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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
A masterclass in horror
Texas Chainsaw Massacre follows Sally Hardesty (Marilyn Burns) and four of her friends, including her invalid brother Franklin who spend the weekend in their Grandparents old house out in rural Texas, upon doing so they stumble across a cannibalistic family who pick them off one by one.
Although this movie is over 40 years old and definitely looks, sounds and feels 'dated' - it doesn't detract from it at all, the grainy feel adds to the atmosphere of the movie. Shot on a modest budget of $140,000 this movie was a huge box office success, spawning several sequels, remakes and comic book spin offs.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the cornerstones of modern horror, and it set the tone for generations to come - it manages to create a feeling of genuine terror through the use of atmospheric sounds, little gore and no true explanation as to why this cannibalistic family is the way it is, it just is. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre offers real performances across the board, from Marilyn Burns portraying Sally Hardesty to Gunnar Hansen who portrays Leatherface.