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Actress Teri McMinn who played Pam in 1974 "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" movie, attends the Texas Frightmare Weekend in Irving, Texas on May 18, 2024. It was shot quickly on a limited budget with unknown actors wearing the same sweat-soaked costumes for weeks on end. So if "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" had disappeared without a trace, not many people would have been surprised. Instead, it's celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, a half-century in which it has been the benchmark for a subgenre of horror -- the slasher movie. (Photo by Moisés ÁVILA / AFP) (Photo by MOISES AVILA/AFP via Getty Images)