Tobe Hooper’s Cult Classics

By Kristin Forte
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/tobe_hooper_poltergeist_texas_chainsaw_massacre_20081027/
Originally a college professor and documentary cameraman, Tobe Hooper burst onto the horror scene in 1974 with his cult classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. But the writer-director's success also extends to television where his miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's "Salem's Lot" was nominated for three Emmy Awards. With recent adaptations and spin-offs of his Chainsaw series, this famed moviemaker will continue to shock and terrorize audiences for many years to come.