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Tobe Hooper Reveals Cartoon Character That Inspired Leatherface
Leatherface is perhaps the most interesting of all the franchise slashers, and I say that because he can barely even be held accountable for what he’s doing. As depicted in the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, he’s basically a big frightened animal, as terrified as the victims who unknowingly stumble into his lair. Sure, he commits gruesome acts of violence, but he takes no more pleasure in them than a chainsaw takes pleasure in slicing through human flesh. To him, humans are cattle. And he’s just protecting his family.
Of course, he’s also the most terrifying of the slasher icons. Go figure!
It’s no secret by now that real-life serial killer Ed Gein inspired the character of Leatherface, but director Tobe Hooper just revealed another source of inspiration that may surprise you. Speaking with New York Post, Hooper compared Leatherface to, of all things, a cartoon duck.
“[Leatherface] never became an adult,” Hooper explained. “He was like Baby Huey. It’s kind of the way I envisioned him from the cartoons.”
Created by Martin Taras, Baby Huey made his first appearance way back in 1949, and he was basically a big yellow duck who waddled around wearing a diaper. He just wanted to be like the other ducks, but his attempts to win over his peers always resulted in him becoming even more of an outcast. Baby Huey was often hunted by a fox, who desired to eat him.
So basically Leatherface. Without the chainsaw. Who knew?!
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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August
We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.
A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.
Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.
Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”
“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.
“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”
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