The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.

Genres: Horror, Thriller

What to watch after The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

• Eaten Alive (1976) — Same feel: gory, disturbing
• Saw IV (2007) — Same subject: sadism, psychopath
• The Funhouse (1981) — Tobe Hooper worked on both
• Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)
• Highwaymen (2004)
• Toolbox Murders (2004) — Same subject: psychopath, gore