Bonkers Trailer for ‘Chainsaws Were Singing’ Estonian Horror Musical

by Alex Billington
October 30, 2025
Source: YouTube

“The blood-soaked musical of your dreams!” Dark Star Pictures has revealed the bonkers official US trailer for a wicked crazy, one-of-a-kind, indie horror creation called Chainsaw Were Singing from Estonian filmmaker Sander Maran (who did all the VFX & SFX in addition to directing). Yes, indeed, this is a horror musical riff on Texas Chain Saw Massacre and other slashers. “Nearly 10 years in the making, this bastard child of Stephen Sondheim and Lloyd Kaufman is an utterly indescribable Estonian odyssey.” It premiered at many genre film festivals in 2024, including at Fantasia & Fantastic Fest, and it will be out on VOD in the US this November. A zany, gonzo, blood-soaked musical about lovers split up by a chainsaw-wielding killer. Over a decade in the making, this colorful murder-fest is part gory horror movie + part ridiculous musical. Along the way, they encounter some trigger-happy, pastry-loving cops, a helpful little hedgehog, a shitload of exploding cars + a cult that worships a talking fridge full of nauseating contents. Starring Karl-Joosep Ilves, Laura Niils, Janno Puusepp, Martin Ruus, Rita Rätsepp. It’s described as “Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Monty Python in [an] award-winning wacky Cannibal Musical.” Looks like a blast! Ahaha.

Here’s the official US trailer for Sander Maran’s horror film Chainsaws Were Singing, from YouTube:

Via Fantastic Fest: “Maria is having one of the worst days of her life. Her parents died. Her dog, too. She was fired from her job. She was beaten by thugs in the street. But all of her troubles melt away when she locks eyes with Tom in the midst of his suicide attempt. Soon, the gobsmacked young lovers are hand-in-hand, bounding across sun-dappled meadows & expressing their undying love in song. Their courtship is cut short when a spree killer with a chainsaw and his own musical backstory takes Maria captive to feed his grotesque family of cannibals, consisting of his overbearing mother, artistically inclined little brother, and incestuous cousins Pepe and Kevin. Vowing to come to his lady’s rescue, Tom teams up with Jaan, a goodhearted, goofy passerby with nothing but time on his hands and a song in his heart. The two head deep into the woods, embarking on a madcap quest full of blood, guts, and toe-tapping show tunes.” 🎵 🩸

Chainsaws Were Singing, also known as Mootorsaed Laulsid in Estonian, is written & directed by Estonian filmmaker Sander Maran, making his feature directorial debut after many other short films. From a story by Sander Maran & Karl Ilves. Produced by Kaur Maran, Sander Maran, Karl-Joosep Ilves, Jan Andresson & Peeter Maran. This initially premiered at the 2024 Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival in Estonia, and also at Fantasia and Fantastic Fest that year. Dark Star Pictures releases Maran’s Chainsaws Were Singing direct-to-VOD in the US starting on November 25th, 2025 coming soon this fall. Anyone want to watch?

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