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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Nine films and four separate continuities, two of which claim to be the only sequel to 1974.

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Where to start with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

One film in 1974 and then four separate attempts to continue it, none of which agree with each other. Whichever line you pick, you start in the same place, so start there and choose afterwards.

  1. 1
    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    The one everything grows out of, and still the one worth watching whatever you do next. Nothing comes before it and every later film assumes you have seen it.

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    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    Tobe Hooper directing again thirteen years later and playing the whole thing as black comedy, which is not what anyone expects second. It leads into the only line that runs four films deep.

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    Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) Texas Chainsaw 3D

    The alternative second film: it picks up minutes after 1974 and pretends nothing else was ever made. Watch it instead of the 1986 one if you want the shortest complete line.

Then what? From there, pick a line and finish it. The original runs 1974, 1986, 1990, 1995. The Texas Chainsaw 3D line runs 2017, 1974, 2013. The 2022 film is its own two-step, and the 2003 remake with its 2006 prequel is a closed pair you can watch on its own or skip entirely.

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