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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TheLaVeyan on 2025-03-25 11:06:05+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that despite it being usually assumed that Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was based on Ed Gein, the film’s writer Tobe Hooper had only vaguely heard of him. Hooper was inspired by a pre-med friend of his from college who wore a cadaver’s face to a party as a joke.