Texas Chainsaw Massacre Returns To Theaters August 18th Director Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror masterpiece, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, is returning to theaters nationwide for a one-night-only theatrical screening on August 18, 2026. Dark Sky Films and Fathom Entertainment are partnering to present a pristine, newly restored 4K version of the genre-defining slasher. The event marks the official return of “Texas Chain Saw Day,” an annual theatrical tradition strategically scheduled on the exact calendar date that Sally Hardesty and her friends crossed paths with Leatherface and his cannibalistic family in the original 1973 timeline.