American death metal band Mortician based their 1997 and 1999 songs " Hacked Up for Barbecue", and " Chainsaw Dismemberment" upon the character. As online publication Comic Book Resources has argued, the character is made all the more effective by infusing the character with his real life counterpart, Gein, "in a way that Jason or Freddy could never match".

In this guide, we'll show you how to create the perfect Leatherface costume and even give you tips on how to embody the character at your Halloween gathering. His gruesome appearance and ruthless nature have made him a staple of Halloween parties and costume events.

During this period, Hooper had grown increasingly disillusioned by what he referred to as the "lack of sentimentality and the brutality of things" witnessing the graphic and dispassionate violence depicted in the news at the time. Yeager went on to describe Leatherface as having no self-determination, and someone who was afraid of the world outside of his family who "did his thinking for him". The book puts an emphasis on similarities between the two characters, showing both to be victims of abuse. This led Hooper to believe that "man was the real monster here, just wearing a different face", a belief that he was to instill into Leatherface through the character's face mask. Yeagar came up with an awkward and lumbering stride for Leatherface, as he felt that he [Leatherface] was left with a "compromised physicality" from the leg injury he received in the first film.

In the remake's prequel, more information about the character's backstory and psyche, expanding upon points that were briefly mentioned in the first film. Marantz emphasized the forty-year time-span between the original film and the new iteration of the character.

Several film historians and critics have written that Leatherface has become a template and inspiration for later slashers such as Jason, Michael, and many others. M." Logan stated that Jacks was committed to bringing the character to life, spending hours during the make-up process. In the film's audio commentary, director Burr offered his own thoughts on the character's mental state, theorizing that Leatherface was reduced to a mindless, voiceless individual by means of a catastrophic injury. His trademark face mask, and chainsaw have since become instantly recognizable images in popular culture. With these five key steps, you're well on your way to crafting a Leatherface costume that will haunt the nightmares of all who encounter you.

In November 2020, Japanese toy and hobby company Kotobukiya released a gender-bended version of the character, as a part of their "Horror Bishōjo" series of toys, featuring other gender-swapped versions of popular horror characters. English actor Sam Strike was cast as the character in the 2017 prequel of the same name, [4] while Boris Kabakchief portrayed the character as a child. It was based on one of the film's earlier drafts, containing plot points that were discarded from the film's final draft, including Leatherface's murder of Jedidiah, one of his younger family members who had decided to help Erin escape.This version of Leatherface depicts him as resistant to his family's murderous and sadistic tenancies, [5] while also enduring frequent outbursts of extreme rage.