8 EXACT Moments Classic Horror Franchises Should Have Come To An End
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Ends With The Sawyer Family Presumed Dead
In terms of horror franchises that should’ve been put out of their misery a long, long time ago, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one that realistically should’ve been stopped after The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. To be a little more on the nose, the series should’ve concluded when the grenade goes off at the Sawyer family home and leaves our twisted family presumed dead.
Regardless of some admittedly enjoyable moments, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 and The Next Generation really don’t need to exist. And even in how they exist, they’re their own movies in their own skewed timeline that serve as almost an alternative reality. But then if we’re to start analysing the timeline and logistics of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, we’d make ourselves as nuts as Leatherface with all of the questions that come up.
Capping the TCM series at 1986’s first sequel would allow for those first two films – that actually make sense as a duo that continues one narrative – to breathe as an overall story centred on the twisted Sawyer family.
Not only would this remove any of the confusion caused by the third and fourth instalments in the saga, but we’d also be saved the unneeded antics of The Beginning, Texas Chainsaw 3D, and Leatherface.
When sequels or prequels throw up more questions than answers, you know you’re doing something wrong. And in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, there are so many things wrong once you get past those first two movies.