this time i will start with the warning . this movie be r rat for a reason . i mean the title alone should give you a hint that this be a scary movie . in my opinion ghost and monster aren not scary because theyre obviously not real . but the moment a movie show something terrify that could be real and it scary . even though this be a more graphic film and the influence from psycho and night of the living dead be visible . i believe this movie qualify a a slasher film . another thing that make this such a scary film be it visuals . the movie low budget make it look eerily real . it have an almost documentary feel to it and and therefore be more believable . also be be surprise to find that the skeleton ornament in the film and be real . apparently tobe hooper couldn not afford fake skeleton and but find an indian company that sell real one for a low price . this definitely freak me out while watch it . tobe hooper definitely make film history with the texas chain saw massacre and he start a phenomenon . the texas chain saw massacre along with and psycho and night of the living dead and jaw and halloween make horror film what it be today . a genre that before have be frown upon and never really explored and be take to the next level with the texas chain saw massacre . and since horror have be a widely accept genre . so any film have be inspire by the texas chain saw massacre and heck even a guy at my age who make amateur movie make a scarily good and similar film to this . another film which be like an urban version of this be while american psycho and a film which i also recommend . this movie also set the standard for low budget film a lot high . the fact that this brilliant horror masterpiece come out of so little and be all thanks to tobe hooper . many great director take inspiration from hooper and make some really scary and cheap horror film . take the evil dead ( 1981 ) 10 film student and $ 375 and 000 and still a great film . the budget for the texas chain saw massacre be only $ 140 and 000. i give this movie a positive .