{"id":2039218,"date":"2025-09-21T16:13:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T16:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2039218"},"modified":"2025-09-21T16:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T16:13:29","slug":"patton-oswalt-shares-his-apocalypse-theory-linked-to-the-opening-credits-of-the-texas-chain-saw-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/patton-oswalt-shares-his-apocalypse-theory-linked-to-the-opening-credits-of-the-texas-chain-saw-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Patton Oswalt Shares His Apocalypse Theory Linked to the Opening Credits of \u201cThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Patton Oswalt shared his apocalypse theory that explains the gruesome events in <em>The Texas Chain Saw Massacre<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It\u2019s like the sun itself has become diseased and is bathing the world in this madness,&#8221; the actor said in <em>Chain Reactions<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The new documentary explores the lasting impact of Tobe Hooper\u2019s independent horror movie on the genre<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/patton-oswalt\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Patton Oswalt;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Patton Oswalt<\/a> has answers for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/texas-chainsaw-massacre-true-story-8653195\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Texas Chain Saw Massacre;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Texas Chain Saw Massacre<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The horror aficionado, 56, shared his apocalypse theory that explains the gruesome events in the 1974 independent horror movie about a group of friends attacked by the cannibalistic killer Leatherface and his equally disturbed family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During an interview in the new documentary <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/darkskyfilms.com\/film\/chain-reactions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chain Reactions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Chain Reactions<\/em><\/a>, Oswalt said his theory is linked to the movie\u2019s opening credits, which feature shots of &#8220;red storms just blazing on the surface of the sun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In the rest of the movie, people are always looking up at the sun. It\u2019s like the sun itself has become diseased and is bathing the world in this madness, and it\u2019s starting to take hold,\u201d the actor speculated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Dark Sky Films<\/p>\n<p> Patton Oswalt in &#8216;Chain Reactions&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oswalt continued to say that he believes the entire planet is affected by the apocalyptic event, even though the movie only follows a few people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Leatherface seems terrified and horrified by the fact that people are in the house and doesn\u2019t quite know what to do. In a weird way, up to this point, I feel like Leatherface was just digging up bones, but maybe he wasn\u2019t really killing anybody. He was just digging stuff up and making arts and crafts out of it, and furniture,&#8221; the Emmy winner added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/people-app.onelink.me\/HNIa\/kz7l4cuf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:http:\/\/people-app.onelink.me\/HNIa\/kz7l4cuf;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">http:\/\/people-app.onelink.me\/HNIa\/kz7l4cuf<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Now people are being fed into the slaughterhouse,&#8221; Oswalt continued. &#8220;First, he clobbers the guy with a hammer the way you would just stun a cow. Then he grabs the woman, and with no diabolism or passion, he just hangs her on a hook and turns back to his work because that\u2019s what you do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;After he\u2019s killed the third guy, he goes into the front room and he looks out the front window, like \u2018What is happening? What is happening? Why are people coming to this house?\u2019 It\u2019s like he\u2019s not prepared for this,&#8221; he recalled of the popular movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once Leatherface\u2019s family returns to the home and starts yelling at him, the comedian noted, &#8220;It\u2019s like the world is starting to go crazy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The movie&#8217;s ending provides more evidence for Oswalt\u2019s theory. &#8220;That last shot of Leatherface waving his chainsaw at the sky. It\u2019s this bright red ugly sun, like we saw in that first image. The sun storms. The madness is fully taking hold of the earth, and Leatherface is trying to kill the sun with his chainsaw,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Exurbia Films Scene from 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/_lSowvHGDygeaFGQq3_r2A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/38a24503021ba9459d2dda10432423a3\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Exurbia Films<\/p>\n<p> Scene from &#8216;The Texas Chain Saw Massacre&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The world is now going insane. It\u2019s an apocalyptic event,&#8221; the actor concluded. &#8220;That\u2019s what I think is going on in that movie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Chain Reactions<\/em>, directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, explores the impact that Tobe Hooper\u2019s <em>The Texas Chain Saw Massacre<\/em> had on the horror genre. In addition to Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/stephen-king\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stephen King;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Stephen King<\/a> and Karyn Kusama shared their experiences with the flick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u00a0PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Per the synopsis, the documentary &#8220;goes to the heart of how a scruffy, no-budget independent film wormed its way into our collective nightmares and permanently altered the zeitgeist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Chain Reactions<\/em> opened in New York City and Los Angeles on Sept. 19 and expands nationwide on Sept. 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/patton-oswalt-shares-his-apocalyptic-theory-for-the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-11811306\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Patton Oswalt shared his apocalypse theory that explains the gruesome events in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre &#8220;It\u2019s like the sun itself has become diseased and is bathing the world in this madness,&#8221; the actor said in Chain Reactions The new documentary explores the lasting impact of Tobe Hooper\u2019s independent horror movie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2039219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[377059,321792,377061,348452,377060],"class_list":["post-2039218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-chain-reactions","tag-horror-movie","tag-leatherface","tag-patton-oswalt","tag-texas-chain-saw-massacre"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patton-Oswalt-Shares-His-Apocalypse-Theory-Linked-to-the-Opening.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2039218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2039219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2039218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2039218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2039218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}