Category:Vortex, Inc.

Vortex, Inc. was an independent movie production company established by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper in 1973. Henkel served as president of Vortex, while Hooper operated as vice-president. Through Vortex, Henkel and Hooper made horror film history with a low-budget movie operating under the working title Headcheese. It eventually came to be known as the The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The film was made on a budget of $83,532, $60,000 of which was invested by Bill Parsley, a friend of Tobe Hooper's.