Directors who made only one good movie.
They could have made lots of movies! But only one or two are any good.
For example- Tobe Hooper.
The TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) was Tobe Hoppers 2nd film. And it's a classic. Then he did EATEN ALIVE (1976) which was fantastic just because of Neville Brand, Robert Englund, and William Findlay. And of course Marilyn Burns- who was the only survivor of the TCM!
But after that- wtf? He lost his grit. They say he did POLTERGIEST, but that looks like Spielberg. After that- well, Texas Chainsaw II was gory enough! But he really only did 2 good movies. And the second wasn't because of him, it was good because the actors saved it.
Tobe Hooper also directed
Salem's Lot (1979), the TV movie. I'm surprised that nobody has ever made a proper R-rated movie of Stephen King's story.
That movie had some jump scares; and Reggie Nadler was scary as hell. James Mason was great, as usual.
But... it was a TV Movie, and you can't really put more bite into it (pun intended) on TV in 1979.
I was used to seeing Lance Kerwin on the TV show JAMES AT 15 at the time, and David Soul on Starsky and Hutch, so I knew they weren't gonna die. Kind of takes the 'who's gonna die?' factor out of it.
I dunno. It's good and fun.