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Rob Zombie has been one of the most polarizing figures in the horror community since making the leap from musician to filmmaker. He made his feature writing and directorial debut with House of 1000 Corpses in 2003 — after being purchased by Lionsgate when its original studio, Universal, shelved it three years prior due to fears of it receiving a dreaded Nc-17 rating.

Corpses fell victim to many issues faced by first-time directors — Zombie was seemingly unsure if he’d ever get the opportunity to make another movie, resulting in an anarchic mélange of ideas and influences — but the end result remains potent all these years later. Despite the troubled production and a largely unfavorable critical response, the film turned a healthy profit, giving Zombie the sinister urge to make a sequel as his sophomore effort.

Released 20 years ago today, The Devil’s Rejects is decidedly more grounded in reality than its heightened predecessor.

There have been multiple unexpected Rob Zombie / House of 1000 Corpses books published in recent months: The Official Rob Zombie Coloring Book, Grandpa Hugo’s Dirty Jokes, Z Is for Zombie: Learning to Spell with House of 1000 Corpses Friends. But now we know the release date for a book that we have been expecting for a while. Last year, Zombie announced that he was working on a book about the making of House of 1000 Corpses. Today, People has confirmed that his book, titled Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses: The Making of a Cult Classic will be published in September – and they also shared a look at some of the pages! You can check them out at the bottom of this article.

Copies of Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses: The Making of a Cult Classic are available for pre-order on Amazon at This Link. Here’s the official description for the 300+ page book: Writer,...

Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses: The Making of a Cult Classic will be published on September 16 from Insight Editions.

The 304-page hardcover book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Zombie’s 2003 directorial debut, with the filmmaker pairing interviews with the creative team with his own reflections on the project.

Zombie’s full shooting script is included, along with handwritten notes that provide insight into the process, plus a treasure trove of rare artwork, concept sketches, and stills.

“I think fans will really enjoy seeing the journey of how an idea becomes reality,” Zombie told People, who debuted the two preview spreads below.

“The book takes the fans from early notes and sketches right up to the premiere of the film. Along the way, you see every twist and turn the film took. It is not done through me telling the story but through my script which is covered in all my notes,...

House of 1000 Corpses hit theaters on this day in 2003, and Fright-Rags is celebrating with a shirt parodying the classic Animal House poster.

Harry Lowe‘s artwork is inspired in both concept and execution, with Captain Spaulding making for an exceptional John Belushi substitute. Compare them below.

Priced at $33, it’s printed on super soft 4.5oz 100% pre-shrunk ringspun cotton tees.

Fright-Rags also has House of 1000 Corpses activity books ($10), Captain Spaulding souvenir cups ($8), and Baby socks ($13) in stock, plus three made-to-order shirts ($36).

In Rob Zombie‘s directorial debut, a pair of young couples traveling across the country end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwoods family of serial killers.

Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon, Karen Black, Rainn Wilson, Chris Hardwick, Erin Daniels, Jennifer Jostyn, Tom Towles, Walton Goggins, Matthew McGrory, and Dennis Fimple.

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It’s always more fun to learn with friends, especially when they’re Rob Zombie‘s friends.

Z Is for Zombie: Learning to Spell with House of 1000 Corpses Friends is available now for $39.99.

Aspiring spellers will be taught important words and phrases from positive role models like Captain Spaulding, Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood, Dr. Satan, and Rob Zombie himself.

Made in the style of Little Golden Books, the 76-page hardcover is written by Zombie and illustrated by Pete Bregman. Take a peek inside below.

Z Is for Zombie is the latest release from Neck Bolt Publishing, who previously brought us The Official Rob Zombie Coloring Book (also illustrated by Bregman) and Grandpa Hugo’s Dirty Jokes.

Zombie’s 2003 directorial debut stars Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon, Karen Black, Rainn Wilson, Chris Hardwick, Erin Daniels, Jennifer Jostyn, Tom Towles, Walton Goggins, Matthew McGrory, and Dennis Fimple.

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Bottleneck Gallery will release a House of 1000 Corpses poster by Graham Humphreys today, March 6, at 12pm Et.

Originally created for the film’s 20th anniversary Blu-ray, the full artwork has been turned into a 36×24 screen print. The hand-numbered edition of 150 costs $65.

“Graham’s poster for Rob Zombie’s dark and bloody directorial debut takes us on a tour of the Firefly house and introduces us to each of the lovely members of the family,” Bottleneck Gallery writes. “Graham’s vintage-wash palette lends itself perfectly to this bloody good time of a flick, and we love how he was able to capture the visual language of the film with his bold and bloody portraits of the family.”

Humphreys has a long history with the genre, having illustrated original UK posters for the likes of The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, and the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. More recently, he...

House of 1,000 Corpses‘ Grandpa Hugo was unable to return in The Devil’s Rejects after actor Dennis Fimple passed away in 2002, but the character lives on in Grandpa Hugo’s Dirty Jokes.

Presented by Rob Zombie, the 92-page paperback compiles hundreds of laughs from the foul-mouthed Firefly.

Whether you want to be the life of the party, impress your friends, or have an arsenal of date night ice-breakers, the book can be yours for $12.99.

It’s currently the #1 new release in “Jokes & Riddles” and “Horror Movie Books” on Amazon.

Grandpa Hugo’s Dirty Jokes is the latest release from Neck Bolt Publishing, who recently brought us The Official Rob Zombie Coloring Book.

Rob Zombie has three upcoming festival shows booked: Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival in Ohio on May 9, Welcome to Rockville in Florida on May 15, and Rock Fest in Wisconsin on July 17.

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The 20th anniversary of writer/director Rob Zombie’s feature directorial debut House of 1000 Corpses (watch it Here) came and went last year – but today, Zombie took to social media to announce that he’s celebrating the 21st anniversary of the film by working on a book about the making of it! Zombie also shared multiple behind-the-scenes images, and you can check those out at the bottom of this article.

Zombie wrote, “To celebrate the 21st anniversary of House of 1000 Corpses being released I thought I would give you a sneak peek at the House of 1000 Corpses book that I have been working on. This thing is packed with rare photos, blueprints, storyboards, makeup tests and my original script with all my handwritten notes and sketches. So much stuff for all you Corpse-Heads! Coming your way soon.”

House of 1000 Corpses has the following synopsis: Two young...

2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of writer/director Rob Zombie’s feature debut House of 1000 Corpses (watch it Here), and to celebrate the occasion the folks at Neca have announced that they’ll be releasing new action figures based on the Captain Spaulding and Otis characters! These figures won’t be shipping out until March of 2024 – so actually, in time for the film’s 21st anniversary – but you can already check them out on the Neca website. Captain Spaulding can be found Here and Otis is over Here.

Here’s the info on the new Captain Spaulding action figure: Stop by Captain Spaulding’s Museum of Monsters and Madmen — it’s fun for the whole family! (If you’re the Manson family!) Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Rob Zombie’s movie House of 1000 Corpses, which featured gas, food, murder, and the most shocking tale of carnage ever seen.

2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of writer/director Rob Zombie’s feature debut House of 1000 Corpses (watch it Here), and today we’re celebrating the film’s anniversary with a video that digs into The Best Scene in the movie! You can check it out in the embed above.

The scene we’ve chosen to feature in this video is the opening sequence that involves Captain Spaulding, brought to life through an iconic performance from Sid Haig, dealing with a pair of dimwitted armed robbers who have come busting into his gas station / murder museum.

House of 1000 Corpses has the following synopsis: Two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads of America in search of a local legend known as Dr. Satan. Lost and stranded, they are set upon by a bizarre family of psychotics. Murder, cannibalism and satanic rituals are just a...

2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of writer/director Rob Zombie’s feature debut House of 1000 Corpses (watch it Here), and to celebrate the occasion Lionsgate gave the film a new Blu-ray release and Trick or Treat Studios is selling a House of 1000 Corpses coloring book. Now Fathom Events has announced that they will be giving the film a theatrical re-release for two nights this Halloween season, on October 8th and October 11th.

House of 1000 Corpses has the following synopsis: Two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads of America in search of a local legend known as Dr. Satan. Lost and stranded, they are set upon by a bizarre family of psychotics. Murder, cannibalism and satanic rituals are just a few of the 1000+ horrors that await.

The film stars Sid Haig, Erin Daniels, Bill Moseley, Karen Black, Sheri Moon Zombie, Rainn Wilson,...

Yesterday, we shared the news that the Netflix streaming service is publishing coloring books inspired by their shows Stranger Things, Squid Game, Bridgerton, and Castlevania. Whether or not any of those interested you, maybe this one will: Trick or Treat Studios is now selling a coloring book inspired by writer/director Rob Zombie‘s feature debut House of 1000 Corpses (watch it Here) – a movie that happens to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of its theatrical release this year! Copies of Trick or Treat Studios’ House of 1000 Corpses coloring book go for the price of $11.99 and can be ordered at This Link.

A lot more House of 1000 Corpses items can be found on Trick or Treat Studios website, and they have a couple The Devil’s Rejects items as well.

House of 1000 Corpses has the following synopsis: Two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads...

Before becoming one of the most divisive filmmakers in horror with the likes of Halloween and The Munsters, Rob Zombie was just a musician trying his hand at the film industry. House of 1000 Corpses came together fairly quickly following a failed attempt to reboot The Crow, but the rock star’s Hollywood career almost never was due to post-production controversy that left his directorial debut on the shelf for three years.

Production on Corpses was completed in 2000 before Universal Studios refused to release it due to its objectionable content. MGM later came on board to distribute it in 2002 until a tongue-in-cheek remark by Zombie caused them to cancel the deal. Finally, Lions Gate signed on and released it in April of 2003, launching Zombie’s film career as well as a franchise that would be followed by 2005’s The Devil’s Rejects and 2019’s 3 from Hell.

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Back in February, we learned that Lionsgate is giving writer/director Rob Zombie‘s feature debut House of 1000 Corpses (watch it Here) a new Blu-ray release to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary on April 11th. There will be a standard edition of the House of 1000 Corpses 20th anniversary Blu-ray and a steelbook edition that will be exclusive to Best Buy. Both editions will include a disc that’s full of new bonus features, but a New Director’s Commentary will only be accessible on digital platforms. Zombie took to Instagram to reveal that he was recording that new commentary yesterday.

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House of 1000 Corpses has the following synopsis: Two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads of America in search of a local legend known as Dr. Satan. Lost and stranded, they are...

April 11, 2023 will mark the 20th anniversary of the theatrical release of writer/director Rob Zombie‘s feature debut House of 1000 Corpses (watch it Here) – and to celebrate the occasion, Lionsgate is giving the film a new Blu-ray release!

The standard edition of the House of 1000 Corpses 20th anniversary Blu-ray will come with All-new packaging from artists hand-picked by Rob Zombie, Illustrated outerbox by Graham Humphreys, Illustrated poster by David Hartman, 60-page photo book created by Rob Zombie himself with illustrations by Graham Humphreys, and 6 Illustrated Art Cards by David Hartman. You can see an image of the set below, courtesy of Target.

Best Buy will be carrying an exclusive steelbook edition of the House of 1000 Corpses 20th anniversary Blu-ray, and you can see the steelbook art at the bottom of this article.

House of 1000 Corpses has the following synopsis: Two young couples take a misguided tour...

Despite being the most well-known cryptid, Bigfoot has surprisingly few horror movies dedicated to it – and even fewer that are worth seeking out. After the infamous Patterson–Gimlin film purportedly captured footage of the creature in 1967, a spate of Bigfoot movies surfaced in the ’70s.

Although not the first, 1972’s The Legend of Boggy Creek is generally considered the best and most influential of the era. I was of that mindset before discovering 1976’s Creature from Black Lake via Synapse Films’ upcoming Blu-ray. While it’s certainly indebted to Boggy Creek for paving the way, Black Lake eschews the docudrama setup in favor of a traditional film narrative.

Shot on location in the Shreveport, LA area, the film follows University of Chicago students Pahoo and Rives on a school-funded expedition down south in an effort to prove the existence of the legendary bipedal primate.

They encounter several colorful locals, including...

Rob Zombie has released stills from House Of 1000 Corpses' lost ending, but will the 2003 horror movie's deleted footage ever be recovered? House Of 1000 Corpses marked Zombie's directorial debut, but the film had a tortured path to the big screen. Originally produced as a Universal production, the studio declined to release it after fearing it would only be granted an Nc-17 rating. Zombie then took it to MGM, but after a glib remark to the press that the studio had "no morals" for agreeing to distribute House Of 1000 Corpses, they dropped it. Three years after it was shot, Lionsgate released the film.

In order to make it R-rated, Zombie trimmed a lot of footage from House Of 1000 Corpses, including the creation of Rainn Wilson's "Fishboy" and deleting Jeanne Carmen's Miss Bunny character. He also reshot the ending, which featured Chris Hardwick's Jerry being eaten by Dr.

A couple days ago, writer/director Rob Zombie shared an image from the alternate ending to his feature directorial debut House of 1000 Corpses (watch it Here). An ending that would have shown Sid Haig’s character Captain Spaulding giving a ride to final girl Denise (Erin Daniels) in his Museum of Monsters and Madmen truck. In the film, Spaulding gave Denise a ride in a convertible – and Otis (Bill Moseley) was revealed to be in the backseat. In the deleted ending, Denise would’ve been dragged into the back of the truck by Spaulding’s pal Ravelli (Irwin Keyes). Zombie has now shared another image from the alternate ending that shows Haig and Daniels in the truck, before Ravelli emerges from the back.

Unfortunately, it’s not likely we’ll ever see footage of this alternate ending, because all of the cut scenes were lost while the movie was passed from studio to studio.

The screenplay for Rob Zombie’s feature directorial debut House of 1000 Corpses (watch it Here) can be found online, and is quite different from the film that made it to theatres in 2003. Not only was Grampa Hugo revealed to be Dr. Satan, but there are scenes in the script that were filmed and cut – and Zombie has no access to the footage, as it was lost while the movie was passed from studio to studio. Among the differences is an alternate ending… and Zombie took to Instagram to share a rare still from the film’s original ending! In this image, we see Captain Spaulding’s Museum of Monsters and Madmen truck:

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The movie ends with Captain Spaulding giving final girl Denise a ride in a convertible. Otis rises from the backseat with a knife – and then Denise...

Last year, Trick or Treat Studios released a 5″ tall action figure of the character Captain Spaulding from Rob Zombie‘s feature directorial debut House of 1000 Corpses (watch it Here) – and you can purchase the Captain Spaulding figure, which is called the “Finger Lickin’ Pistol Whippin’ Captain Spaulding action figure”, at This Link. Now Trick or Treat Studios is accepting pre-orders for four more House of 1000 Corpses action figures: Showtime Baby Firefly (who is accompanied by Fishboy), Rabbit Roastin’ Otis Driftwood, Rippin’ Axe Professor, and Driller Killer Doctor Satan. These figures can be pre-ordered at This Link.

The House of 1000 Corpses figures are each sold separately, and there’s also a collector’s case available for purchase. If you order all of the new figures and the collector’s case, you’ll have all the pieces you need to assemble another figure: the Build-a-Figure Tiny Firefly! Tiny’s...

The Firefly trilogy is getting a limited edition Blu-ray release soon, or so its director, Rob Zombie, teased on his Instagram account. The trilogy, comprised of horror flicks House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects and 3 From Hell, has amassed somewhat of a cult following over the years, one that will be glad to see these films make their return on home video.

“This is a little sneak peek at the limited edition Steelbook bluray edition of the Firefly trilogy!” Zombie said in his post, which showed some stylized artwork from his beloved movies. “Get one before they sell out!” he concluded the message, indicating that the amount of copies available will be small, and the demand for them large.

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Dig it! This is a little sneak peek at the limited edition Steelbook bluray edition of the Firefly trilogy! I will give you info...

Last weekend, director Rob Zombie returned with a new horror-thriller entitled 31, which is currently playing in select theaters and available on VOD formats. Some fans are still waiting for an extended edition of his directorial debut, House of 1000 Corpses. But those fans seemingly shouldn't hold their breath for this to come out. The director spoke about this long-awaited extended edition in a recent interview, and it seems it may never be released.

Rob Zombie first rose to fame as the lead singer of the rock group White Zombie, and he would often direct his own music videos for the band, including one for the group's breakout hit "More Human Than Human." In 2003, Rob Zombie made his feature directorial debut with House of 1000 Corpses, which was hardly a critical (19% on Rotten Tomatoes) or a commercial ($16.8 million worldwide from a $7 million budget) success, but it would go on to be a cult classic.

Hello, and welcome to The Best Of Number Two here at The Liberal Dead. We haven’t done any kind of theme for a long time, so I thought I would reach out to some some talented people from other sites, and see if we can put something together. I decided it would be a theme about the best second films in a franchise/series. Expect discussion about Metamorhosis: The Alien Factor, The Devil’s Rejects, C.H.U.D. II, Blade II, Sleepaway Camp II, Amityville 2, Island of the Fishmen, The Dark Knight, Final Destination 2, House II and more.

Rob Zombie is a polarizing filmmaker, to say the least. Love him or hate him, you cannot deny is his ambition. The longtime musician made his feature directorial debut with House of 1000 Corpses. Although filmed in 2000, the movie didn’t hit theaters until 2003. Corpses fell victim to many issues that first-time directors face,...

Ok Young’ns, hopefully you’ve had time to let volume one sink into your brain-holes. Now it’s time to jump into volume two and see how much further Zombie takes us down the Hillbilly Rabbit Hole. So pay attention because I’m gonna learn ya somethin’!

Again, I will assume that everyone (reading this post) has seen The Devil’s Rejects. If not, tell me why the Hell you didn’t watch it right after you sat through The House of 1000 Corpses?! Huh?! Anyway, you’re grounded. Now, go sit in the out house and think about what you did…

Now, we’ll briefly re-cap volume one so we’re all on the same page. For some unGodly reason, Rob Zombie thinks Hillbillies are cool and makes them bad-ass in his flicks instead of dumb-ass-es. Instead of making them bumbling comic relief stereotypes, he turns them into...

I wanna say a few (thousand) words about Rob Zombie’s first 2 flicks. Vol. 1 will focus on ‘House of 1,000 Corpses’ and Vol. 2 will cover ‘The Devil’s Rejects.’ I wanna first congratulate Rob Zombie on making Hillbillies seem cool. To my knowledge, this has never been accomplished in history before or since his attempt/s. As a Hillbilly, this fact makes me slightly happy and partially aroused. That being said, onto the good stuff.

I’m going to assume that everyone (reading this post) has seen this film. If not, pause this article, go watch the movie on VHS (or Beta Max where available) and come back to us. I don’t feel like telling you lazy bastards all the info you can get on IMDb.

“How does one make a Hillbilly seem cool” you ask? Well take Zombie’s example. The characters in his films may be Hillbillies or Rednecks,...

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Having lingered in major-studio limbo for the past three years (a rare instance of corporate wisdom), this cheesy and ultragory exploitation horror flick is finally seeing the light of day thanks, or no thanks, to Lions Gate.

An homage to horror flicks in general and '70s-era slasher movies in particular, "House of 1000 Corpses" lives up to the spirit but not the quality of its inspirations. Indeed, the only truly scary thing throughout the nearly 90 minutes of bloody torture and mayhem is the onscreen phrase, "A Rob Zombie film".

Yes, it's that Rob Zombie, and it's obvious that the singer -- who wrote and directed this debut effort -- has applied a dementedly loving touch to the proceedings, which are staged with such a lavish attention to decrepit detail that it's no surprise that the enterprise began as a horror display for a theme park. Indeed, far more care has been given to the supremely gruesome props and decor on display than the plot, which is little more than incoherent.

For the information of those who might care, the story, set on Halloween eve in 1977, has something to do with a group of four young cross-country travelers who fall prey to a family of mutant psychos. Their first troubling encounter, and the film's most entertaining segment, takes place at Museum of Monsters and Madmen, a roadside emporium run by the demented Capt. Spaulding (Sid Haig), not the only figure here named after a Groucho Marx character.

The group decides to set out in search of a local landmark: the tree where one of the town's most infamous madmen was hanged. They encounter comely blonde hitchhiker Baby (Sheri Moon), who leads them to a house inhabited by Mother Firefly (Karen Black) and her family of murderous loony tunes, including the grotesque Otis (Bill Moseley), the licentious Grampa Hugo (Dennis Fimple) and the hulking Tiny (Matthew McGrory). General mayhem and torture ensues, filmed with a loving and gleeful attention to entrails-strewn detail by Mr. Zombie, who, strangely enough, is far more decorous here when it comes to sex.

Actually, the gruesome content of the film -- not so far removed from many other exploitation horror flicks -- is less troubling than the general incompetence of the filmmaking. While the proceedings are embellished with a number of stylistic effects, including sudden changes of film stock and various other photographic tricks, the only effective moments are provided by the quick clips of several vintage horror films, the viewing of any of which would be preferable. The end results are almost strangely devoid of thrills, shocks or horror, other than the sight of not one but two former Oscar nominees (Black and Michael J. Pollard) reduced to such a pitiable career state.

House of 1000 Corpses

Lions Gate Films

A Rob Zombie film

Credits:

Director-screenwriter: Rob Zombie

Producer: Andy Gould

Executive producers: Andy Given, Guy Oseary

Directors of photography: Tom Richmond, Alex Poppas

Editors: Kathryn Himoff, Robert K Lambert

Original music: Rob Zombie, Scott Humphrey

Art director: Michael Krantz

Cast:

Capt Spaulding: Sid Haig

Otis: Bill Moseley

Baby: Sheri Moon

Mother Firefly: Karen Black

Jerry Goldsmith: Chris Hardwick

Denise Willis: Erin Daniels

Mary Knowles: Jennifer Jostyn

Bill Hudley: Rainn Wilson

Steve Naish: Walter Goggins

Running time -- 88 minutes

MPAA rating: R...