# Texas Chainsaw Massacree **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [October 18, 2008, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-chainsaw-massacree/468498 "2008-10-18T05:05:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-chainsaw-massacree/468498/1 "2008-10-18T05:05:52Z")
Cecil nd Ed, I appreciate how you have revived [this topic.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1168/was-em-the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-em-based-on-a-true-story) In the past I was unsuccessful in my attempts to buy screenplay rights to [Chainsawvictum](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=446711&highlight=texas+chainsaw)’s telling of the TRUE story, which had NOTHING to do with Ed Gein, so I don’t have to compete with the estate of Robert Bloch, or Ed, for that matter. And now that the Dope is free, I expect him to return as a Guest. So… **Chainsawvictum** , this is my FINAL final offer: Three cats-eye marbles, a piece of string, a dead bird. a pint of Mad Dog, a case of Sudafed, the location of a poorly-guarded tank of anhydrous ammonia, AND a case of Billy Beer. Deal now or I’ll assume you can’t remember the name of your lawyer, who I assume would recommend that you jump at the offer. I have show-biz connections and I can make your story resound across the land. No longer will you be the deadbeat at Joe’s Bar! You will be a HERO and tourists from all over the world will compete to buy you drinks so they can write the sequel. Which they can’t because I would own those rights, too. ---
**Author:** ![Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicolas_Bourbaki)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-chainsaw-massacree/468498/2 "2008-10-18T07:40:54Z")
That . . . that was beautiful. I hope that kid’s older brother knows how lucky he is, to have a sibling who takes every campfire tale and ghost story he pulls out his ass as gospel truth. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-chainsaw-massacree/468498/3 "2008-10-24T16:11:47Z")
Since this has been revived, I’m gonna ask- am I the only one who for some reason linke the Dean Corll killings to TCM? I know they more resemble John Wayne Gacy’s murders, but the timing & location just seem too coincidental. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-chainsaw-massacree/468498/4 "2008-10-24T16:22:36Z")
Btw, I was 11 at the time (1973) & into True Crime stuff, which my parents were OK with, but even they drew the line when I was clipping newspapaer stories about the Corll murders. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-chainsaw-massacree/468498/5 "2008-10-24T21:13:18Z")
**FriarTed** said: > [@](#): > > Since this has been revived, I’m gonna ask- am I the only one who for some reason linke the Dean Corll killings to TCM? I had to check Wikipedia to know what you meant. Other than the timing and location (i.e. Texas), what connects the killings? What similarity is there? I think you’re the only one.