Texas

"There's roadkill all over Texas."

- Michelle

Texas is a U.S. state located in the continental United States. Texas has proven to be a pivotal setting in the horror film genre, particularly in the latter half of the 20th century and early 21st century. It is best known as the setting for the popular Texas Chainsaw Massacre film franchise as first envisioned by director Tobe Hooper in 1974. Hooper's work helped to develop a style of film making which blended exploitation films with the spaghetti western action film tropes of the 1960s. Modern directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Rob Zombie and Robert Rodriguez built upon the feel of the "Southwestern Horror" concept for films such as Grindhouse and House of 1000 Corpses.

Director Catherine Hardwicke was born in Cameron, Texas. She gained notoriety in the realms of supernatural romantic drama by helming the first installment of the popular Twilight film series. In 2011, Catherine directed the werewolf film Red Riding Hood.

Points of Interest

 * El Paso: El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. El Paso is the birth place of actress Ara Celi, who was born on May 31st, 1974. Ara played the role of life-draining Peruvian mummy Ampata Gutierrez in the "Inca Mummy Girl" episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


 * Fuller: Fuller is a small town in Travis County Texas and the primary setting for the revisionist Texas Chainsaw Massacre series. Located in Fuller are the Fuller Gas Station, the Hewitt homestead, the Blair Meat Co. and the old Crawford Mill. Beneath the town is a network of interconnecting tunnels that make up a portion of the Travis County sewer system, and temporary refuge for the fugitive Hewitt family.


 * Fuller Gas Stop: Located in the town of Fuller, this was where F.B.I. agents, Baines, Bond, Henkle and Hooper set up a temporary command center while they investigated the unsolved murders of 1973.


 * Travis County: Travis County is the scene of the original 1973 "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and is where the Hewitt family homestead and slaughterhouse are located.


 * Blair Meat Co.: The Blair Meat Co., located in Travis County, is where Thomas Hewitt used to work in the days before he adopted his "Leatherface" persona.


 * Hewitt Farmhouse: This is the isolated family home of the Hewitt family. Family members include Luda May Hewitt, Charlie Hewitt, Monty Hewitt, Jedidiah Hewitt and Thomas Brown "Leatherface" Hewitt. Behind the farmhouse is a slaughterhouse where Thomas Hewitt brings many of his victims.


 * Route 17: Route 17 is the Travis County highway where the Hewitt Farmhouse and the Blair Meat Co. are located.


 * Spano: Spano was a small town in the deserts of Texas. In 2002, it was rumored that a tentacled monster known as a "Desert Squid" had been killing off livestock. A man calling himself Falcon contacted the FreakyLinks paranormal investigation team to look into the matter.

Films that take place in

 * Bubba Ho-Tep
 * Death Proof
 * From Dusk Till Dawn
 * From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
 * Grindhouse
 * House of 1000 Corpses
 * Planet Terror
 * The Dead Don't Scream
 * The Devil's Rejects
 * The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
 * The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
 * The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III: Leatherface
 * Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
 * The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
 * The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
 * Zombieland

Books that take place in

 * Southern Vampire Mysteries: Living Dead in Dallas

Characters from

 * The Firefly family
 * Baby Firefly
 * Captain Spaulding
 * Charlie Altamont
 * Earl Firefly
 * Hugo Firefly
 * Otis B. Driftwood
 * Rufus Firefly, Jr.
 * Tiny Firefly


 * Hewitt family
 * Sawyer family
 * Nubbin Sawyer
 * Vilmer


 * John Quincy Wydell
 * George Wydell
 * Nan Flanagan
 * Steve Naish
 * Tallahassee
 * The Unholy Two
 * Billy Ray Snapper
 * Rondo


 * Franklin Hardesty
 * Sally Hardesty
 * Ray Robbin
 * Rhesus Maldonado
 * Quincey Morris

People who were born in

 * Aaron Spelling
 * Adam Minarovich
 * Amy Acker
 * Ara Celi
 * Basil Hoffman
 * Bernard L. Kowalski
 * Bill Johnson
 * Brea Grant
 * Brent Hanley
 * Brett Cullen
 * Bryan Bertino
 * Caroline Williams
 * Catherine Hardwicke
 * Chris Ellis
 * Christian Kane
 * David Sharp
 * Donald F. Glut
 * Duane Whitaker
 * Edwin Neal
 * Gene Ross
 * George W. Bush
 * Greg Travis
 * Greg Vaughan
 * Guich Koock
 * Holland Roden
 * James Roday
 * Jared Padalecki
 * Jensen Ackles
 * Jim Parrack
 * Joe Johnston
 * John Boles
 * John Henry Faulk
 * Joshua Leonard
 * K. Todd Freeman
 * Kristopher Carter
 * Laura Bush
 * Les Baxter
 * Lucas Till
 * Lynn Collins
 * Mark Wheaton
 * Michelle Forbes
 * Noble Willingham
 * Paul A. Partain
 * Robert Rodriguez
 * Sarah Shahi
 * Sandy Johnson
 * Stephen Herek
 * Steve Railsback
 * Teri Mcminn
 * Tobe Hooper
 * William Creamer (unconfirmed)


 * William Frankfather
 * William Vail

People who died in

 * John Boles
 * John Henry Faulk
 * O'Dale Ireland

Notes & Trivia

 * In the Crossed comic book series, it is stated that the entire state of Texas burned up after the failsafes on the oil refineries overloaded.