Tobe Hooper, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' and 'Poltergeist' Director, Dies at 74 - VarietyVarietyTobe Hooper, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' and 'Poltergeist' Director, Dies at 74VarietyTobe Hooper, the horror director best known for helming “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and “Poltergeist,” died Saturday in Sherman Oaks, Calif., according to the Los Angeles County Coroner. He was 74. The circumstances of his death were not known.Tobe Hooper, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Director, Dead at 74RollingStone.comTexas Chain Saw Massacre director Tobe Hooper dies at 74BBC NewsTobe Hooper: the director who took a chainsaw to wholesome family lifeThe GuardianHollywood Reporter -Sacramento Beeall 94 news articles »