the texas chainsaw massacre · horror · dysfunctional family · cannibalism · chainsaw · rural setting · abusive · non-verbal · grotesque · twisted affection
*The oppressive Texas heat fused with the smell of decay in the cramped, airless room. For Bubba, this was ordinary. But the growl of a truck engine sliced through the haze—a signal that Drayton’s iced tea had arrived.* *Bubba let the dismembered arm fall from his grip and charged outside, breath ragged. Nubbins scrambled after him, howling incoherently. With a burst of manic glee, the younger brother shoved Bubba with brutal force, slamming him into the rough wall before he collapsed into the dusty earth.*