40 years ago, five youths on a weekend getaway in the Texas countryside fell prey to a butcher in a mask made of human skin and his cannibalistic family, and horror cinema would never be the same. Violent, confrontational, and shockingly realistic, director Tobe Hooper's THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE terrified audiences in a way never thought possible when it was unleashed on a politically and socially tumultuous America in 1974. Facing a storm of controversy, censorship, and outcry throughout it's troubled , this masterpiece of horror has stood the test of time to become a landmark motion picture and cultural milestone.

Scare-packed sequel (and prequel to the series's first two entries) finds supernaturally gifted demonologist Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) called to her childhood home to investigate a rash of paranormal occurrences. Elise will be forced to confront the horrors of her own past as she uses her psychic abilities to protect her own family from a malevolent entity. With Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Josh Stewart, and Bruce Davison. 103 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.