Is leather face a true story?

Answer 1

No. Although Tobe Hooper got the idea for the Leatherface character from the real life serial killer, Ed Gein, Leatherface is still a fictional character. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movies are NOT based on a true story. See the Related Question below.

Answer 2

No, the character of Leatherface shown in the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is not a real person. He is fictional.

However he was roughly inspired by the real serial killer Ed Gein; all though Ed Gein never chased people around with a chainsaw.

Answer 3

Leatherface is not real..but the person he was loosely based on was real (Ed Gein) He died in prison of old age in 1985?

Answer 4

No, but the seeds for the idea of the character wearing the face come from a real serial killer-Ed Gein.

Answer 5

Leatherface was never alive. He is a fictional character.