{"id":350370,"date":"2026-06-25T19:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/350370\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T19:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:51:10","slug":"celebrate-texas-chain-saw-day-this-summer-with-fathom-dark-sky-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/350370\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate TEXAS CHAIN SAW Day This Summer With Fathom & Dark Sky Films"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the franchise that\u2019ll never die: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre<\/a> is coming back to theaters yet again. Dark Sky Films and Fathom Entertainment have announced that they\u2019re bringing back Texas Chain Saw Day<\/a>, which celebrated Tobe Hooper\u2019s groundbreaking slasher film, for another round this summer, putting the film back on the big screen yet again.<\/p>\n

On August 18 \u2014 which aligns with the date of the film\u2019s titular massacre \u2014 fans across the country are invited to experience the 1974 film in remastered 4K, seeing each and every one of its gory kills as they were intended to be.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year’s response exceeded our expectations and proved that audiences still want to experience The Texas Chain Saw Massacre the way it was meant to be seen \u2014 together, on the big screen,\u201d said Dark Sky\u2019s Justin DiPietro. \u201cWe’re thrilled to make Texas Chain Saw Day an annual event and continue celebrating a film whose impact on horror and popular culture remains unmatched.\u201d<\/p>\n

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THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (Credit: Fathom Entertainment)<\/p>\n

Originally released in October of 1974, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre bested bannings in several countries to become a cult classic film, spawning numerous sequels, remakes, and spin-offs that endure to this day \u2014 going even so far as to make it into the National Film Registry. The franchise also has some new entries on the way, with Obsession<\/a> director Curry Barker set to direct a \u201creimagining\u201d of Hooper\u2019s classic.<\/p>\n

\u201cTexas Chain Saw Day captures everything that makes moviegoing special: passionate fans, a beloved film and the shared excitement of experiencing it together in a theatre,\u201d said Fathom\u2019s Ray Nutt. \u201cFathom is pleased to partner with Dark Sky Films and establish an annual tradition and welcome the Chain Saw faithful back to cinemas for another unforgettable celebration of one of horror\u2019s most influential films.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for this year\u2019s Texas Chain Saw Day will go on sale at participating theaters on July 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the franchise that\u2019ll never die: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is coming back to theaters yet again.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[124854,124851,124852,124853,27,35435,29,28],"class_list":["post-350370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-dark-sky","tag-dark-sky-films","tag-fathom-entertainment","tag-slasher-film","tag-texas","tag-texas-chain-saw-massacre","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}