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Four teenage friends spent the night in a carnival funhouse and are stalked by a deformed man in a frankenstein mask.
A historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. It's been subdued for decades - but when renovations start, a series of murders take place. It's up to our heroine to solve the mystery.
A laundry folding machine is possessed by a demon from Hell.

Overview

Mini Biography:
Honored with many awards for his films and achievement in the horror genre... more
Trivia:
Father of William Hooper. more
Awards:
5 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(39 articles)
Laugier Directing 'Hellraiser' Relaunch
 (From Comicmix. 29 October 2008, 8:14 PM, PDT)

Tobin Bell set for 2009 La Fango con
 (From Fangoria. 29 October 2008, 9:18 AM, PDT)


Filmography

Tobe Hooper has 1 in-development credit available on IMDbPro.com. To view these credits click here.
Director:
  1. From a Buick 8 (2009) (in production) (attached)
  2. Untitled Tobe Hooper Project (2008) (announced)

  3. "Masters of Horror" (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
        - The Damned Thing (2006) TV episode
        - Dance of the Dead (2005) TV episode
  4. Mortuary (2005/I)
  5. Toolbox Murders (2003)
  6. "Taken" (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Taken (USA: complete title)
        - Beyond the Sky (2002) TV episode
  7. "Night Visions" (1 episode, 2002)
        - Cargo (2002) TV episode
  8. Shadow Realm (2002) (TV) (segment "The Maze")
  9. Crocodile (2000) (V)
  10. "The Others" (1 episode, 2000)
        - Souls on Board (2000) TV episode

  11. The Apartment Complex (1999) (TV)
  12. "Perversions of Science" (1 episode, 1997)
        - Panic (1997) TV episode
  13. "Dark Skies" (1 episode, 1996)
        - The Awakening (1996) TV episode
  14. "Nowhere Man" (2 episodes, 1995)
        - Turnabout (1995) TV episode
        - Absolute Zero (1995) TV episode
  15. The Mangler (1995)
  16. Body Bags (1993) (TV) (segment "Eye")
    ... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Body Bags'
    ... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Mind Games' (USA: cable TV title)
  17. Night Terrors (1993)
    ... aka Nightmare
    ... aka Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Tobe Hooper's Nightmare
  18. Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories (1991) (TV)
  19. "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1991)
    ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
        - Dead Wait (1991) TV episode
  20. I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990) (TV)
  21. Spontaneous Combustion (1990)

  22. "Freddy's Nightmares" (1 episode, 1988)
    ... aka Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series
        - No More Mr. Nice Guy (1988) TV episode
  23. "The Equalizer" (1 episode, 1988)
        - No Place Like Home (1988) TV episode
  24. "Amazing Stories" (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
        - Miss Stardust (1987) TV episode
  25. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
    ... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title)
  26. Invaders from Mars (1986)
  27. Lifeforce (1985)
    ... aka Space Vampires (UK) (USA: working title)
  28. Poltergeist (1982)
  29. Venom (1981) (replaced) (uncredited)
  30. The Funhouse (1981)
    ... aka Carnival of Terror

  31. Salem's Lot (1979) (TV)
    ... aka Blood Thirst
    ... aka Salem's Lot: The Miniseries
    ... aka Salem's Lot: The Movie (USA: cable TV title (cut version))
  32. The Dark (1979) (uncredited) (replaced by John Cardos)
    ... aka The Mutilator
  33. Eaten Alive (1977)
    ... aka Death Trap (UK)
    ... aka Horror Hotel
    ... aka Horror Hotel Massacre
    ... aka Legend of the Bayou
    ... aka Murder on the Bayou
    ... aka Starlight Slaughter
  34. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
    ... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title)

  35. Eggshells (1969)
Writer:
  1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (1974 screenplay)

  2. The Mangler (1995) (screenplay)
  3. The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994) (characters)
    ... aka Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (USA: reissue title)
  4. Spontaneous Combustion (1990) (screenplay) (story)
  5. Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) (characters)
    ... aka Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (USA: video box title)
    ... aka TCM 3 (USA: short title)
    ... aka Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (USA: new title)

  6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (characters)
    ... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title)
  7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1983) (VG) (characters)

  8. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (story and screenplay)
    ... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title)

  9. Eggshells (1969) (writer)
Producer:
  1. Untitled Tobe Hooper Project (2008) (announced) (producer)

  2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) (producer)
  3. Toolbox Murders: As It Was (2003) (executive producer)
  4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (co-producer)

  5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (co-producer)
    ... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title)

  6. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (producer)
    ... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title)

  7. Eggshells (1969) (producer)
Actor:
  1. Body Bags (1993) (TV) .... Morgue Worker #2 (segment "The Morgue")
    ... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Body Bags'
    ... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Mind Games' (USA: cable TV title)
  2. Sleepwalkers (1992) .... Forensic Tech
    ... aka Sleepstalkers (Hong Kong: English title: cable TV title)
    ... aka Stephen King's Sleepwalkers

  3. The Windsplitter (1971) .... Joby
Composer:
  1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
    ... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title)

  2. Eaten Alive (1977)
    ... aka Death Trap (UK)
    ... aka Horror Hotel
    ... aka Horror Hotel Massacre
    ... aka Legend of the Bayou
    ... aka Murder on the Bayou
    ... aka Starlight Slaughter
  3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (music score)
    ... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title)
Music Department:
  1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (composer: original theme)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (additional photographer)
    ... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title)
Self:
  1. Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (2009) (post-production) .... Himself

  2. The Fearmakers Collection (2007) (V) .... Himself
  3. Inside the Graveyard (2006) (V) .... Himself
  4. Primal Screams: An Interview with Tobe Hooper (2006) (V) .... Himself
  5. The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  6. "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself
  7. Toolbox Murders: As It Was (2003) .... Himself
  8. Masters of Horror (2002) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Boogeymen II: Masters of Horror (USA: new title)
  9. Inside Taken (2002) (V) .... Himself
  10. The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Presenter
  11. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) (V) .... Himself
  12. The American Nightmare (2000) .... Himself

  13. "A-Z of Horror" (1997) TV mini-series .... Himself
    ... aka Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (UK: complete title)
  14. Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary (1993) (V) .... Himself

  15. Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986) (V) .... Himself
  16. Fear - Angst (1984) (TV) .... Guest
  17. The Making of 'Poltergeist' (1982) (TV) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Short film: In 1960 Hooper made a 27-minute 16mm short called "The Abyss". more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 4 Interviews | 1 Article more
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