Pod Beyond: A Horror Movie Podcast
Oct 14, 2026 · 1 hr 58 min · 10 segments
In this episode of Pod Beyond, the boys dive deep into the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre where they dissect the impacts of Vietnam, portrayals of mental illness, and much much more!
So, in the early hours of August 18th, 1973, a grave robber steals several corpses from a cemetery near Newt, Muerto County, Texas.
The robber ties a rotting corpse and other body parts onto a monument, creating a grisly display that is discovered by a local resident as the sun rises.
Driving in a van, five teenagers take a road trip through the area, Sally Hardesty, Jerry, Pam, Kirk, and Sally's paraplegic brother, Franklin.
They stop at the cemetery to check on the grave of Sally and Franklin's grandfather, which appears undisturbed.
As the group drives past the slaughterhouse, Franklin recounts the Hardesty's family history with animal slaughter.
They soon pick up a hitchhiker who talks about his family who worked at the old slaughterhouse.
He then borrows Franklin's pocket knife and cuts himself and then takes a single Polaroid picture of the group, for which he demands money.
When they refuse to pay, he burns the photo and attacks Franklin with a straight razor.
The group forces him out of the van, where he smears blood on the side as they drive off.
Low on gas, the group stops at a gas station, but its proprietor says that fuel is unavailable.
The group explores a nearby abandoned house owned by the Hardesty family.
Kent, Kirk, and Pam leave the others behind, planning to visit a nearby swimming hole mentioned by Franklin.
On their way Way there, they discover another house, surrounded by run-down cars and run by gas-powered generators.
Hoping to barter for gas, Kirk enters the house through the unlocked door while Pam waits outside.
As he searches the house, a large man wearing a mask made of skin appears and murders Kirk with the hammer.
When Pam enters the house, she stumbles into a room strewn with decaying remains and furniture made from human and animal bones.
She attempts to flee, but is caught by a man and impaled on a meat hook.
The man then starts up a chainsaw, dismembering Kirk as Pam watches.
In the evening, Jerry searches for Pam and Kirk.
When he enters the other house, he finds Pam's nearly dead, spasming body in a chest freezer and is killed by the masked man.
With darkness falling, Sally and Franklin set out to find their friends.
En route, the masked man ambushes them, killing Franklin with the chainsaw.
The man chases Sally into the house where he finds a very old, seemingly dead man and a woman's rotting corpse.
She escapes from the man by jumping through a second floor window, and she flees to the gas station.
With the man in pursuit, Sally arrives at the gas station when he seems to disappear.
So, in the early hours of August 18th, 1973, a grave robber steals several corpses from a cemetery near Newt, Muerto County, Texas.
The robber ties a rotting corpse and other body parts onto a monument, creating a grisly display that is discovered by a local resident as the sun rises.
Driving in a van, five teenagers take a road trip through the area, Sally Hardesty, Jerry, Pam, Kirk, and Sally's paraplegic brother, Franklin.
They stop at the cemetery to check on the grave of Sally and Franklin's grandfather, which appears undisturbed.
As the group drives past the slaughterhouse, Franklin recounts the Hardesty's family history with animal slaughter.
They soon pick up a hitchhiker who talks about his family who worked at the old slaughterhouse.
He then borrows Franklin's pocket knife and cuts himself and then takes a single Polaroid picture of the group, for which he demands money.
When they refuse to pay, he burns the photo and attacks Franklin with a straight razor.
The group forces him out of the van, where he smears blood on the side as they drive off.
Low on gas, the group stops at a gas station, but its proprietor says that fuel is unavailable.
The group explores a nearby abandoned house owned by the Hardesty family.
Kent, Kirk, and Pam leave the others behind, planning to visit a nearby swimming hole mentioned by Franklin.
On their way Way there, they discover another house, surrounded by run-down cars and run by gas-powered generators.
Hoping to barter for gas, Kirk enters the house through the unlocked door while Pam waits outside.
As he searches the house, a large man wearing a mask made of skin appears and murders Kirk with the hammer.
When Pam enters the house, she stumbles into a room strewn with decaying remains and furniture made from human and animal bones.
She attempts to flee, but is caught by a man and impaled on a meat hook.
The man then starts up a chainsaw, dismembering Kirk as Pam watches.
In the evening, Jerry searches for Pam and Kirk.
When he enters the other house, he finds Pam's nearly dead, spasming body in a chest freezer and is killed by the masked man.
With darkness falling, Sally and Franklin set out to find their friends.
En route, the masked man ambushes them, killing Franklin with the chainsaw.
The man chases Sally into the house where he finds a very old, seemingly dead man and a woman's rotting corpse.
She escapes from the man by jumping through a second floor window, and she flees to the gas station.
With the man in pursuit, Sally arrives at the gas station when he seems to disappear.
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