Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s New Reboot Needs to Kill Its Big Leatherface Curse

Fans and critics agree that the latest version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre has a big hurdle to overcome. It’s not enough to simply make Leatherface frightening; the filmmakers need to understand what originally made him so terrifying. Previous attempts to bring the franchise back haven’t been very successful, and have largely been forgotten, because the core of the story was misinterpreted. If A24 doesn’t recognize the tragic roots of the film, it risks repeating the failures of past installments.








