Leatherface
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The lore
A hulking cannibal family member who wears masks stitched from human skin and kills with a chainsaw. The film loosely echoes the crimes of Ed Gein.
The look
- Skin mask
- Blood-stained butcher’s apron
- Chainsaw
Behind the screams
Hooper reportedly got the chainsaw idea while stuck in a crowded hardware store at Christmas. Hansen, born in Iceland, filmed through a brutal Texas summer in the same costume.
Credits
- Created by
- Tobe Hooper & Kim Henkel
- Brought to life by
- Gunnar Hansen
