Tobe Hooper, Director Of ‘the Texas Chain Saw Massacre,’ Dies At 74

NEIL GENZLINGER, New York Times: Obituaries
Sun, 08/27/2017 - 12:54pm

Finding little to scare him in most horror films, Mr. Hooper was inspired to create a low-budget movie that became an influential classic of the genre.

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