The Funhouse (1981)

The Tragedy of Tobe Hooper (Part 4)

After the success of SALEM'S LOT, Hooper had in the in with Hollywood that he'd been looking for, but he still had a couple of bumps along the road to his next production.

When the next production finally came, it was in the form of a studio film — Hooper's first that was made for theatrical release — although it was still fairly low budget by studio standards.

Produced by Universal Pictures in the hopes of cashing in on the then-burgeoning slasher genre, Hooper's next film took viewers into THE FUNHOUSE.

In this episode, we'll give you the rundown on Hooper's career at this time, and get into all the dirty details on how THE FUNHOUSE came to be.

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Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.

This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, and Todd A. Davis.