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Holy Armadillos! New Poster For The 40th Anniversary Of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Is Released

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Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we get a glimpse at a new poster to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.  And it’s good news if you’re a fan of armadillos!

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A new remastered version of the iconic horror film will make it’s debut at the SXSW festival this Monday.  But let’s talk about this poster for a minute.  Some might complain that it’s light on chainsaws, but I personally love it though.  It’s got the infamous van with the creepy hitchhiker blood smeared all over it.  And the colors really pop, which is always better than the alternative of the colors not popping.

The poster does bring to light an unfortunate realization that we must all come to terms with though:  The senseless killing of armadillos.  These strange creatures deserve better than to be left on the side of the road on their backs. It really can just start with one kind gesture to your fellow armadillo the next time you see him (or her) while you’re wandering in a waterless desert.  You will be rewarded with good karma.  Ok, now let’s see a pic of the crazy hitchhiker who smeared his blood all over the side of the van!

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Hip Hip Horroray! Franklin’s Death From ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’

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I usually root for handicapped characters in horror movies.  I felt bad when Will ‘The Wizard Master’ from Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors bit the dust via Freddy Krueger in his dream world.  And I felt even worse when Mark from Friday The 13th Part 2 took a machete to the face just after he was making headway with a lovely young lady inside a cabin.  Life can be cruel. But not quite as cruel when we’re talking about Franklin Hardesty from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

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Welcome to another edition of Hip Hip Horroray!  It’s a mediocre ongoing post where I give you my moments throughout horror history that made me rejoice when someone annoying in a movie met their demise.  And if we’re talking annoying, we’re talking about Franklin.  Bound to a wheelchair, but not bound to being a character that we give a shit about, Franklin mopes and blows raspberries while he wheels around and becomes more and more annoying as the film goes on.  The first part of sweet justice is served early on though, when he tries to take a leak on the side of the road and rolls down a hill after a speeding car blows by him.

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And of course, the second part of sweet justice is served when Leatherface does what we all wish we could:  he carves Franklin up like a delicious Thanksgiving turkey.  Fittingly, Franklin is still bitching and moaning right up until the chainsaw does us all the big favor.  If you pause the movie during this scene at just the right moment by the way, you can see a small smile appear on his sister Sally’s face.  She’s glad he’s gone and as the audience, so are we.  So join me now with the Youtube video below in sharing the joy of Franklin Hardesty’s last moments on Earth.  Hip Hip Horroray!