it's a hard film to sit through. That's the power of Tobe Hooper.

Most directors might hit a home run once in their careers and it's a rare occasion to live up to or surpass that home run- but George A. Romero went and did that exact same thing ten years after his ground-breaking masterpiece NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD terrified and shocked the world. 1978's DAWN OF THE DEAD continued the story of NOTLD as it told the story of how the undead have taken over the country with only a handful of survivors left in a shopping mall, of all places.

Romero ups the ante here though, as the film's graphic violence is now presented in full color, and with the help of horror effects maestro Tom Savini,present some truly nightmarish scenes of gore. DAWN OF THE DEAD went through the fucking roof when it was released, and was immediately branded a masterpiece of horror. Just like the original, we are treated to wry social commentary, on top of some outlandish gore effects.

Both NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and DAWN OF THE DEAD are immensely important horror films that forever cemented the name of George A. Romero in the annals of horror history.

As if introducing the world to THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE wasn't enough, Tobe Hooper went on to deliver two more iconic frightfests. In 1979, after the immensely successful adaptation of the Stephen King novel CARRIE, Hooper brought SALEM'S LOT to the small screen as a television mini-series, which would go on to frighten