Published May 11, 2026, 9:04 PM EDT 'I liked that there was a different tone' The director behind A24's new Texas Chainsaw Massacre is looking beyond the first movie for inspiration Image: Vortex Inc/Everett Collection Sign in to your Polygon.com account Curry Barker is having quite a year. His debut feature, the buzzy horror movie Obsession , hasn't even come out yet, and he's already lined up his next project: a highly anticipated Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot from A24. The genre-defying slasher series has had its ups and downs since the 1974 film from writer-director Tobe Hooper, but Barker hopes to steer the franchise back in the right direction by taking inspiration from the highly underrated sequel. In an interview focused on Obsession (more on that in another article soon), Barker tells Polygon that not only is he a fan of 1986's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 , but he's aiming to incorporate one specific aspect of that film into his adaptation.…