adaptation of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was planned by Northstar Comics, but never came to fruition.
Sequels
Main article: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has spawned three sequels, and a remakeitled The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and produced by Michael Bayeleased in 2003. The original film was first succeeded by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), once again directed by Hooper. The sequel was considerably more graphic and violent than the original, due to the fact that a larger amount of gore was present in the film and was consequently banned in Australia for 20 years, but finally released on DVD in a revised special edition in October 2006. The sequel was less well-received by the critics, as they felt it had moved away from the terror of the original for the sake of dark humor. Gunnar Hansen was asked to reprise