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Tobe Hooper
Tobe Hooper (January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre. His works include the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), along with its first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986); the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation Salem's Lot (1979); and the three-time Academy Award-nominated, Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist (1982).
As director
Djinn
The Damned Thing
Mortuary
Dance of the Dead
Toolbox Murders
Shadow Realm
Crocodile
The Apartment Complex
Dark Skies
The Mangler
Body Bags
Night Terrors
The Nightmare Begins Again
Spontaneous Combustion
I'm Dangerous Tonight
Invaders from Mars
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Lifeforce
Poltergeist
The Funhouse
Eaten Alive
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Eggshells
Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love
Down Friday Street
The Heisters
As actor
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Also Starring Austin
We Blew It
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
Inside the Graveyard
The Perfect Scary Movie
Masters of Horror
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
The American Nightmare
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Body Bags
Sleepwalkers
Spontaneous Combustion
Coming to America
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
The Making Of Lifeforce
The Making of Poltergeist
Lost in the Garden of the World
The Windsplitter