Leatherface is a fictional character in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series created by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper. He first appears in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as a cannibalistic and mentally unstable mass murderer who, alongside his family, kidnaps, kills, and cooks unsuspecting travellers who venture near their ranch in an unidentified part of Texas. The character's name comes from the human skin masks he is almost never seen without, which hide his deformed face. Leatherface's signature weapon is the chainsaw, though he has often times used other tools, such as cleavers and hammers, to kill his victims. Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein, who also wore masks made of human skin, was credited as a large influence for Leatherface and other elements in the original film.
