Known for Directing
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).
Born
January 25, 1943
Died
August 26, 2017 (age 74)
Birthplace
Austin, Texas, USA
Filmography
90 films, 12 shows


Djinn
2013 · 1h 25m
country: United Arab Emirates
Desperate to put the traumatic loss of their infant child behind them, newlywed couple Khalid and Salama return to their home in the United Arab Emirates. Unknown to the couple, their new luxury apartment block, Al Hamra, was built on the site of an old abandoned fishing village of the same name. Legend has it the village was abandoned after malevolent beings haunted its inhabitants. Unsettled by her new surroundings and the eerie hallways of Al Hamra, Khalid worries his wife is failing to battle her personal demons – but could it be something far more sinister?


The Damned Thing
2006 · 57m
country: Canada
Sheriff Reddle thinks there's a connection between a mysterious, invisible force that made his father kill his mother back in 1981. He sets out to uncover and stop the so-called "dammed thing" before it decimates the whole town by forcing the residents to kill each other and then finally... themselves.


Dance of the Dead
2005 · 59m
country: Canada
In a post-apocalyptic society, seventeen-year-old Peggy lives with her over-protective mother and works in the family restaurant. When punks enter the restaurant, and one takes an interest in her, Peggy makes a decision that will change her life forever.


Mortuary
2005 · 1h 34m
country: United States
A family moves to a small California town where they plan on starting a new life running a long-abandoned funeral home. The locals fear the place, suspected to be on haunted ground.


Toolbox Murders
2004 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. It's been subdued for decades, but when renovations start, a series of murders take place.


Shadow Realm
2002 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Shadow Realm is a compilation of two episodes planned for the short-lived Fox Network television series Night Visions. Each episode contained two stories and were originally hosted by musician/actor/writer Henry Rollins. The Sci-Fi Channel acquired the rights to broadcast the episodes, including the last three unaired episodes and strung two of them together as an anthology movie. Title sequences and end credits were changed and the Henry Rollins introductions were removed from the final product.


Crocodile
2000 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Eight college students board a houseboat for spring break that promises to be the best of their young lives...how many will survive?


The Apartment Complex
1999 · 1h 39m
country: United States
A psychology graduate student becomes embroiled in a murder mystery after he takes a job as manager of Wonder View Apartments.


Dark Skies
1996 · 1h 29m
country: United States
In 1960s America, a young couple struggle to expose the truth about a hidden alien invasion, while a secret government organization follows its own agenda in dealing with the threat.


The Mangler
1995 · 1h 46m
country: South Africa
A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.


Night Terrors
1993 · 1h 34m
country: United States
A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with the Marquis de Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult.


Body Bags
1993 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college student working a graveyard shift is terrorized by a serial killer; a hair transplant goes horribly wrong; and a baseball player loses an eye and gets a new one from a recently executed murderer.


The Nightmare Begins Again
1993 · 1h 30m
country: United States
When Fred Krueger is set free on a technicality, the parents of the children he murdered take matters into their own hands, while a high school track star haunted by her mother’s untimely death receives her mother’s amulet that unlocks her ambitions and unleashes vengeance on those who cause her pain.


I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990 · 1h 28m
country: United States
An ancient Aztec cloth with a curse accidentally finds its way into the possession of a young woman. She decides to make a dress from the cloth. Whoever wears this cloth/dress comes under its spell; all inhibitions and moral responsibilities are lost.


Spontaneous Combustion
1989 · 1h 37m
country: United States
A young man learns that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before his birth, and that the results have had some unexpected effects on him.


The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
1986 · 1h 40m
country: United States
A radio host is victimised by the notorious cannibal family while a former Texas Marshal hunts them.


Invaders from Mars
1986 · 1h 40m
country: United States
A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.


Lifeforce
1985 · 1h 42m
country: United Kingdom
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.


Poltergeist
1982 · 1h 54m
country: United States
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.


The Funhouse
1981 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.


Eaten Alive
1976 · 1h 31m
country: United States
A psychotic redneck owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, where he murders those who upset him or his business, and then feeds their remains to his pet crocodile in the swamp beside his hotel.


The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974 · 1h 23m
country: United States
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.


Eggshells
1971 · 1h 30m
country: United States
An experimental allegory about a group of hippie students in Austin, Texas, who move into a big old house in the woods. However, something else is there and it's influencing them.


Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love
1971 · 59m
country: United States
A behind the scenes look at popular folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary. Accompanying the group on tour across the country, Hooper captures members Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers rehearsing and performing as well as appearing at civil rights and anti-war demonstrations.


Down Friday Street
1966 · 10m
country: United States
Experimental documentary by Tobe Hooper and collaborators.


The Heisters
1965 · 10m
country: United States
The teenage Tobe Hooper’s first film was a slapstick comedy. This farcical low-budget short is about three thieves who are wanted dead or alive. A bit Three Stooges, a bit Chaplin and a bit Keaton!