Film & TV
October 27, 2023
The Horror Sequel That Made All of Texas Out to Be Insane
Tobe Hooper’s ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’ satirizes yuppie greed by painting the entire state with a broad and bloody brush.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Travel & Outdoors
September 7, 2023
“Escape” Means Many Things in the Lakeside Town of Kingsland
Here you can sleep in a yellow caboose, swim in one of the many nearby watering holes, and eat a steak in the ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ house.
Film & TV
November 11, 2022
In 1974, “Texas” was the Dirtiest Word in ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’
John Bloom, a.k.a. Joe Bob Briggs, discusses his 2004 opus on the making of the slasher classic and the New York bias against a Texas original.
Film & TV
February 18, 2022
The New ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’: They Came, They Sawed, They Didn’t Cut It
The sequel to Tobe Hooper’s slasher sucks all the fun out of psychotic cannibal killers—but it does have a message for Californians headed to Texas.
Art
November 21, 2019
At the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, a Texan Explores What It Means to Leave Then Return Home
Will Boone’s first solo exhibition probes what the Lone Star State means to outsiders and insiders alike.
BBQ
February 28, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: the Houston Rodeo Cook-Off, the History of Stubb’s, and the Best Desserts
Plus, the James Beard Foundation honors barbecue chefs.
The Texanist
February 10, 2019
The Texanist: What Are the Ten Best Texas Movies?
A newcomer to the state is looking for a cinematic introduction to his adopted home.
Film & TV
June 5, 2014
A Double Date With Leatherface
Forty years later, I still can’t forget sitting in a darkened theater to watch “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” with the movie’s leading man.
The Culture
September 13, 2012
Leatherface Returns. In Three Dimensions.
Watch the trailer for Texas Chainsaw 3D, the latest sequel to and "reboot" of the horror classic.
Business
January 1, 2007
Texas Myth# 31
Did The Texas Chainsaw Massacre really happen?
Film & TV
November 1, 2004
They Came. They Sawed.
And they most definitely conquered. The inside story of how a ragtag bunch of hippies made the wildest Texas movie ever (and spilled no more fake blood than was absolutely necessary).
Film & TV
July 31, 1997
The Latest Buzz
Why everyone’s dazed and confused about Richard Linklater’s age.
Film & TV
March 1, 1997
’Saw Loser
Why a great horror movie starring Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger could get buried.
Film & TV
April 30, 1985
A Date with Leatherface
Is there romance after a starring role in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? A leading man reveals all.