The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (film)

*The Texas Chainsaw Massacre* is a 1974 horror film directed by Tobe Hooper, inspired by real-life crimes. It follows a group of young friends who encounter a violent, cannibalistic family in rural Texas, led by the notorious Leatherface, who wears a mask made of human skin and wields a chainsaw. The movie is noted for its gritty, realistic style and intense atmosphere, emphasizing suspense and dread. While fictional, it explores themes of horror rooted in societal fears about rural isolation and outsider threats, becoming a landmark in slasher film history and influencing countless horror works thereafter.