article thumbnail

New Texas Chainsaw Massacre Will Be Hipsters vs. Leatherface

GizModo VR

As the world turns, another Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel arrives, doing its best to recapture the grim, grimy magic wrought by the 1974 horror classic. But the next entry in the series , which arrives on Netflix in February, borrows a page from the current Halloween films by billing itself as a direct sequel to Tobe… Read more.

Texas 111
article thumbnail

9 Horror Movies About Horror Film Shoots Gone Very, Very Wrong

GizModo VR

Ti West ’s current hit X follows the cast and crew of a late-1970s porn film whose dreams of home-video glory are gruesomely waylaid while filming in rural Texas. The movie pays homage to horror notables, including The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , but it’s also part of a subgenre that’s basically “film shoot gone… Read more.

Filming 111
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2's True Horror Isn't What You Think

GizModo VR

On August 22, 1986, Tobe Hooper ’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 was released, 12 years after his original. The first film is still one of cinema’s most shocking, gruesome classics ; while its sequel is just as grisly, TCM 2 has its (severed) tongue firmly in its (rotting) cheek with a joke that starts the instant you look… Read more.

Texas 98
article thumbnail

Powerful VR Documentary ‘The Choice’ Awarded Two Kaleidoscope Grants

VRScout

The end result was The Choice , a VR film that puts you into the body of a pregnant woman as she goes through the difficult decision of having to make a choice. The virtual film also puts you face-to-face with women as they tell you their stories about the challenges they needed to overcome. ska, is Texas.

Texas 543
article thumbnail

Netflix's New Texas Chainsaw Massacre Is Completely Unnecessary

GizModo VR

Tobe Hooper’s 1974 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a horror masterpiece—a gruesome, chilling exploration of why you shouldn’t poke around other people’s property, especially in rural Texas. It’s a story other filmmakers haven’t been able to resist revisiting, with diminishing returns. The latest example of this hits… Read more.

Texas 98
article thumbnail

Why nothing beats the rancidness of 1974's 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'

Mashable VR

At the risk of p **g off every gore-loving Saw franchise fanatic or Human Centipede devotee (if you sick freaks even exist), we need to state an undeniable truth: After all these decades, the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre still reigns supreme as the ultimate masterclass in gross body horror.

Texas 83
article thumbnail

Texas Accidentally Posts Amber Alerts for Chucky, the Killer Doll, and His Creepy Eunuch Son

GizModo VR

The Texas Department of Public Safety is blaming “a test malfunction” after it sent out an Amber Alert on Jan. 29 urging the public to be on the lookout not for a missing child but Chucky, the killer doll from the Child’s Play series. Read more.

Texas 119