Texas Chain Saw Day: The 1974 Horror Classic Coming Back to Theaters (and in 4K) for One Night Only

IGN tin exclusively uncover that Fathom Entertainment and Dark Sky Films person designated August 18, 2025 arsenic Texas Chain Saw Day, a nationwide theatrical solemnisation honoring the iconic and influential fearfulness film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

For 1 nighttime only, connected August 18th, audiences crossed the United States volition beryllium capable to ticker the archetypal 1974 movie successful cinemas and successful 4K.

Why August 18th, you whitethorn wonder? Because the events of the archetypal movie instrumentality spot connected August 18, 1973, truthful Texas Chain Saw Day marks the 52nd day of the events depicted successful the Tobe Hooper-directed classic.

Texas Chain Saw Day theatergoers volition besides get a sneak peek of Chain Reactions, an upcoming documentary astir the Texas Chain Saw Massacre franchise directed by Alexandre Phillipe (The People vs. George Lucas, William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill, Lynch/Oz).

Chain Reactions, which won the Golden Lion astatine the 81st Venice International Film Festival, chronicles the interaction the 1974 movie had connected Stephen King, Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Karyn Kusama.

“Texas Chain Saw Day volition make the eventual cinematic acquisition for fans of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. With a 4K restoration and an exclusive caller look astatine Chain Reactions, August 18 volition beryllium a time of solemnisation for fans of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” said Fathom Entertainment CEO, Ray Nutt successful a statement.

“Horror has agelong been a staple successful the wide array of classical and genre-based theatrical movies Fathom brings to audiences nationwide, and Texas Chain Saw Day volition beryllium a cinematic acquisition similar nary other.”

Tickets for Texas Chain Saw Day will beryllium disposable adjacent period astatine Fathom Entertainment and participating movie theaters.

IGN has listed 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre among our Top 25 fearfulness movies of each clip and arsenic 1 of the 15 champion slasher films ever made.