MOVIES
The Texas Chain Saw
Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a gory low
budget slasher that revolutionised the horror genre.
The controversial film popularised ‘Leatherface’,
an iconic madman based on murderer and body
snatcher Ed Gein, known for his chainsaw and
mask, two hugely influential horror accessories.
The story follows five friends who fall prey to a
family of cannibals and a chainsaw-wielding killer.
While said to be based on a true story, The Texas
Chain Saw Massacre is a fictional ‘grisly work of
art’. This marketing angle sold the g Ʌ