The spooky season is finally upon horror fans. That means an endless number of scary movie marathons are coming our way. It’s also a time for our favoritehorrorfilms to get new fancy physical media editions. One of those classics isTobe Hooper’sThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The backwoods slasher is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and has rightfully been receiving a ton of love. This included new action figures and 4K editions. Now, the latest4Kbox set from Dark Sky Selectswill collectively have the horror community doingLeatherface’s signature chainsaw dance.
The three disc 4K/Blu-ray box set,The Texas Chain Saw Massacre50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition, comes with areplica of the yellow chainsawfrom the film. The iconic chainsaw sounds can even be heard when you open the set. The discs will be housed in a gorgeous steelbook that features original artwork fromDark Sky’sapparel collection released earlier in the year. The box both the film and chainsaw come in also features the same wrap around art and the killerTexas Chainsaw50th anniversary logo. Thefinal physical piece of this releaseis an exclusive VHS with the original artwork that was found on the nostalgic format.
In terms of special features, this edition will come with all the bonuses that were found on Dark Sky’spreviousTexas Chainsaw4K releasesspread across the three discs. However, it will have new exclusive features as well. This includesTheMerchandiseof The Texas Chain Saw MassacreandThe Restoration of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. This deadly Chainsaw edition will cut into horror fans' wallets at $299.98 USD.
Leatherface’s Sun-Soaked Massacre
WhenThe Texas Chain Saw Massacrewas released in 1974, moviegoers had never seen that kind of raw nightmare before.After Sally Hardesty (Marilyn Burns) hears her grandfather’s grave has been vandalized,she and her group of friends travel through the Texas countryside to get answers. They visit her family’s old farmhouse as well, but they get more than they bargained for when the group of meddling kids discover a cannibal family living next door. On a quest to find gas for their van, the only thing on the menu is murder, as the dreadedLeatherfacekills them off one by one. Veryloosely based on real life serial killerEd Gein,The Texas Chain Saw Massacrebeing framed as a “real life” event helped instill fear in moviegoers everywhere. It’s part of the reason why it has remained a classic five decades later.
Hooper’s inventive direction paired withDaniel Pearl’s fun house-like cinematographywas a deadly combo that hasn’t been replicated since. Leatherface would become a horror icon, being featured in a handful of sequels andremakes. That has kept the franchise in the pop culture eye all these years. Its influences can even still be felt in modern gems likeStrange Darling.Horror got a big boost thanks to the introduction of VHS in the 80s, which this new 4K edition honors. Hopper’s sun-soaked gruesome dance,whether it be on VHS or DVD or Blu-ray, has stood the test of timebecause of how genuinely scary it is. Every shot is like a sharp razor blade piercing your skin, and it hasn’t lost that bloody appeal no matter how many times you press play.
Where Can You Stream ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’?
The Texas Chain Saw Massacreis currently streaming for free on Tubi and Peacock. The new 4K Chainsaw is also up for pre-order onDark Sky Selects’ website. It’ll be released on June 17, 2025, just in time for Halloween.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
A group of friends traveling through rural Texas encounter a family of deranged cannibals, including the terrifying Leatherface. As they explore an old homestead, they are systematically hunted down in gruesome ways. The film culminates in a harrowing chase and a desperate escape attempt by the last survivor, Sally, who narrowly evades the murderous Leatherface.
