What is "leatherface"

Leatherface were a punk rock band from Sunderland, UK, fronted by Frankie Stubbs. Trouser Press called them "England's finest, most exciting punk band of the 90s" and The Guardian has called them "the greatest British punk band of the modern era."

Leatherface is the main antagonist in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre horror-film series and its spin-offs. He wears masks made of human skin (hence his name) and engages in murder and cannibalism, alongside his inbred family. Leatherface appeared in the first film in the series (1974) and in its six subsequent continuations and remakes. Wisconsin killer Ed Gein, who wore a mask made of human skin, was reportedly the inspiration for elements in the original film. He is considered to be the main antagonist of the franchise because he drives most of the plots and appears in all of the films even though he takes orders from his older family members.

Leatherface is a fictional character from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise.

Leatherface may also refer to:

• Leatherface (band), a British punk rock band from Sunderland.
• Michael Kirchner, an American professional wrestler who wrestled under the ring name Leatherface while in Japan.
• Leatherface (1939 film) Hindi language film from India
• Leatherface (2016 film) American horror film

Leather Face, also called Farzande Watan in Hindi/ Urdu, is a 1939 action film produced and directed by Vijay Bhatt for his production company Prakash Pictures. Bhatt cast the young Mehjabeen Naaz, then seven years, and christened her Baby Meena; she went on to become the famous actress, Meena Kumari. The story writers were Batuk Bhatt and Sampatlal Srivastava. The music direction was by Lallubhai Nayak and Shankar Rao Vyas with the lyrics written by Pandit Anuj. It starred P. Jairaj, Mehtab, Jal Writer, Shirin, M. Zahur, Lallubhai Nayak, Bholaram and Baby Meena ( Meena Kumari).

Leather Face, cited as one of Bhatt's successful "stunt" films along with State Express made a year earlier, had features similar to it. The use of a masked protagonist (Jairaj), the dog Tiger, and the stunts made the film popular with the public.

Leatherface is an upcoming American horror film directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury and written by Seth M. Sherwood. It is the eighth film in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, and works as a prequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to explain the origin of the series' lead character. The film stars Sam Strike, Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Grasse and Lili Taylor.