Long before Michael Meyers and Freddy Krueger began scaring audiences witless there was another defining horror movie, one which introduced to horror fans death by power tools and a monstrous killer hiding behind a mask. One of the first slasher movies of all time, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre brought to the screen one of the most fearsome villains ever: Leatherface. Leatherface's arrival in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is abrupt and deeply unpleasant - after hapless teenager stumbles upon a house he's quickly bludgeoned to death by Leatherface, who proceeds to drag him into the basement where he cuts him up with a chainsaw in front of a young woman hanging from a meat hook - who's very much alive. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's effectiveness as a horror film can be seen with its reputation as a bloody and gory film - in fact, director Tobe Hooper shows very little actual blood on screen; it's through implication and and overall unnerving mood that it really succeeds.