Tobe Hooper, Director Of 'Chain Saw Massacre,' Dies At 74

Tobe Hooper, Director Of 'Chain Saw Massacre,' Dies At 74 Tobe Hooper, Director Of 'Chain Saw Massacre,' Dies At 74 Tobe Hooper, who directed the influential horror movie The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, died on Saturday in Los Angeles. The LA County coroner's office confirmed the death to NPR, but did not provide a cause. Hooper was a little-known, barely-funded filmmaker when he made the movie that echoed through the horror genre for years to come.