Serial Massacre

Micron Drawing
4" x 6"

When I started the Saw series I wanted to continue doing sets of drawings that depicted famous horror movie franchises, but I was finding it difficult to find anything I really wanted to do. Solely due to the fact that I haven't seen many complete franchises. Why? Most franchises ride on the success of the original and, sadly for horror, produce an immense amount of crap. Never more has the terrible sequel(s) been true.

This is the first of three sets that will have a common thread running throughout. The three sets are going to use the three films loosely based on American serial killer Ed Gein. The other commonality, they all spawned terrible franchises, not just a sequel or two. Funny too, cause all three of these films are classics.

*Note: This image has been manipulated.

Leatherface

Micron Drawing
8.5" x 11"

Keeping with the theme of horror I decided to point my attention to Leatherface from a Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

This movie left me slightly traumatized as a sixth grader. My aunt told me that the film was based on real events and that she herself remembered hearing about what had happened to those teenagers. She claimed to be terrified of traveling cross country because of the macabre of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

It wasn't until I saw Psycho and Silence of the Lambs that I began to see similarities and began to grow a curiosity for the story of Leatherface. A high school friend owned a book that catalogue America's serial killers, and there I found Ed Gein. The man who inspired the three films mentioned above. His tale was slightly more tame in comparison.