In the summer of 1973 under the unforgiving Texas sun, blossoming filmmakers Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel collaborated to bring to life a violent amalgam of killers Elmer Wayne Henley and Ed Gein. Despite budgetary constraints and corrupt distributors the film went on to become synonymous with terror and distinguish itself as one of the most bizarre films in the annals of American history. On October 1st, 1974 Tobe Hooper's THE TEXAS CHAINSAW was released. Exposing audiences to the darkness within the recesses of it's own psyche