10 Shocking Horror Movies Where THIS Happened

10. The Hammer - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is just a puke-inducing smorgasbord of gleefully over the top murders, it's hardly surprising it's had such an impact on popular culture.

Five friends on a road trip find themselves on the wrong end of a chainsaw after encountering a family with an affinity for arts, crafts and human butchery. Tobe Hooper's 16mm slasher is considered the punk rocker of the 70s horror scene: fresh, visceral and offensive.

Although the film, certainly the last act, is a non-stop audio/visual nightmare of screaming, Ed Gein style body-part DIY and horrific dismemberment, the first kill has made it to this list with good reason.

Kirk, the first of the hapless five to meet Leatherface, gets a brief but unforgettably gnarly death as he enters a seemingly deserted farmhouse looking for a way to refuel their vehicle.

Although the place looks like a quaint country house, the presence of animal skulls and (human) leather hung upon the walls is a stark warning that comes too late, before Leatherface appears from out of nowhere, looking like a psychotic yeti.

Kirk doesn't stand a chance as LF wallops him over the head with a large hammer. If that wasn't shocking enough, Kirk continues to writhe around as his splattered brain figures out that it's game over. He gets a final crack with the hammer to finish him off and LF pulls the shutter down hard.

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