Tobe Hooper

Tobe Hooper

Tobe Hooper (January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre. His works include the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), along with its first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986); the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation Salem's Lot (1979); and the three-time Academy Award-nominated, Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist (1982).

  • Title: Tobe Hooper
  • Popularity: 4.786
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1943-01-25
  • Place of Birth: Austin, Texas, USA
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  • Also Known As: 토브 후퍼, 托比·霍珀
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Tobe Hooper Movies

  • 1993
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    Body Bags

    Body Bags

    6.1 1993 HD

    A woman working the late shift at a gas station while a killer is on the loose; a man who can't stand the thought of losing his hair; a baseball...

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  • 2000
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    Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

    Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

    6.9 2000 HD

    A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

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  • 1982
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    The Making of Poltergeist

    The Making of Poltergeist

    8 1982 HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at how some of the visual effects were accomplished in the feature film Poltergeist (1982).

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  • 2022
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    Making I'm Dangerous Tonight

    Making I'm Dangerous Tonight

    6 2022 HD

    Behind the scenes footage of I'm Dangerous Tonight. Footage shot by Stan Giesea and Eric H. Lasher

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  • 2006
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    Inside the Graveyard

    Inside the Graveyard

    1 2006 HD

    This documentary by Kevin Ford explores the creation of Tobe Hooper's movie Mortuary (2005), following Hooper closely through every step of the...

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  • 2014
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    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    7.2 2014 HD

    A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and...

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  • 2000
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    The American Nightmare

    The American Nightmare

    6.9 2000 HD

    An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

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  • 1990
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    Spontaneous Combustion

    Spontaneous Combustion

    4.7 1990 HD

    A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before he was born, and that the results have had some...

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  • 1986
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    Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

    Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

    8.2 1986 HD

    Actors, directors and special effects technicians are interviewed at a horror-film convention.

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  • 1986
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    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    5.6 1986 HD

    With the help of a radio DJ, Texas ranger Lefty Enright finds his way to the cannibalistic Sawyer family's underground slaughter shop, where he seeks...

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  • 2017
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    We Blew It

    We Blew It

    5.6 2017 HD

    How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who...

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  • 2018
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    Also Starring Austin

    Also Starring Austin

    7 2018 HD

    ALSO STARRING AUSTIN uses scenes from locally shot films as a lens to explore a community's rapidly changing built and natural environment and...

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  • 2002
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    Masters of Horror

    Masters of Horror

    7.7 2002 HD

    Documentary showcasing the work of prominent film directors in the horror genre. Featuring interviews with the directors, behind the scenes footage...

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  • 2013
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    Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce

    Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce

    1 2013 HD

    Extensive documentary on the making of Tobe Hooper's infamous 1985 science fiction flop LIFEFORCE. Features interviews with Hooper, producer Michael...

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  • 1992
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    Sleepwalkers

    Sleepwalkers

    6 1992 HD

    Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only...

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  • 1975
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    Lost in the Garden of the World

    Lost in the Garden of the World

    1 1975 HD

    Cannes is the town in France where Bergman meets bikinis, and the art of filmmaking meets the art of the deal. In 1975, a group of expat Kiwis...

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  • 2020
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    AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

    AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

    1 2020 HD

    Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 is a brand new compilation of the most...

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  • 2020
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    AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

    AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

    1 2020 HD

    Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #2: LATER IN L.A. is a brand new compilation of the...

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  • 2020
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    Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

    Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

    6.4 2020 HD

    The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking...

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  • 2005
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    The Perfect Scary Movie

    The Perfect Scary Movie

    7.5 2005 HD

    A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre.

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  • 2012
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    Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

    Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

    5.8 2012 HD

    A celebration of slasher cinema - from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre's forgotten cult classics,...

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  • 1988
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    Coming to America

    Coming to America

    6.882 1988 HD

    An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In...

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  • 2015
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    The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'

    The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'

    1 2015 HD

    Documentary about the making of Invaders from Mars

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  • 2000
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    Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

    Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

    6 2000 HD

    Documentary tracing the rise of the 'slasher' movie.

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  • 1971
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    The Windsplitter

    The Windsplitter

    1 1971 HD

    Bobby Joe Smith returns to his home in a small town, having changed his name, his outlook on life, and gained a career as a Hollywood star. Bobby Joe...

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  • 1982
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    Poltergeist

    Poltergeist

    7.1 1982 HD

    Upon realizing that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve Freeling calls in a team of parapsychologists to help before it's too late.

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  • 2003
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    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    6.3 2003 HD

    After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of...

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  • 1986
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    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    5.6 1986 HD

    With the help of a radio DJ, Texas ranger Lefty Enright finds his way to the cannibalistic Sawyer family's underground slaughter shop, where he seeks...

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  • 2002
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    Shadow Realm

    Shadow Realm

    6 2002 HD

    Shadow Realm is a compilation of four episodes of the short-lived Fox Network television series Night Visions. Each episode contained two stories and...

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  • 1974
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    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    7.3 1974 HD

    A group of five young friends face a nightmare of torment at the hands of a depraved Texas clan.

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  • 1974
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    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    7.3 1974 HD

    A group of five young friends face a nightmare of torment at the hands of a depraved Texas clan.

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  • 1976
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    Eaten Alive

    Eaten Alive

    5.5 1976 HD

    A psychotic redneck who owns a dilapidated hotel in the backwater swamps of Louisiana kills various people who upset him or his business, and he...

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  • 1986
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    Invaders from Mars

    Invaders from Mars

    5.5 1986 HD

    In this remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his...

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  • 1985
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    Lifeforce

    Lifeforce

    6.3 1985 HD

    A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into...

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  • 1993
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    Body Bags

    Body Bags

    6.1 1993 HD

    A woman working the late shift at a gas station while a killer is on the loose; a man who can't stand the thought of losing his hair; a baseball...

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  • 1990
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    Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

    Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

    5.3 1990 HD

    Two college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road. Here they are stalked by the menacing...

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  • 1981
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    The Funhouse

    The Funhouse

    5.8 1981 HD

    Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz...

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  • 1995
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    The Mangler

    The Mangler

    4.9 1995 HD

    When an accident involving a folding machine at an old laundry happens, detective John Hunton investigates. As his investigation progresses, he...

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  • 1995
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    The Mangler

    The Mangler

    4.9 1995 HD

    When an accident involving a folding machine at an old laundry happens, detective John Hunton investigates. As his investigation progresses, he...

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  • 2000
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    Crocodile

    Crocodile

    5.2 2000 HD

    A group of friends including Brady Turner, Claire and Duncan McKay go out on a boat trip on a lake in Southern California, but their joyful weekend...

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  • 2005
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    Mortuary

    Mortuary

    4.5 2005 HD

    A family moves to a small town in California where they plan on starting a new life while running a long-abandoned funeral home. The locals fear the...

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  • 2004
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    Toolbox Murders

    Toolbox Murders

    5.6 2004 HD

    Young couple Steve and Nell move into a once fashionable but now decaying apartment block in Hollywood, and soon realise that a number of young...

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  • 1990
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    Spontaneous Combustion

    Spontaneous Combustion

    4.7 1990 HD

    A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before he was born, and that the results have had some...

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  • 1990
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    Spontaneous Combustion

    Spontaneous Combustion

    4.7 1990 HD

    A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before he was born, and that the results have had some...

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  • 1990
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    Spontaneous Combustion

    Spontaneous Combustion

    4.7 1990 HD

    A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before he was born, and that the results have had some...

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  • 1986
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    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    5.6 1986 HD

    With the help of a radio DJ, Texas ranger Lefty Enright finds his way to the cannibalistic Sawyer family's underground slaughter shop, where he seeks...

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  • 1993
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    Night Terrors

    Night Terrors

    4.2 1993 HD

    A young woman travels to Alexandria to visit her father, and becomes unwillingly involved with a bizarre sadomasochistic cult led by the charismatic...

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  • 1999
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    The Apartment Complex

    The Apartment Complex

    5.8 1999 HD

    A psychology graduate student becomes embroiled in a murder mystery after he takes a job as manager of Wonder View Apartments.

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  • 1969
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    Eggshells

    Eggshells

    5.5 1969 HD

    A group of hippie students in Austin, Texas move into an old big house in the woods. However, something else is there and it's influencing them.

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  • 1990
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    I'm Dangerous Tonight

    I'm Dangerous Tonight

    4.5 1990 HD

    An ancient Aztec cloth with a curse accidentally finds its way into the possession of a young woman. She decides to make a dress from the cloth....

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  • 1965
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    The Heisters

    The Heisters

    6.5 1965 HD

    The teenage Tobe Hooper’s first film was a slapstick comedy. This farcical low-budget short is about three thieves who are wanted dead or...

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  • 1965
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    The Heisters

    The Heisters

    6.5 1965 HD

    The teenage Tobe Hooper’s first film was a slapstick comedy. This farcical low-budget short is about three thieves who are wanted dead or...

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  • 1996
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    Dark Skies

    Dark Skies

    8 1996 HD

    In 1960s America, a young couple struggle to expose the truth about a hidden alien invasion, while a secret government organization follows its own...

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  • 2013
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    Djinn

    Djinn

    4.3 2013 HD

    Desperate to put the traumatic loss of their infant child behind them, newlywed couple Khalid and Salama return to their home in the United Arab...

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  • 1974
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    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    7.3 1974 HD

    A group of five young friends face a nightmare of torment at the hands of a depraved Texas clan.

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  • 2010
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    Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas

    Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas

    7 2010 HD

    A massacre tinted Cascallares with blood and time covered the events with a cloak of silence. Ten years later, a group returns to the place to...

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  • 1965
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    The Heisters

    The Heisters

    6.5 1965 HD

    The teenage Tobe Hooper’s first film was a slapstick comedy. This farcical low-budget short is about three thieves who are wanted dead or...

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  • 1965
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    The Heisters

    The Heisters

    6.5 1965 HD

    The teenage Tobe Hooper’s first film was a slapstick comedy. This farcical low-budget short is about three thieves who are wanted dead or...

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  • 2013
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    Texas Chainsaw 3D

    Texas Chainsaw 3D

    5.5 2013 HD

    A young woman learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from her deceased grandmother. After embarking on a road trip with friends to uncover...

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  • 2013
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    Texas Chainsaw 3D

    Texas Chainsaw 3D

    5.5 2013 HD

    A young woman learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from her deceased grandmother. After embarking on a road trip with friends to uncover...

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  • 2006
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    The Damned Thing

    The Damned Thing

    5 2006 HD

    Sheriff Reddle thinks there's a connection between a mysterious, invisible force that made his father kill his mother back in 1981. He sets out to...

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  • 2005
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    Dance of the Dead

    Dance of the Dead

    5.5 2005 HD

    In a post-apocalyptic society, seventeen-year-old Peggy lives with her over-protective mother and works in the family restaurant. When punks enter...

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  • 2006
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    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

    6.1 2006 HD

    Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and...

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  • 2003
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    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    6.3 2003 HD

    After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of...

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  • 2022
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    The Sawyer Massacre

    The Sawyer Massacre

    6 2022 HD

    An unofficial prequal to the 1974 hit movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. While recovering from the loss of someone close, Jimmy's friends bring him...

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  • 1986
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    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    5.6 1986 HD

    With the help of a radio DJ, Texas ranger Lefty Enright finds his way to the cannibalistic Sawyer family's underground slaughter shop, where he seeks...

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  • 2017
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    Leatherface

    Leatherface

    5.6 2017 HD

    A young nurse is kidnapped by a group of violent teens who escape from a mental hospital and take her on the road trip from hell. Pursued by an...

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  • 1993
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    The Nightmare Begins Again

    The Nightmare Begins Again

    5.7 1993 HD

    When Fred Krueger is set free on a technicality, the parents of the children he murdered take matters into their own hands, while a high school track...

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  • 1969
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    Eggshells

    Eggshells

    5.5 1969 HD

    A group of hippie students in Austin, Texas move into an old big house in the woods. However, something else is there and it's influencing them.

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  • 1969
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    Eggshells

    Eggshells

    5.5 1969 HD

    A group of hippie students in Austin, Texas move into an old big house in the woods. However, something else is there and it's influencing them.

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  • 1969
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    Eggshells

    Eggshells

    5.5 1969 HD

    A group of hippie students in Austin, Texas move into an old big house in the woods. However, something else is there and it's influencing them.

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  • 1974
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    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    7.3 1974 HD

    A group of five young friends face a nightmare of torment at the hands of a depraved Texas clan.

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  • 1995
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    The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    4.6 1995 HD

    When a helpful family invites two lost couples in for a good ol' down-home massacre, the prom night teens find themselves all dressed up... with no...

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  • 1971
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    Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love

    Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love

    1 1971 HD

    A documentary about the folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary.

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  • 2017
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    Leatherface

    Leatherface

    5.6 2017 HD

    A young nurse is kidnapped by a group of violent teens who escape from a mental hospital and take her on the road trip from hell. Pursued by an...

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  • 1966
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    Down Friday Street

    Down Friday Street

    7.5 1966 HD

    Experimental documentary by Tobe Hooper and collaborators.

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  • 1966
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    Down Friday Street

    Down Friday Street

    7.5 1966 HD

    Experimental documentary by Tobe Hooper and collaborators.

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  • 1976
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    Eaten Alive

    Eaten Alive

    5.5 1976 HD

    A psychotic redneck who owns a dilapidated hotel in the backwater swamps of Louisiana kills various people who upset him or his business, and he...

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  • 2004
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    The Nightmare Ends on Halloween

    The Nightmare Ends on Halloween

    4 2004 HD

    Freddy Krueger finds himself stuck in limbo after being defeated by Jason Voorhees. Freddy tries to convince Michael Myers to do his dirty work and...

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  • 2018
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    Terrifier

    Terrifier

    6.4 2018 HD

    A maniacal clown named Art terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way.

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  • 2022
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    Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    5.2 2022 HD

    After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded...

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  • 1971
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    Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love

    Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love

    1 1971 HD

    A documentary about the folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary.

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love

    Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love

    1 1971 HD

    A documentary about the folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary.

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  • 1986
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    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    5.6 1986 HD

    With the help of a radio DJ, Texas ranger Lefty Enright finds his way to the cannibalistic Sawyer family's underground slaughter shop, where he seeks...

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  • 1996
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    E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

    8.1 1996 HD

    E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known...

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  • 2010
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    7.5 2010 HD

    Mark Gatiss examines the history of the horror film, from classic Hollywood monsters to Hammer's glory days and beyond.

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  • 1970
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    7.3 1970 HD

    Dark Skies is an American UFO conspiracy theory-based sci-fi television series that aired from the 1996 to 1997 season for 18 episodes, plus a...

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  • 1970
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    5.714 1970 HD

    Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season in 1997. It is a spin-off of...

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  • 1970
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    7.181 1970 HD

    An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.

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  • 1970
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    7.5 1970 HD

    Thomas Veil is a documentary photographer who, in the course of one evening, seemingly has his whole existence erased... Nowhere Man is an American...

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  • 1970
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    7.1 1970 HD

    Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself...

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  • 1970
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    7.1 1970 HD

    The evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosts this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of evil and...

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  • 1970
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    7.2 1970 HD

    Horror anthology series, with each episode comprising two half-hour stories dealing with themes of the supernatural or simply the dark side of human...

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  • 1970
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    8 1970 HD

    Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in...

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  • 1970
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    7.5 1970 HD

    The show takes place from 1944 to 2002 and follows the lives of three families: the Crawfords, who seek to cover up the Roswell crash and the...

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  • 1970
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    6.8 1970 HD

    Ben Mears has returned to his hometown to write a book about the supposedly haunted Marsten House. When people around the Marsten House start dying...

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  • 1970
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    7.5 1970 HD

    A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg...

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