The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre review – original 1974 shocker is grotesque but brilliant masterpiece
Tobe Hooper’s gonzo massacre movie set the template for so many horror films that were to follow – but retains a uniquely disturbing power all of its own
Texas Chainsaw Massacre review – it’s Leatherface vs gentrifiers in nasty sequel
An effectively gnarly Netflix follow-up to the 1974 original has Gen Zs trying to turf the bloodthirsty southern killer out of a derelict town
From Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 to Ken Park: films that failed the censorship test
Australia has a long history of banning films, but many of those blocked in the past are now easily available to watch
Steve Rose on film
Halloween’s Laurie Strode: why there’s no happy ending for horror’s ‘final girls’Jamie Lee Curtis’s character is still being hunted by Michael Myers, 40 years later. She may have survived the slasher, but isn’t her life still torture?
From Do the Right Thing to Swimming Pool: culture's hottest heatwaves
Tension simmers, passions rage and things are never the same again. We pick the books, film and music in which heatwaves inspire race riots, sexual abandon – and even a chainsaw massacre
Tobe Hooper: the director who took a chainsaw to wholesome family life
Tobe Hooper, Texas Chainsaw Massacre director, dies at 74
From Alien to Hancock, Burnt isn’t the first film to change its name
After three attempts, you might think that Hollywood’s finest could have come up with a better title for Bradley Cooper’s latest movie. Then again …
Stephen Dorff to take the lead in Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel
Star of Somewhere to hunt down iconic villain Leatherface in latest addition to the franchise
The film that frightened me most
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: the film that frightened me mostThe rustic horror classic drags Xan Brooks back – kicking and screaming – to a terrifying childhood encounter with a west country farmer and a sliding steel door
The 25 best horror films of all time
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: No 14 best horror film of all time
In brief: Texas Chainsaw Massacre takes top terror title
Plus: Streep denies real-life model for demonic new role; American Pie star aspires to serious roles.
What a carve-up
After a 15-year ban, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is finally getting a UK release. Nick Hasted on the troubled life of a satirical classic
In the realm of the censors
The vaults are suddenly giving up their secret hoard of sex and slasher movies - Texas Chainsaw Massacre has its TV premiere tonight. But, asks Steve Rose, were they worth the wait?
