Tobe Hooper, Director Of "texas Chain Saw Massacre," Dies At 74

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Auteur of Grand Guignol entertainments was also behind horror film "Poltergeist," vampire TV movie "Salem's Lot"

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Tobe Hooper, Director Of "texas Chain Saw Massacre," Dies At 74

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