{"id":1895,"date":"2017-08-27T16:48:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-27T16:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/08\/27\/edgar-wright-james-wan-sean-baker-and-more-pay-tribute-to-tobe-hooper-the-king-of-transgressive-horror\/"},"modified":"2017-08-27T16:48:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T16:48:24","slug":"edgar-wright-james-wan-sean-baker-and-more-pay-tribute-to-tobe-hooper-the-king-of-transgressive-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/08\/27\/edgar-wright-james-wan-sean-baker-and-more-pay-tribute-to-tobe-hooper-the-king-of-transgressive-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Wright, James Wan, Sean Baker, and More Pay Tribute to Tobe Hooper, \u2018The King of Transgressive Horror\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Given how influential Tobe Hooper<\/a>’s career was, it comes as little surprise that so many tributes to the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” director have come pouring in since news of his death spread late last night. The genre master also directed the likes of “Poltergeist,” “Lifeforce,” and a miniseries version of Stephen King’s “Salem’s Lot,” all of which helped shape the current state of horror cinema.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tRead More:<\/strong>Tobe Hooper, \u2018Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u2019 Director, Dies at 74<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n

Here are some of the social-media responses to the 74-year-old’s passing:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Very sad to hear of the passing of Tobe Hooper, another master of horror. He conjured some truly shattering, unforgettable moments in film. pic.twitter.com\/6Kxw0gURzF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 edgarwright (@edgarwright) August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Tobe Hooper, a kind, warm-hearted man
\nWho made the most terrifying film ever.
\nA good friend I will never forget<\/p>\n

\u2014 William Friedkin (@WilliamFriedkin) August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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RIP Tobe Hooper! The Saw is Family! https:\/\/t.co\/1mATuP2KRI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/70VEcssiS5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Aww, man. Another legend has passed. So long, Tobe Hooper.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elijah Wood (@elijahwood) August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Goodbye Tobe Hooper, the king of transgressive horror. pic.twitter.com\/JtkwqntxUs<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Scott Derrickson (@scottderrickson) August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Oh no. R.I.P. Tobe Hooper. Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the coolest & most terrifying movies ever made. It crawls inside & stays.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Sad to hear the passing of Tobe Hooper. One of the nicest people. A sweet, gentle soul of a man. Your legacy lives on. #RIP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 James Wan (@creepypuppet) August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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pic.twitter.com\/zPnwvisVUR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 sean baker<\/a> (@Lilfilm) August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Sorry to hear Tobe Hooper passed. He did a terrific job directing the 'SALEM'S LOT miniseries, back in the day. He will be missed.<\/p>\n

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Given how influential Tobe Hooper’s career was, it comes as little surprise that so many tributes to the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-1895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-careering"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paqOTj-uz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}