Chainsaw Massacre is something far more horrible than aberrant sexuality: total insanity.112] Christopher Null of Filmcritic.com said, “In our collective consciousness, Leatherface and his chainsaw have become as iconic as Freddy and his razors or Jason and his hockey mask.” The film was placed 199th in Empire magazine’s 2008 list of the 500 greatest motion pictures of all time.
Adaptations
Main article: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics)
Shortly after The Texas Chain Saw Massacre established itself as a success on home video in 1982, Wizard Video released a mass-market video game adaptation for the Atari 2600. In the game, the player assumes the role of the film’s primary antagonist, Leatherface, and attempts to murder trespassers while avoiding obstacles such as fences and cow skulls. As one of the first horror-themed video games, The Texas Chainsaw