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9 Grisly Details About the Texas Chainsaw Massacre - MovieMaker Magazine

MovieMaker Magazine
Story by Margeaux Sippell
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Behind the blood-curdling legacy of Tobe Hooper's 1974 slasher that's still sending shivers down spines five decades later.
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  • The Sawyer family's iconic farmhouse was an actual working meat factory that the crew converted for the film, adding an extra layer of grit and realism.
  • Leatherface's terrifying mask was made from the actual skin of a deceased relative of one of the production crew members, a gruesome detail that amp'd up the horror.
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Tobe Hooper, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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