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Thanks to the rural location of the home, and it's natural eerie look, the house was a shoe-in for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake and it ended up playing the part of Leatherface's abode.
This film, like the original, as well as Psycho, was inspired by Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein. Gein skinned human bodies and made up furniture out of it, but he acted alone and did not use a chainsaw.
Most of his "victims" were already dead and he "only" personally murdered two people. The film's opening claims the events are factual, a use of the false document technique filming of the first film was from July 15, to August 14, , while the event took place on August 18, While the house looks pretty awesome, visitors should be aware that it is on private property. While you can visit the building from the road, the owners of the house are not friendly to trespassers, so please be respectful of their wishes I am a member of the family that owns this house.
For those that have been to the road outside the drive, I am the one who wrote the flyer. So what I am saying here you can take as gospel. No exceptions. You can take photos from the road of course 2 The house is on a working farm. And people DO live there. The house is undergoing total restoration as some of you might have seen 3 The family is part of "Old Austin". Some have asked why have the house in the movie and not expect day trippers? The reason is simple. As part of "Old Austin" we wanted to encourage film production in and around the city.
Early on there was little or no activity at the house. Hence the reason to allow for part 2 to be filmed 4 Remember This is simply a prop from a movie. Nothing more. It deserves respect. Hence the current restoration. Finally, please remember, yet again, the house is on private property.
Respect that fact and the house itself, and feel free to take photo's from the road. I live a few miles from this house. I'm writing this so people know Do Not Trespass on that property. They do have signs up and will shoot you. I really can't blame the folks.
I'd get tired of having people just walk up to my house also. But, that being said, the house is quite beautiful in its own creepy way and worth the drive by if you're a fan of the movies.
It was loosely inspired by real events. Director Tobe Hooper spent his childhood in Wisconsin, where he heard stories about a local madman who murdered, robbed graves, and even made furniture from human remains. That man was Ed Gein, indeed a real person, but that's where the film's connections to reality end. If there was ever a chainsaw-wielding serial killer who stalked and ate hippies in Central Texas, it is not public record.
B You'll be happy to know that the actual Chain Saw house is very much open to the public. You can even catch a bite there! That humble cafe is housed in the original structure where Marilyn Burns and Edwin Neal and Gunnar Hansen spent a miserable summer in making motion picture history. So while its history is fascinating, its pop cultural value is dubious. It certainly isn't worth a trespassing charge. Hope this is helpful. I am rating this three stars because yes, it is the actual "Texas Chainsaw Massacre House" used in the film that made my teens in the early 's.
And the drive from the Interstate to the house was very eery, and I couldn't help but to think that Lee Ermy has driven the same roads that I have. Definitely scratched that one off my bucket list.
I drove to the end of the driveway, and I noticed a wire rigged up along the width of the driveway. I thought it was a motion detecter or something. I saw the No Tresspassing signs.
I also thought that no one was there because I didn't see and cars at first. I got some really neat pictures but I couldn't resist so I walked down the driveway to try to get as close as I could to the house. When about halfway down the creepy driveway I noticed someone out of nowhere with a barking dog hopped in an old truck and gassed it towards me.
I freaked thinking that it had to have been leather face, or Sherrif, I sprinted back to my car. When I turned around to see, he just stopped and deeply stared. After changing ownership over the years, the location became a restaurant in , with a trove of memorabilia featured inside. Employees told us in they understood why the location was ideal for a slasher film.
Imagine someone running through a field in daylight chasing you down with a chainsaw. Could it happen here? Home Calendar. Facebook Twitter Email. Where to find 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' iconic film locations around Austin.
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