50 years of Texas Chainsaw

Released 50 years ago in October.

I first saw the '74 original when it was around 30 years old. It always seemed so old back then, almost like it was part of Texas culture. Before I moved to TX, I'd often imagine that any farmland or field probably had a hidden chainsaw psycho in there, like ol' Bubba. The film's title alone is enough to tell you that this movie is going to be different than anything you've seen before. And none of the sequels since can even top it.

I actually like all the movies in this series. Even the shitty ones. They know which ones they are. The series has awful continuity, but it somehow earns its place among the other iconic horror franchises.



Since the F13 video game looked pretty clunky, I never bothered playing the TCM game. I've only played that shitty old Atari one, and what a great fucking idea that game was. You actually play as the villain and your goal is to gas up and kill people. Sure, the new one looks fine, but I'm just not into gaming so much.

And of course, you have a new movie allegedly in the works, rumored to be the "Texas Chainsaw Legacy", which will probably be a direct sequel to part 1. They should have made a sequel to the 2013 movie and had Alexandria Daddario get naked in it.



Share some thoughts on anything TCM related.