Afgelopen weekend verloor Hollywood met Tobe Hooper een heus horroricoon. De regisseur van The Texas Chainsaw Massacre en Poltergeist overleed op 74-jarige leeftijd.

Op sociale media verschenen al snel allerlei eerbetuigingen aan de horrormeester. Onder meer William Friedkin (The Exorcist), James Wan (The Conjuring, Saw), Scott Derrickson (Sinister), John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) en Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) drukten hun respect voor Hooper uit.

Een overzicht:

Tobe Hooper directed THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, a seminal work in horror cinema. He was a kind, decent man and my friend. A sad day.

— John Carpenter (@TheHorrorMaster) August 27, 2017

Tobe Hooper, a kind, warm-hearted man
Who made the most terrifying film ever.
A good friend I will never forget

— William Friedkin (@WilliamFriedkin) August 27, 2017

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.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) August 27, 2017

https://twitter.com/creepypuppet/status/901751579363074048

Very few people were as generous, kind and encouraging as Tobe Hooper. I will miss him deeply and feel lucky for the time I had with him. pic.twitter.com/8dOGHGvdK4

— Eli Roth (@eliroth) August 27, 2017

Goodbye Tobe Hooper, the king of transgressive horror. pic.twitter.com/JtkwqntxUs

— N O S ⋊ Ɔ I ᴚ ᴚ Ǝ ᗡ ⊥ ⊥ O Ɔ S (@scottderrickson) August 27, 2017

RIP horror legend TOBE HOOPER. He's crossed over to The Other Side. pic.twitter.com/R1fqSbjq45

— Don Mancini (@RealDonMancini) August 27, 2017

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

— edgarwright (@edgarwright) August 27, 2017

RIP Tobe Hooper! The Saw is Family! https://t.co/1mATuP2KRI pic.twitter.com/70VEcssiS5

— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) August 27, 2017

Aww, man. Another legend has passed. So long, Tobe Hooper.

— Elijah Wood (@elijahwood) August 27, 2017

https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/901706330259415040

https://twitter.com/BaruchelNDG/status/901840446007201793

Bron: Variety