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Bill Moseley Wanted To Send The Sawyers To New York City For Texas Chainsaw 3

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Long before Bill Moseley become synonymous with Otis Driftwood thanks to Rob Zombie, he played Chop Top in Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. The film came out in 1986, and the following year Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II was released.

Both of these sequels have a lot in common in that they were wildly outrageous (to the point of being comedic) continuations of films that were much more chilling. Each took the basic concept of its predecessor and simply had fun with it.

Moseley was a big fan of Evil Dead II when it came out, and had it in his mind that it would be cool if Raimi and Hooper had some kind of showdown with their films, each one topping the last. With that in mind, the TCM 2 star came up with a concept for the third Chainsaw film (probably in about ’87) that would have (unlike the actual third film in the franchise) built upon the narrative of Part 2. And it would have moved the Sawyers to NEW YORK (possibly even before or at least around the same time as Jason’s trip to the Big Apple)!

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Moseley talked about all of this on an episode of Adam Green and Joe Lynch’s podcast The Movie Crypt last year. Clearly the story flew under the proverbial radar.

“I had written a treatment for Chainsaw 3 where the Chainsaw family moves to New York City,” Moseley told the hosts. “Leatherface works for Parks and Recreation, you know, sawing limbs off in Central Park and at night, he’s an artist downtown with the bone furniture – making the bone furniture and Chop Top is a DJ, you know, in like a disco, and the cook has this award-winning chili restaurant downtown that’s the darling of all the art crowd. And of course at night they go into the steam tunnels and saw up the bums, and basically that’s what they’re using for the chili….Leatherface and Stretch is in it. She has a kid, and it’s a cute little baby in a bone cradle…not a cradle, but a little bone playpen, with a tiny little leather mask on. I remember sending that treatment to Tobe, and Tobe’s going, ‘No, no way. I’m not filming in New York.”

And that was apparently that.

Hearing Moseley tell this story, it saddens me that this isn’t the third installment we actually got. Don’t get me wrong, there are things about that one I like, but  a third film from Hooper based on this treatment would have surely been a sight to behold.

Moseley would of course go on to appear in Raimi’s Army of Darkness, the third film in the Evil Dead franchise, which came out in 1992. The real Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III came out in 1990, and went a completely different route with different actors and a new Sawyer clan. One can’t help but wonder what the franchise would look like today had Hooper made the film Moseley pitched.

Moseley would return to the franchise for a cameo in 2013’s Texas Chainsaw 3D.

Listen to the full Movie Crypt episode here.

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

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The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Eli Roth and Crypt TV’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Episode Five

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Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and Crypt TV are knocking it out of the park with their new VR show, The Faceless Lady. For those unaware, this is the first fully scripted VR horror show on the market.

Even for masters of horror like Eli Roth and Crypt TV, this is a monumental undertaking. However, if I trust anyone to change the way that we experience horror, it would be these two legends.

The Faceless Lady

Ripped from the pages of Irish folklore, The Faceless Lady tells the story of a tragic spirit cursed to wander the halls of her castle for all of eternity. However, when three young couples are invited to the castle for a series of games, their fates may soon change.

So far, the story has provided horror fans with a gripping game of life or death that doesn’t look as if it will slow down in episode five. Luckily, we have an exclusive clip that may be able to satiate your appetites until the new premiere.

Airing on 4/25 at 5pmPT/8pmET, episode five follows our final three contestants in this wicked game. As the stakes are raised ever higher, will Ella be able to fully awaken her connection with Lady Margaret?

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The newest episode can be found on Meta Quest TV. If you haven’t already, follow this link to subscribe to the series. Make sure to check out the new clip below.

Eli Roth Present’s THE FACELESS LADY S1E5 Clip: THE DUEL – YouTube

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