Chain Reactions

Chain Reactions is a documentary that explores how Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre influenced popular culture and global cinema. Five artists, including Stephen King and Takashi Miike, discuss the horror film through their own personal experiences, early memories, and childhood traumas. The film examines the legacy of the original production and its role in collective nightmares, using a mix of contemporary footage and new sequences to analyze how various audiovisual formats affected the viewer.

The film was written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, following his previous works Memory: The Origins of Alien and William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill. It was produced by Kerry Deignan Roy and released in 2025. The cast features Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, and Karyn Kusama appearing as themselves. The production was a collaboration between Exurbia Films, Dark Sky Films, and Exhibit A Pictures.

Audience reception for the 102-minute film is generally positive. It holds a rating of 7/10 on IMDb based on 489 votes, while on TMDB it has a rating of 6/10 from 8 votes.