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‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ – New Video Looks at the Long Home Video History of the Original Classic

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of the horror genre’s most influential and controversial films. Director Tobe Hooper’s masterpiece launched a franchise, established Leatherface as a certified horror icon, and left behind a legacy full of censorship, bans, and bootlegs, which all contribute to a unique history of the film on home video.

This new video from my YouTube channel Films At Home takes you through the entire history of all of the home video releases of the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Join me as we explore the film’s highly unique home video history, from the earliest VHS, CED, and Laserdisc releases up to the latest 4K UHD Blu-rays released in 2023.

If you want more content like this, as well as all of the latest in the world of home entertainment and physical media, check out Films At Home on YouTube and follow The Films At Home Podcast.

Jeff Rauseo has loved the horror genre since he watched a VHS copy of Jaws at the age of five. Since then, Jeff has become an avid supporter of the horror genre and a dedicated physical media collector with thousands of films in his media room. Jeff runs the YouTube channel Films At Home and hosts The Films At Home Podcast where he talks about the importance of physical media and covers home entertainment and home theater news.

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George A. Romero’s ‘Diary of the Dead’ Getting New SteelBook Blu-ray Release

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The fifth installment in the late George A. Romero’s zombie franchise, found footage horror movie Diary of the Dead is getting a new SteelBook Blu-ray on July 2 from Lionsgate.

Lionsgate lets us know in a press release this afternoon, “This gruesome fright flick is only available at Walmart on SteelBook Blu-ray for the suggested retail price of $24.99.”

In Diary of the Dead, Romero continues his influential “Dead” series, this time focusing on a terrified group of college film students who record the pandemic rise of flesh-eating zombies.

Luiz H.C. wrote about the 2008 zombie movie here on Bloody Disgusting a few years back, calling it an underrated movie in Romero’s filmography. Luiz wrote, “Diary of the Dead is far from Romero’s greatest work, but it’s still worth watching after all these years.”

His article continued, “The subtext is still on point, the zombies are still scary and there’s no beating that chilling apocalyptic atmosphere. So, whether you’re a zombie enthusiast, Found Footage fan or just a casual horror hound up for some socially conscious thrills, I wholeheartedly recommend digging this one up. The revolution may not be televised, but if the late, great George A. Romero is to be believed, it might just show up online.”

“And I think that’s a relevant message for these troubling times,” Luiz added.

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