But this stereotype is broken by the slasher classic, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1974). Writer and director Tobe Hooper and co-writer Kim Henkel unraveled the plot over the course of a ...

Texas Chainsaw Massacre would go on to make $31M, with the filmmakers getting stiffed on profits. In 1983, New Line Cinema acquired distribution rights with the entire franchise via nine movies ...

In addition to being visually striking and well-directed, the 2024 horror thriller draws heavily on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, so it seems like a match made in heaven (or the backwoods of Texas).

There have been a few attempts to reboot and remake the original film, including a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie in 2022 that served as a direct sequel to the 1974 flick. Despite the failure ...

As far as name-brand horror goes, it doesn’t get much simpler than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. You get some power tools, you get a guy willing to run around wielding them with a mask on his ...

The high interest in Texas Chainsaw underscores the value of IP not locked down by a media company. It also shows how horror remains a hot genre that will get eyeballs on screens, big or small.

Bryanston’s cut of Texas Chainsaw Massacre was big at a $225,000 flat fee and a reported 35% of profits. After the investors recouped, and attorneys and lawyers, a reported $8,100 was left to ...

Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) was uniquely disturbing, with its monster Leatherface’s first primal eruption to hang a victim on a meat-hook rivalling Psycho’s murders for shock and ...

Fright Rags’ The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Collection: From Ben at Fright Rags: “On January 25th, we will release the first in what we plan to be a series of box sets that pay homage to the VHS-era and, ...

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When “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” hit theaters in October 1974, audiences were horrified – and enthralled. The plot wasn’t that complex, nor were the characters.