Tobe Hooper

Horror on TV True Blood

Bellaonline.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

This week I look at more TV horror, including 'Freddy's Nightmares', 'Stephen King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes' and the very popular vamp series, 'True Blood.'

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - watch Full Movie Online

watch movies online for free full movie downloads (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

#1 STAGEVU : Full Movie #2 STAGEVU : Full Movie #3 MILLEDRIVE : Full Movie #4 YOUTUBE.COM : Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6 , Part 7 , Part 8 , Part 9 Directed by Tobe Hooper Produced by Tobe Hooper Lou Peraino Written by Kim Henkel Tobe Hooper Starring Marilyn Burns Gunnar Hansen Edwin Neal Allen Danziger Paul A. Partain Jim Siedow Teri McMinn William Vail John Dugan Music by...

Story of the Scene: Poltergeist (1982)

The Independent (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

The final and cataclysmic destruction of the haunted house in Poltergeist was one of the last great model-inspired special effects before CGI became the norm. It cost well over $25,000 to make.

Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce Join The King's Speech

Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009

Four others also hop aboard Tobe Hooper's upcoming period drama.

• Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce join 'Speech' - The Screening Log
• Six Joining Tom Hooper's King's Speech - ComingSoon.net

FEARnet Launches 'Post Mortem with Mick Garris'

FEARnet: News & Reviews (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Horror filmmaker and raconteur Mick Garris is at it again, folks. And this time the Masters of Horror creator is teaming up with your favorite website (FEARnet, natch) -- for Post Mortem with...

Q of the day - what’s your favorite scary movie?

feminist blogs (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009

by Pam Spaulding Ah, it’s Halloween. Surely you have a favorite scary film list rattling around in your brains (mmmm...brains)...here are some sites to help you jog your memory. I’ll share a few… The Exorcist (1973). I didn&#8217...

• Q of the day - what's your favorite scary movie? - Pam's House Blend

The Stories Behind 6 Famous Masks

The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009

Just in time for Halloween, here are a few behind-the-scenes tidbits about some famous masks (of both the scary and not-so-spooky variety). 1. Leatherface Portions of the classic horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre were based on the crimes of serial killer Ed Gein, but the trademark Leatherface mask was inspired by a far more personal (and [...]

Movie(s) of the Week: The Long Halloween Triple Bill

24 FRAMES PER SECOND (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009

Halloween is finally upon us, so here are a few classicks for you to enjoy... or endure. Valerie and her Week of Wonders Dir: Jaromil Jires A surrealistic masterpiece by Cezch director Jires. Valerie unfolds like an especially odd and sometimes very scary dream. It's both beautiful and quite disturbing. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [1974] Dir: Tobe Hooper A work of sheer, grinding, relentless, terror....

Masters of Horror S2 01: The Damned Thing (2006)

From the Dust Returned (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

Having truly enjoyed several episodes from the first season of Mick Garris' horror anthology Masters of Horror , I was eagerly awaiting the followup. The first episode aired in October 2006, an adaptation of Ambrose Bierce's short story The Damned Thing , directed by none other than Tobe Hooper ( Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Lifeforce , and the Masters of Horror first season episode "Dance of the...

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

From the Dust Returned (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

One of the few items on this blog as old as I am, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has stood the test of time as one of the all-time great horror flicks. Though the film is 35 years old, it still remains as fresh to mine eyes as it did when I watched as a teenager. In fact, my admiration for the film has only grown. Part of this is the superb direction of Tobe Hooper, one of my favorite helmsman for this...

31 Days of Horror: Poltergeist

Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

FSR's Editor takes a walk back into his own childhood to conquer the one movie that damaged him most as a young movielover, the Steven Spielberg produced, Tobe Hooper directed Poltergeist.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Uncut

Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

Five young adults run into a family of crazed cannibals in Tobe Hooper's classic horror inspired by the activities of Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein. Rating:4.5

Homes Near Halloween Movies 13 and 12 Evil Dead Texas Chiansaw

Opening Doors (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

Best Homes Near Halloween Movies Countdown #14 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre #13 Evil Dead 2 There is always something unnerving about chainsaws. Maybe it is the sound that they make, the way that they cut through trees with ease, or the burley men that tend to use them. Numbers 14 and 13 on the Homes Near Halloween Movies Countdown are the alpha and omega of chainsaw movies: Texas Chainsaw Massacare...

VOTD: Paranormal Saw

Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009

With both Saw and Paranormal Activity out in theaters, FunnyOrDie has decided to create a funny mash-up parody called Paranormal Saw. Want the paranormal spookiness of Paranormal Activity, but without giving up the gore and mindgames of Saw? Then Paranormal Saw is just for you! When a young couple suspect a ghost in their house, they uncover a puppet with plans of his own. Watch Paranormal Saw after...

• VOTD: Paranormal Saw - /Film

Might Tobe Hooper Return for More Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009

Should the father return home once again? It was announced a few weeks back that Twisted Pictures, the company behind Saw, had acquired the film rights to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise from Platinum Dunes. Twisted is planning to create a new 3D film in the series that would be a contemporary reboot, throwing aside the recent two films that Platinum Dunes made and continuing on with a sequel...