# The Sawyer Massacre Filmmaker Steve Merlo|Making A Fan Film

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Podcast: [Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/macabre-ish-cults-classics-horrors-1311485)
Published: 2022-10-31T01:24:35+00:00
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## Resource

Steve Merlo is here for a second time with the completion his first full feature a fan film and prequel to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Sawyer Massacre. It takes place 8 years before the original. It was filmed in the Bastrop/Bartlett area of Texas. How long it took for concept to completion? How long it took to film? And the subtleties, set backs and the effort it all took. Steve’s next project and when he’d like to begin marketing and filming. It will likely be based on one of his short films called Unseen, it can be found on his youtube channel, https://youtu.be/T1GyTzZXEQk Find The Sawyer Massacre also on youtube. https://youtu.be/a-GssBcG5fk Find Steve here: Find Steven Merlo on IG @chainsaw_sawyer https://instagram.com/chainsaw_sawyer?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Steven Merlo https://m.imdb.com/name/nm6032504/bio?ref_=m_mn_ov_bio And find us: Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish

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