Im a fairly big fan of the texas chainsaw massacre movie, but a bigger fan of horror literature. Schow, directed by jonathan liebesman and coproduced by kim henkel and tobe hooper cocreators of the original 1974 film. Learn the true story behind the texas chainsaw massacre, psycho, and silence of the lambs. Goodreads members who liked the texas chainsaw massacre also l. Books similar to the texas chainsaw massacre the texas chainsaw massacre. Brandishing a chainsaw and wearing the grotesque flesh masks of his victims, the killer became forever known as leatherface. The texas chainsaw massacre is a remake of a 1974 lowbudget horror movie by the same name. Pages in category the texas chainsaw massacrethe following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. The texas chainsaw massacre simple english wikipedia, the. This story takes place after the events of the texas chainsaw massacre remake and dan abnett, andy lanning and wes craig. When a hitchhiker commits suicide in the van of a group of college kids traveling through texas. Jun 01, 2008 the texas chainsaw massacre, along with wes cravens flawed the last house on the left is the primal scream of the nixon years, the film that proved that a generation led to believe over an increasingly dark thirty years that everything good and decent in life was dead or dying, could still come face to face with an abyss that promised, oh no.
A group of friends encounter a serial killer who hunts his victims with a chainsaw and uses what he kills to feed his impoverished family. The texas chainsaw massacre 1974 financial information. Within the confines of a cryptic residence discovered the butchered remains of 33 victims. The texas chainsaw massacre 2 also known as the texas chainsaw massacre part 2 is a 1986 american black comedy slasher film directed by tobe hooper. The next generation 1994 and the texas chainsaw massacre 2003. The texas chainsaw massacre is as violent and gruesome and bloodsoaked as the title promises a real grand guignol of a movie.
After a 15year ban, the texas chainsaw massacre 2 is finally getting a uk release. The texas chainsaw massacre iii that ran for four issues. Almost immediately after the films release, rumors began to circulate that there was an actual chainsaw wielding madman living with his deranged family in the town of poth, texas. The texas chainsaw massacre was released in north america on october 17, 2003, in 3,016 theaters. The grind having him strangle a girl to death and later attempt to rape the girls foster sister, who escapes by punching monty in the head repeatedly after freeing herself from the restraints he has her in.
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. Pages in category the texas chainsaw massacre the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. Nov 15, 2012 i thought the 2003 remake of the texas chainsaw massacre was serviceable. The texas chain saw massacre 1974 best buy exclusive bluray steelbook unboxing. In 1974, director tobe hooper revolutionized horror with his film inspired by a true story, the texas chainsaw massacre. List of the texas chainsaw massacre characters wikipedia. It is the first movie of the texas chainsaw massacre franchise. An intense fever dream or nightmare, it is remarkable for its sense of sustained threat and depiction of an insane but nonetheless dysfunctional family on the furthest reaches of society who have regressed to cannibalism in the face of economic hardship. Jul 06, 2016 in 1974, director tobe hooper revolutionized horror with his film inspired by a true story, the texas chainsaw massacre. Find books like the texas chainsaw massacre from the worlds largest community of readers. Theatrical trailer for the texas chainsaw massacre 2003. The texas chain saw massacre 1974 plot summary imdb.
However, judged strictly as a book, the texas chainsaw massacre companion is merely adequate. I hadnt read a book that was based on a movie before, so i thought id give it a shot, plus i was interested on how mr. The original movie about five texas teens who stumble across a family of cannibals was considered extremely edgy when it was released, but it now seems downright quaint when compared to modern horror movies like this remake. The texas chainsaw massacre trailer watch the movie trailer for the 2003 film produced by michael bay. It serves as a sequel to the texas chain saw massacre, also directed and cowritten by hooper. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The original 1974 film the texas chain saw massacre seized the imaginations of audiences and critics, going from controversial cult sensation. Buy the texas chain saw massacre companion by stefan jaworzyn isbn. The texas chainsaw massacre limited steelbook edition 4k ultra.
The texas chain saw massacre is a 1974 american slasher film directed by tobe hooper and written and coproduced by hooper and kim henkel. The texas chainsaw massacre, along with wes cravens flawed the last house on the left is the primal scream of the nixon years, the film that proved that a generation led to believe over an increasingly dark thirty years that everything good and decent in life was dead or dying, could still come face to face with an abyss that promised, oh no. The texas chainsaw massacre viewing order, a list of films. Now for the first time, the only known survivor of the killing spree has broken the silence and come forward to tell the real story of what happened in that macabre farmhouse.
And yet in its own way, the movie is some kind of weird, offthewall achievement. Is this book just like the movies fyi i have never seen any of the texas chainsaw massacre movies and i have not read this or any book that. He chases sally and the truck driver to the other side of the cab, when the driver hurls a. Noone who has ever seen the original the texas chain saw massacre 1974 is ever likely to forget the experience. It is the seventh installment in the texas chainsaw massacre franchise and was presented in 3d. How we made the worlds most notorious horror movie is a 20 nonfiction book by the actor gunnar hansen, who is best known for portraying leatherface in the 1974 film the texas chain saw massacre.
Neither as fun as friday the th 2009 sue me, i love that one or as abysmal as a nightmare on elm street 2010. Neither as fun as friday the th 2009 sue me, i love that one or as. In 1991, northstar comics released a miniseries titled leatherface a loose adaptation of leatherface. Blood brothers is certainly a strong maze in its own right, but when pitted against the exorcist and american horror story two new inductees in the horror nights canon its strengths in scares lose a bit of their luster in the wave of this years emphasis on scenes and elaborate set recreations. Partain, edwin neal, jim siedow and gunnar hansen, who respectively portray sally hardesty, franklin hardesty, the hitchhiker, the proprietor, and leatherface. Texas chainsaw 3d is a 20 american slasher film directed by john luessenhop, with a screenplay by adam marcus, debra sullivan and kirsten elms.
The texas chainsaw massacre vhs tapes for sale ebay. The texas chainsaw massacre 2003 theatrical trailer. Texas chainsaw massacre 3, texas chainsaw massacre. This new edition looks pretty cool, but a few minor problems will keep it from pleasing everyone. Jul 27, 2016 leatherface and chop top unite in misery to expand the familys cannibalistic enterprise and slaughter a new generation of innocent victims. Sleep and eat bbq at the texas chainsaw massacre gas station. Good scenes in bad movies the texas chainsaw massacre. Ed gein and the texas chainsaw massacre at reelfaces. The texas chain saw massacre series from worst to best grab some headcheese for this dissection of tobe hoopers superweird franchise by adriane neuenschwander and roy ivy. Nick hasted on the troubled life of a satirical classic.
The texas chainsaw massacre is an american horror franchise consisting of eight slasher films, comics, and a video game adaptation of the original film. Its also without any apparent purpose, unless the creation of disgust and fright is a purpose. Texas chainsaw massacre kettensagen massaker mediabook. In the texas chainsaw massacre comics by avatar press, set between the events of the remake and prequel, monty appears as a prominent character. A list of 9 films compiled on letterboxd, including the texas chain saw massacre 1974, the texas chainsaw massacre 2 1986, leatherface.
The texas chain saw massacre has featured a number of cool packaging gimmicks over the years, from pioneers special edition meat pack to dark skys steelbook. Dec 16, 2012 horror films and the texas chainsaw massacre cover just about all of these grounds. In his muchpraised book, chain saw confidential, gunnar hansen. He chases sally and the truck driver to the other side of the cab, when the driver hurls a wrench at him and hits him in the side of the head. I thought the 2003 remake of the texas chainsaw massacre was serviceable. Joseph lanza, in his latest book the texas chainsaw massacre and its terrifying times, makes the argument that the film was nothing more than a mirror a distorted one, to be sure held up to the ugly face of the early 1970s.
The next generation synopsis two siblings and three of their friends en route to visit their grandfathers grave in texas end up falling victim to a family of cannibalistic psychopaths, and must somehow survive the terrors of leatherface and his. After the events of the remake, a group of fbi agents and a tv news crew travel to travis county texas to get to the bottom of what happened to the group travelers who disappeared while. Leatherface and a scene from the texas chainsaw massacre at louis. The texas chainsaw massacre has for decades been one of those slasher films that has fallen into the trap of becoming a campy gimmick, and this book is basically a branch of it that attempts to make it a more serious story, bringing out the eyewitness story from a surviving character. Right off highway 304 in bastrop, texas, is the scariest gas station in pop culture history. Financial analysis of the texas chainsaw massacre 1974 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
The popularity of the texas chainsaw massacre filmseries and of its main character, leatherface, led to the publication of several comic books based on the. The texas chainsaw massacre companion by stefan jaworzyn. The texas chain saw massacre series from worst to best grab some headcheese for this dissection of tobe hoopers superweird franchise by. The film follows a group of friends who fall victim to a. Leatherface and chop top unite in misery to expand the familys cannibalistic enterprise and slaughter a new generation of innocent victims. With marilyn burns, edwin neal, allen danziger, paul a. On august 20th 1973, police were dispatched to a remote farmhouse in travis county, texas. The music of tcm original texas chainsaw massacre memorabilia. Overall, id say stephen hand did an excellent job at what he was assigned to do.
The franchise focuses on serial killer leatherface and his psychotic family, who terrorize unsuspecting visitors to their territories in the desolate texas countryside, typically killing and cannibalizing them. No 14 best horror film of all time tobe hooper, 1974 stuart heritage. The book was first released on september 24, 20 through chronicle books. Mar 01, 2004 im a fairly big fan of the texas chainsaw massacre movie, but a bigger fan of horror literature. Well, this book was pretty cheesy and predictable, but not too bad.
See pics of the real leatherface, ed gein, and watch the movie trailer. When the texas chain saw massacre first hit movie screens in 1974 it. It was directed by tobe hooper and stars marilyn burns. The texas chainsaw massacre is a 1974 american horror movie, based on real events. Two siblings and three of their friends en route to visit their grandfathers grave in texas end up falling victim to a family of cannibalistic psychopaths and must survive the terrors of leatherface and his family. The texas chainsaw massacre gas station, a facebook landmark, has been restored to original quality. The sixth installment in the texas chainsaw massacre franchise, it was written by sheldon turner and david j.
Horror films and the texas chainsaw massacre cover just about all of these grounds. The popularity of the texas chainsaw massacre filmseries and of its main character, leatherface, led to the publication of several comic books based on the franchise. This story setup is part of the resistance and rebellious ideals psychoanalysis points to. The texas chain saw massacre 1974 best buy exclusive blu. The texas chainsaw massacre iii 1990, texas chainsaw massacre. The texas chain saw massacre is still as powerful today as when it was first seen. Texas chainsaw massacre facts things you didnt know about. Soon after having watched this movie, the original texas chain saw massacre 1974, i came across this book while surfing amazon. Gritty and terrifying, the texas chainsaw massacre is an impressive remake that equals the original. The truck driver slows down and gets out of the rig to see what happened, only to be confronted by a screaming, bloodied sally with leatherface close behind, the chainsaw buzzing. The beginning is a 2006 american slasher film and a prequel to the 2003 film. In texas chain saw massacre, sympathy for the devil the. Stefan jaworzyn has done his homework, but he doesnt distinguish himself here as much of a writer or critic, and he doesnt bring any particular insight or wit to the subject matter.
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