Leatherface Lets It Rip With New ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Anniversary Figure From NECA
Horror has long been the perfect genre for the action figure market. With so many killer icons and colorful characters, there's an endless amount of blood-soaked source material to mine from. Leading the way in the last number of years has been NECA with their Ultimate line of seven-inch horror figures. Whether it be their depiction of the classic Universal Monsters or slasher favorites, there are more than a few things for genre fans to scream about. Now, to start off 2025, NECA has unveiled their latest Ultimate figure based on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
The new figure for Texas Chain Saw Massacre is Leatherface, with the 50th anniversary piece seeing the killer in his most popular attire.
That would be with his yellow apron, blue tie and beat up skin mask. This was the outfit he wore the first time we laid eyes on this main member of what would be known as the Sawyer aka the Slaughter Family in the franchise. The figure also comes with a handful of deadly accessories that make up two different looks. Alongside his yellow apron, Leatherface features a second blue apron with white spots and an alternative female face mask head sculpt. Alongside that are the villain’s traditional weapons, like his bloody yellow chainsaw, knife, meat cleaver, small hammer and a meat hook. The figure comes with additional interchangeable hands, a spoon and a bracelet as well. This isn't the first time NECA has brought Leatherface to life, but the updated design is sure to make fans of the film very happy. He's just the latest piece in NECA’s anniversary collection, which has included the dreaded Hitchhiker and a batch of Tooney Terrors.
The original Texas Chain Saw Massacre followed a group of young adult friends who go on a trip to the backwoods of the state to see if one of their grandfather's graves was affected by the recent series of grave robbings. However, when they run out of gas, they try to see if a local neighbor has some. Unknown to them, their neighbors are the ones digging up the graves and, even worse, they're cannibals.
The family's muscle known as Leatherface takes them down one-by-one, but if our final girl, Sally Hardesty, wants to survive the night, she's going to have to outrun Leatherface’s menacing chainsaw. From Tobe Hooper’s unsettling direction to Daniel Pearl’s sickening fun house-like cinematography to the ingeniously raw sound design, Texas Chain Saw Massacre remains a one-of-a-kind nightmare. It was a trailblazing film when it was released in 1974, but over the last half century, this slasher gem remains one of the scariest films ever made. That has a lot to do with its eerie documentary-style approach. Also, alongside Black Christmas, Texas Chain Saw helped usher in a new era of horror in the form of the slasher sub-genre.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is currently streaming on Peacock. Leatherface’s new NECA Ultimate figure is now showing up at select retailers, but you can pre-order it currently on Entertainment Earth's website for $35.99 USD.
A group of friends traveling through rural Texas encounter a family of deranged cannibals, including the terrifying Leatherface. As they explore an old homestead, they are systematically hunted down in gruesome ways. The film culminates in a harrowing chase and a desperate escape attempt by the last survivor, Sally, who narrowly evades the murderous Leatherface.