Tobe Hooper, the horror-movie pioneer whose low-budget sensation “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” took a buzz saw to audiences with its brutally frightful vision, has died. Marketed as based on a true story, “Texas Chain Saw Massacre” is about a group of friends who encounter a family of cannibals in Central Texas. “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” was selected to the Director's Fortnight of the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. Hooper also directed a more comic sequel to “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” in 1986. ALSO:FROM THE ARCHIVES: William Friedkin, Tobe Hooper discuss 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'FROM THE ARCHIVES: 'Texas Chainsaw' and 'Poltergeist' director Tobe Hooper looks for a more psychological scare these daysUPDATES:11:50 a.m.: This story has been updated with additional details of Tobe Hooper’s life and career.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 27, 2017 16:53 UTC