Is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre a real story?

In 1974, director Tobe Hooper revolutionized horror with his film “inspired by a true story,” THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Almost immediately after the film’s release, rumors began to circulate that there was an actual chainsaw wielding madman living with his deranged family in the town of Poth, Texas. read more

Ed Gein and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre at Reel-Faces. Learn the true story behind the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho, and Silence of the Lambs. See pics of the real Leatherface, Ed Gein, and watch the movie trailer. read more

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre True Story The real-life model for terrifying horror movie psychos like Leatherface, Buffalo Bill, and Norman Bates was a man named Ed Gein, whose actual exploits were even more shocking than the movie plots they inspired. read more