Texas Chainsaw Massacre Real: Reliving The Real Life Horror This Halloween [SHOCKING]

Texas chainsaw massacre real - This Halloween, what better way to celebrate the spooks than to talk about the chilling events in the past glamourized by Hollywood? One well-known film that has made quite the mark in Texas involves the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" that had been quite the blockbuster hit. What details exactly in the Texas chainsaw massacre are real?

First off, between the reel and Texas chainsaw massacre real characters there is quite a difference according to Chasing the Frog. For the reel version, the character had been named Thomas Hewitt also known as Leatherface. Hewitt wore the face of his victims all as part of the chilling factor for the film. Whereas, the real Leatherface named Ed Gein had worn the face and scalp of his human victims as his desire to become a woman.

In the Texas chainsaw massacre real life killer, Gein had also skinned the breasts and female genitalia off his victims to complete his "femininity." Another difference between the reel and real version of the massacre is that there had been no chainsaw used in real life.

Aside from Ed Gein, the Texas chainsaw massacre real life event was also based on the killer, Elmer Wayne of Houston. In an interview with director Tobe Hooper, he reveals why Wayne had been an influence over the film.

"I saw some news report where Elmer Wayne was identifying bodies and their locations, and he was this skinny little 17-year-old, and he kind of puffed out his chest and said, 'I did these crimes, and I'm gonna stand up and take it like a man.' Well, that struck me as interesting," stated Hooper.

The Texas chainsaw massacre real happened from the years 1954 to 1957. As for the Hollywood counterparts on the macabre film, there are five "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" films.