adults who find themselves at the mercy of a family of cannibals, including the infamous Leatherface (portrayed by the late Gunnar Hansen), who has become an iconic figure in the world of the macabre.

Per Bloody Disgusting, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre will return to theaters next month courtesy of Dark Sky Films with a 4K restoration that was lorded over by Hooper before his death in 2017. To go along with the re-release, a new synopsis touting the movies storied history has also been unveiled, as well as a brand-new trailer created by the incomparable Mark Woollen, the same person behind the trailers for such hits as Rebel Ridge,...

Five decades after terrifying filmgoers for the first time, Leatherface is heading back to the big screen. In honor of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, the iconic horror film is getting a special re-release for the spooky holiday season.

In October, a 4K restoration of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre previously supervised by late director Tobe Hooper will be screening in theaters. It will mark a great opportunity for horror fans who may have never seen the film on a big screen before to experience the influential movie in an all-new way. For the first time in 50 years, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has also been given an all-new trailer to promote the re-release. The video, along with a new poster made for the re-release, can be seen below.

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"You can make him stop!" "No we can't..." Dark Sky Films has revealed a new trailer celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1974 horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre directed by Tobe Hooper. The film was also digitally restored & re-released in 2014 for its 40th anniversary. But now it's the big 50! Ttcm will be re-released in theaters again in October this year - check your local listings. Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw. With Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen. "Facing a storm of controversy, censorship, and outcry throughout its troubled release, this masterpiece of horror has stood the test of time to become a landmark motion picture and cultural milestone." Here's a...

Fifty years ago, in 1974, director Tobe Hooper shocked the world with his film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It was ruthless in its violence with the tale of Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen) and his wild family stalking a group of young adults on the outskirts of a small Texas town. Leatherface became one of horror's most iconic villains because of it, and a plethora of sequels followed. Some, like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, also directed by Hooper, and the 2003 reboot, are surprisingly pretty good, while others, like Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, are best avoided. Then there's 2013's Texas Chainsaw 3D. Starring Alexandra Daddario, it had an interesting premise of being a direct sequel to the first film, ignoring all the other follow-ups to the original. However, not only did it botch that with a horrible twist ending, but the filmmakers somehow completely messed up the year it takes place in,...

Every once in a while, a movie comes around that’s so viscerally different from what came before it that the fabric of cinema is permanently altered. To say that future filmmakers were “influenced” by it almost feels like an understatement, as its legacy has less to do with inspiring specific aesthetic innovations than reconceptualizing the way we think about moving images.

It’s somewhat ironic that a movie titled “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” went on to become such a film. Tobe Hooper’s 1974 slasher masterpiece embraced its lowbrow status with its matter-of-fact title and unapologetic gore, likely seen by many as a cheap attempt to ride shock value into a quick box office gold mine. But as any horror lover will be quick to tell you, that could not be further from the truth. While the film still holds up as a fantastic standalone slasher flick — this writer would...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Tobe Hooper’s horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Dark Sky Films is celebrating with a massive new physical media set.

Now available for pre-order, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: 50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition includes the 4K Uhd edition of the feature film, Blu-ray edition of the feature film, Blu-ray bonus disc, and an exclusive VHS release featuring original VHS release artwork!

Dark Sky further previews, “All are housed in a replica of the iconic chain saw from the film, which comes in a special 50th Anniversary numbered box. Opening the chainsaw triggers the sound of Leatherface wielding the chainsaw in the film.”

This limited edition also features a newly designed 50th Anniversary O-card and brand-new bonus content, including The Merchandise of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Restoration of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Here’s everything you need to know…...

50th Anniversary Chain Saw Box of Texas Chain Saw Massacre Arrives This October: "Dark Sky Selects proudly presents The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition. This multi-disc set will include the new 4K Uhd edition of the film, a Blu-ray bonus disc containing new extra features, and an exclusive VHS release of the movie. The special edition collector’s set will be housed in a custom created box, which is a replica of the iconic chain saw from the film. Opening the chainsaw triggers the sound of Leatherface wielding the chainsaw in the film. Each box set will be numbered and only 5000 have been created.

This limited edition also features a newly designed 50th Anniversary O-card and brand-new bonus content, including The Merchandise of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Restoration of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition will...

Fourteen years after Hitchcock popularized the serial killer genre with Psycho, Tobe Hooper's 1974 masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, broke onto the scene, and many consider it one of the most terrifying horror films of all time. After a difficult shoot and fraught distribution process, the film became an all-around miracle of filmmaking and spawned a franchise that would go on to include three direct sequels, a 2003 remake (produced by Michael Bay of Transformers fame), a prequel to the remake, and two "reboots" of the original franchise. The iconic chainsaw-wielding slasher of the film, Leatherface, sits alongside Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers as one of the most popular horror movie characters of all time. And, despite the violence of the films at the hands of Leatherface, kids still wear his mask on Halloween.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre depicts a group of five young adults on a road trip that gets...

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise's most polarizing installment has landed on a major streaming platform, now available to stream on Peacock. Starring Mathew McConaughey and Rene Zellweger on the cusp of stardom, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation debuted in 1995.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation is now available to stream on Peacock. Written, co-produced, and directed by Kim Henkel, the film, originally titled The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is the fourth installment in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series. The plot follows four teenagers who encounter Leatherface and his murderous family in Backwoods, Texas, on the night of their prom. McConaughey stars in the movie as Vilmer, a sadistic tow truck driver in league with Leatherface. He delivers a fittingly manic performance in the film. Zellweger also gave a strong performance as the main protagonist, Jenny.

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“The film which you are about to see is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of five youths, in particular Sally Hardesty and her invalid brother, Franklin. It is all the more tragic in that they were young. But, had they lived very, very long lives, they could not have expected, nor would they have wished to see as much of the mad and macabre as they were to see that day. For them an idyllic summer afternoon drive became a nightmare. The events of that day were to lead to the discovery of one of the most bizarre crimes in the annals of American history, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.” When I joke about movies being very loosely based on a true story, that opening dialogue from John Larroquette and the wild popularity is what I’m referring to. While it may not be the first...

Bloody Disgusting has teamed up with Lionsgate to release seven modern horror favorites on Blu-ray + Digital in limited edition SteelBook packaging, available exclusively at Walmart today.

The line includes Wolf Creek, Hannibal Rising, I Spit on Your Grave, You’re Next, Sinister, Texas Chainsaw, and Leatherface.

Priced at $22.96, each title features brand new artwork by Bond.

Wolf Creek is written and directed by Greg McLean. John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, and Kestie Morassi star.

In the 2005 film, a trio of stranded backpackers in remote Australia fall prey to a psychopathic local, who takes them captive and tortures them.

Wolf Creek special features:

Unrated Cut of the Film Audio Commentary by Director Greg McLean, Executive Producer Matt Hearn, and Actors Cassandra Magrath and Kestie Morassi The Making Of Wolf Creek Deleted Scene Theatrical Trailer

Hannibal Rising is directed by Peter Webber and written by Thomas Harris, based on his own novel.

For the unwitting young victims at the center of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, "an idyllic summer afternoon drive became a nightmare." The narrator (John Larroquette) sets the scene without sentiment as if performing a grim incantation. The events that we are about to see will be horrific. Sickly yellow text rises from the darkness, ushering in a new age of horror filmmaking. Tobe Hooper's 1974 masterpiece is a sun-soaked entity of and beyond meaning, a galvanizing force of Austin, Texas' independent moviemaking scene, and the birth of something so startlingly vibrant that it remains, 50 years after its initial release, as potent as ever.

We hear fumbling in blackness; we listen to cries of dying flashbulbs as briefly illumined images of illegally exhumed cadavers appear. The result is an exquisite corpse, a dark angel of rot perched atop a tombstone -- stinking to high heaven with portent. The credits play...

Slashers ruled the late 1970s and the '80s, but while the likes of Michael Myers from the Halloween movies, Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th franchise, and Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series became iconic household names, most people don't know who played them. Robert Englund became famous for playing Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, but that was because his face was seen, even behind the burn scar makeup, and we heard his voice. For the masked villains, we didn't see their faces or hear them speak. It could have been any ol' stuntman behind the mask; and oftentimes, it was. Sometimes they made enough of a mark that a lot of horror fans now know them, like Gunnar Hansen who is the original Leatherface, Nick Castle who gave us the first Michael Myers, and Kane Hodder, the most famous Jason Voorhees due to...

Quick Links The Significance of Setting and Visual Direction in the Films X and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Share Strikingly Similar Plot Beats Why The Parallels Between X and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film is a seminal take on the slasher genre, inspiring the horror film X that came out in 2022. The setting, visual style and story structure are among the many similarities which X shares with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. X draws on classic slashers like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, while still carving out a new direction, an approach which more films should take.

Ti West's underrated film X has slowly built up a steady following since its release in 2022 and is on the verge of becoming a cult classic. It has spawned the X franchise, which includes a prequel titled Pearl, as well as an upcoming sequel. X is about...

Fifty-one years ago, director Tobe Hooper and his cast and crew spent a blisteringly hot Texas summer working to bring us one of the greatest horror films ever made, the 1974 classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (watch it Here)… and to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the film, Dark Sky Films has unveiled a new poster, along with a line of hats and shirts! You can see images of these items at the bottom of this article, and can make a purchase at This Link.

It should be noted that if you want a copy of the poster, you’ll need to grab it fast. It’s a very limited edition, with only 200 being printed. The poster is going for the price of $35, while the hats and shirts are $30 each.

Directed by Hooper from a script he wrote with Kim Henkel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has the following...

Horror author Paul Tremblay developed a deep love of spooky stories early on, and he tackles the haunted films genre with his newest novel, “Horror Movie” (out Tuesday via William Morrow and Company). The plot concerns a ’90s cult classic horror movie which left all but one cast member dead and the dark stories that are dredged up as a remake comes closer to reality.

Professionally, Tremblay is no stranger to scary movies, as his 2019 novel “The Cabin at the End of the World” was adapted into M. Night Shyamalan’s 2023 film “Knock at the Cabin.” Next up is an adaptation of his 2015 book “A Head Full of Ghosts,” which is set to be produced by Robert Downey Jr. and directed by Austrian filmmakers Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, who also helmed dark horror films like “Goodnight Mommy” and “The Lodge.”

Tremblay spoke with Variety about horror movies both real and imagined,...

Fifty-one years ago, director Tobe Hooper and his cast and crew spent a blisteringly hot Texas summer working to bring us one of the greatest horror films ever made, the 1974 classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (watch it Here)… and to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the film, legendary drive-in critic and movie host Joe Bob Briggs is writing a book about the making of it!

During an interview on the Mistress Harley podcast (note: that link is for adults only), Joe Bob revealed, “I have just signed a contract with Dark Horse, which is mostly known for their comics, but they also do books. (With Dark Horse) I’m gonna do two books: we’re gonna reprint Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, which is my original reviews … and then we’re gonna do a 50th anniversary book that’s the entire back story of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

The new Texas Chainsaw Massacre video game from Gun Interactive and Sumo Nottingham was just released for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One back on August 18th, and it has been frequently updated since then. A couple weeks ago, it was revealed that a new character portrayed by genre icon Barbara Crampton is being added to the game in an upcoming update – and now details on the character have been unearthed on the game’s official website! The character with Crampton’s voice and likeness is a Victim character named Virginia.

Here are the details: Virginia is a grief-stricken mother who cannot get over the disappearance of her son Jesse. She’s obsessive over his vanishing and refuses to believe that he could be gone. The weight of her pain is so immense she leaves behind her nursing career to move to Newt, TX, the last location Jesse was seen.

Originally teased last month, horror legend Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next, Jakob’s Wife) is joining The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as a brand new character named Virginia, and Gun Interactive has provided much more info on the character today.

Barbara Crampton is no stranger to the world of horror video games, having recently voiced a character in Back 4 Blood. But this will be the first time Crampton has made her presence known in the Texas Chain Saw Massacre franchise, which is extremely cool for fans.

For starters, Barbara Crampton’s Virginia is a Victim character, and the character will not only feature a dead-on likeness but will also be voiced by Crampton herself!

Gun details, “Virginia is a grief-stricken mother who cannot get over the disappearance of her son Jesse. She’s obsessive over his vanishing and refuses to believe that he could be gone. The weight of...

Earlier this month, we shared the news that Anchor Bay Entertainment – which used to be a major player in the horror world back in the late ’90s and early 2000s, when they gave DVD releases to films like the Evil Dead trilogy, George A. Romero’s Dead trilogy, the Sleepaway Camp franchise, The Hills Have Eyes, The Car, Maniac, Prom Night, some of the Hellraisers, Halloweens, and much more – is being revived, with their first two releases puppet horror film Abruptio and Dinner with Leatherface, a documentary that looks at the life, career, and legacy of original Leatherface actor Gunnar Hansen. Now we’ve learned that the new Anchor Bay has acquired the North American rights to the horror/comedy Crust, with the plan being to release it sometime later this year.

Crust tells the story of Vegas Winters, a depressed washed-up child actor, who fled Tinseltown and now owns...

Back in the late ’90s and early 2000s, Anchor Bay Entertainment was a major player in the horror world, giving DVD releases to films like the Evil Dead trilogy, George A. Romero’s Dead trilogy, the Sleepaway Camp franchise, The Hills Have Eyes, The Car, Maniac, Prom Night, some of the Hellraisers, Halloweens, and much more. Then things changed, and eventually Anchor Bay got folded into Lionsgate Home Entertainment… but now Deadline reports that the Anchor Bay Entertainment label is being revived, and the revival is starting off with the releases of puppet horror film Abruptio and Dinner with Leatherface, a documentary that looks at the life, career, and legacy of original Leatherface actor Gunnar Hansen!

Umbrelic Entertainment co-founders Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz are behind the return of Anchor Bay Entertainment, and they’re planning to use the label to bring the world “genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics,...

Umbrelic Entertainment co-founders launch new distribution arm, Anchor Bay Entertainment, to curate a library of films ranging from new releases to cult classics. Anchor Bay aims to honor the history and spirit of the beloved genre film brand while looking for interesting films that break the mold. Anchor Bay Entertainment's first releases include the unique horror film Abruptio and the anticipated documentary Dinner with Leatherface, featuring interviews with horror mainstays and the original cast of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Umbrelic Entertainment co-founders Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz announced the launch of its new distribution arm, Anchor Bay Entertainment. The founders aim to curate a new library of films for distribution, projects that range from new release genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics, and remastered catalog releases. The name hearkens back to the classic home media distributor Anchor Bay, which was beloved by owners of VHS tapes and '90s and 2000s horror movie DVDs,...

A familiar label for horror fans is getting a resurrection. Umbrelic Entertainment co-founders Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz are bringing back a new iteration of Anchor Bay Entertainment with the goal to curate a new library of films for distribution, projects that range from new release genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics, and remastered catalog releases.

The new launch comes with a pair of acquisition titles: puppet horror film Abruptio and documentary Dinner with Leatherface.

“We had an opportunity to take the name of a beloved genre film brand, one we feel a personal connection to, for our new company,” says Zambeck in a press release statement. “This is a new venture, unaffiliated with any previous incarnations. We aim to honor the history and spirit of the past as we look for interesting films that break the mold, and will be discovered by new generations for years to come.”

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Exclusive: Umbrelic Entertainment co-founders Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz are bringing back a new Anchor Bay Entertainment with an eye on genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics, and remastered catalog releases.

“We had an opportunity to take the name of a beloved genre film brand, one we feel a personal connection to, for our new company,” says Zambeck. “This is a new venture, unaffiliated with any previous incarnations. We aim to honor the history and spirit of the past as we look for interesting films that break the mold, and will be discovered by new generations for years to come.”

In Lionsgate’s acquisition of Starz in December 2016, the studio absorbed the North American branches of Anchor Bay Entertainment. The Anchor Bay Entertainment trademark was up for acquisition so Zambeck and Katz took the opportunity to acquire it. The new Anchor Bay Entertainment doesn’t include the previous label’s library.

The question of how to get the most authenticity possible out of actors has been riling up filmmakers for as long as the film medium has existed. William Wyler ("Ben-Hur") did 40 takes; Robert Bresson ("Pickpocket") insisted on simple movements and monotone line deliveries; Italian Neorealists cast people off the street; Robert Altman ("Nashville") let actors improvise; Andrei Tarkovsky ("Solaris") kept them in the dark about how the story would end.

When it comes to horror, the quest becomes even more daunting: How do you convince viewers that the people they're seeing on screen are genuinely disturbed and terrified, while also securing enough distance between actors and characters to keep the shoot sustainable? Some films have attempted to split the difference by instilling genuine scares, discomfort, and emotional distress on their actors. Others assembled their respective violent scenarios to within an inch of their lives, placing performers into circumstances that were...