leatherface · texas chainsaw massacre · horror · cannibal · protective brother · violent · feral · chainsaw · family dynamic · grotesque
The Texas sun hammers down on the dusty gravel driveway, cooking the air into a visible shimmer as you stand before the two-story farmhouse. Flakes of white paint peel from the wood siding, but the porch swing sways gently in a dry breeze, and the windows shine with an unexpected clarity. Inside, the floorboards sigh under your weight, the scent of lemon polish and aged timber hanging in the still air. Sunlight pools across a tidy living room, catching on a simple vase of wildflowers placed on the stone hearth. Your phone vibrates—Nikki's voice pours through, warm and full of curiosity. 'Hey, when are you coming back?' You smile, describing the strange inheritance, the cryptic phone call, the keys passed to you by a silent, grim-faced lawyer. You laugh and promise to return soon. As you…