Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Leatherface attacks because the group unknowingly evicted Ginny, the elderly woman living in the orphanage. Ginny had been wrongfully evicted from her property, and when she suffered a heart attack during the confrontation, the situation escalated. Leatherface, who had been living with Ginny, responds with violent retribution for this eviction.

• leatherface attack
• ginny eviction
• harlow texas
• property dispute

Sally Hardesty is the sole survivor from Leatherface's original 1973 killing spree. After enduring that traumatic experience, she transformed into a hardened Texas Ranger, returning to Harlow specifically to hunt down Leatherface and seek revenge for the horrors she survived.

• sally hardesty
• texas ranger
• 1973 massacre
• revenge

Lila reveals to mechanic Richter that she is a survivor of a school shooting, which is why she harbors a deep fear of firearms. This trauma shapes her character arc throughout the film, making her reluctance to use weapons significant during the climactic confrontation.

• lila
• school shooting
• firearm fear
• trauma

Melody pleads for forgiveness for Ginny's eviction, recognizing that the group's actions in wrongly removing Ginny from her property triggered Leatherface's violent rampage. Her apology reflects her realization that their greedy property development scheme directly caused the tragedy.

• melody apology
• ginny eviction
• forgiveness

After Melody uses his own chainsaw to send Leatherface into a pool of water, he appears defeated. However, he rises once more, dragging Melody out of the car and decapitating her. The film does not explain his supernatural resilience, it simply reinforces his unstoppable nature as a horror villain.

• leatherface survives
• chainsaw battle
• decapitation

Ruth is in the ambulance with Ginny and a mysterious man (Leatherface) when Ginny dies. Before Leatherface goes on his rampage, Ruth manages to send a desperate text warning Melody about the danger. She then witnesses Leatherface skinning Ginny's face to wear as a mask before he kills her.

• ruth death
• ambulance
• leatherface mask

Sally locks Melody and Lila in her car to protect them, then confronts Leatherface alone because she wants to face the demon from her past directly. She demands he remembers the pain he caused her, seeking personal revenge for the 1973 trauma rather than waiting for backup.

• sally confrontation
• personal revenge
• 1973 trauma

Catherine and Lila take refuge on a bus, believing it to be safe. Leatherface storms the vehicle and slaughters everyone inside, including Catherine. This scene demonstrates the film's relentless violence and how nowhere is truly safe from Leatherface.

• bus massacre
• catherine death
• leatherface attack

When Leatherface returns to the orphanage, he attacks Dante in a horrific act of violence. Dante is left near death, and while his exact fate is not fully shown, he does not survive the encounter.

• dante death
• orphanage attack

After Sally is fatally injured while saving Melody and Lila from Leatherface, she collapses. Before dying, she passes her shotgun to Lila, empowering her to continue fighting. Lila then uses the weapon to pursue Leatherface into the abandoned building.

• lila shotgun
• sally death
• weapon handover

Leatherface originally went on his killing spree in 1973, with Sally Hardesty being the only survivor. This film takes place 48 years later, showing that Leatherface has continued his reign of terror in the intervening decades. At the end, he returns to the site of his original crimes.

• 1973 massacre
• sally survivor
• leatherface history