Imagine having the opportunity to choose any great director in the scene to collaborate with as part of a once-in-a-lifetime agreement. At the time, this would have been author Jared Rivet. Although the opportunity would not last long, he was granted the chance to work side by side with Tobe Hooper, the director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, on an almost-adaptation of White Zombie, and it all began with a single draft.