Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Franchise) (1974–present)
Before Halloween…. Before Friday The 13th…. Before Scream…. There Was The Saw.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an American horror franchise consisting of eight horror films, comics and a video game adaptation of the original film. The franchise focuses on serial killer Leatherface and his psychotic family, who terrorize unsuspecting visitors to their territories in the desolate Texas countryside, typically killing and cannibalizing them. The original film was released in 1974, directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Hooper and Kim Henkel. Hooper and Henkel were involved in only three of the later films.
The film series has grossed over $235 million at the worldwide box office.