Prepare for the (animated) Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath.
We’ve simply gotten our first have a look at the upcoming “hand-animated rotoscoped model” of the enduring slasher movie The Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath. This new interpretation of the beloved (and feared) Tobe Hooper horror movie is due for launch in 2027.
Followers’ subsequent likelihood to see extra of the movie will come on Texas Chain Noticed Day (an actual vacation, certain) when the Hooper Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath returns to theaters for one night time solely, with a “quick behind-the-scenes featurette providing an exploration of the rotoscoping course of and a primary have a look at extra hand-animated footage from the movie whereas manufacturing continues to be underway.”
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Now greater than 50 years previous, The Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath continues to terrify new generations of audiences. It’s broadly regarded as we speak as probably the most necessary horror movies in historical past — a latest documentary known as Chain Reactions examined its expansive affect — and continues to spawn new sequels and remakes. (Though the final a type of, 2022’s Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath on Netflix was, uh, fairly crappy.)
The unique Bloodbath is returning to theaters (with that first-look on the rotoscoped Texas Chain Noticed) on August 18, 2026. Followers in LA and Austin have entry to particular occasion screenings — the L.A. one that includes Bloodbath cinematographer Daniel Pearl, and the Texas one with solid members Teri McMinn and Allen Danziger. And the screenings will additionally embrace “an unique four-minute theatrical-only audio expertise” created by Dread Central, Be Afraid Media, and the Creepy podcast.
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