House of corpses is a trashy, disturbing, and wild ride through the mind of director ocker rob zombie. Rob zombie is a huge fan of marx, so much so that he was, at one point, chosen to direct a. House of corpses is a 2003 american horror film written, coscored, and directed by rob zombie in his directorial debut, and the first film in the firefly film series. The house of night series from bestselling authors p. House of 1,000 corpses is an accomplished work of classic horror. See contact information and details about the house of corpses.
Rob zombies house of corpses returning to halloween horror night 2019 with new mazes. Cmrra, aresa, pedl, bmg rights management, latinautor warner chappell, warner. Rob zombie shares unused poster concept for house of corpses. Hearkening back to the less glamorous days of horror, the film digs its roots deep in 70s exploitation and thinlyplotted 80s slasher flicks while wearing every influence on its sleeve for all to see. Horrorrocker rob zombies directorial debut gets a polished treatment in this dvd release. In house of corpses, two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads of america in search of a local legend known as dr. The plot focuses on two couples who are held hostage by a sadistic backwoods family on halloween.
See more ideas about rob zombie, the devils rejects and sheri moon zombie. House of corpses is a 2003 american exploitation horror film written and directed by rob zombie. House of corpses is a 2003 american exploitation horror film written, coscored and directed by rob zombie in his directorial debut. On the night before halloween of 1977, the four of them are driving in the middle of nowhere to denises house in. Other credits to haigs name include night of the living dead 3d, 2007s. House of corpses by rob zombie rob zombie, sid haig. Apr 11, 2018 house of corpses was a bold debut with a distinct style comprised of so many cinematic influences. Shockrockerturnedfilmmaker rob zombies directorial debut was unleashed upon the masses on this day back in 2003. Both are coincidentally feature film debuts for each director, they feature killer soundtracks, and. Sep, 2019 musician rob zombies debut film house of corpses suffered multiple delays with its release due to the films graphic nature, but the filmmaker recently confirmed that recovering the cut. House of corpses by rob zombie, 9781588178763, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
On october 30, 1977, three intrepid youths travel across the american landscape, researching a book on unusual roadside attractions. House of corpses characters are inspired by groucho marx. House of corpses because it has the word house in. In this first book in the series, zoey enters the house of night, a school where, after having undergone the change, she will train to. Hatchet murders, pieces, silent night bloody night, night of bloody horror, horror. Before the group can get far, the family disguises themselves and intercepts them in the night, returning them to the house and killing bill. House of corpses is a 2003 american exploitation horror film written, coscored and directed by rob zombie, and starring chris hardwick, rainn wilson, sid haig, bill moseley, sheri moon zombie and karen black. The song house of corpses, taken from zombies album the sinister urge 2001, is also present. House of corpses unrated cut is lost forever says. Editorial the musicality of rob zombies films, from. Later that night, the three remaining teenagers are dressed as rabbits and taken out to an abandoned well. House of corpses takes on the form of a macabre circus, using the convenient story device of taking place on halloween night as an excuse for zombie to go wild with seasonally appropriate imagery. Not your regular halloween party house of corpses.
Rob zombie shares unused poster concept for house of. Cast and kristin cast is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16yearold zoey redbirds world, vampyres have always existed. Marx characters animal crackers captain spaulding, a night at the operas. House of corpses news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2018 learn how and. Old house living room night we see a little girl dancing around in a grainy super 8 home movie. The soundtrack to the film is isolated on home video releases of the film as a separate audio track. House of corpses unrated cut is lost forever says rob zombie. Rob zombies house of corpses may have landed in theaters 16 years ago, but some audiences still consider it his most accomplished movie, with a recent post of his on instagram exciting those. On the night before halloween of 1977, the four of them are driving in the. House of corpses is an independent american horror film written and directed by rob zombie. House of corpses is a 2003 american exploitation horror film written, coscored and directed by rob zombie, and starring chris hardwick, rainn wilson, sid haig, bill moseley, sheri moon. It was released in the united states on april 11, 2003 by lions gate entertainment. Theres an abundance of gore in this derivative horror movie, but little sense or wit. Five fun facts about rob zombies house of corpses ifc.
The violent blue blogcomics, horror and pop cultureupdates tuesday through friday and occasionally at random. Five fun facts about rob zombies house of corpses posted by melissa locker on july 18th were showing a double dose of horror tonight kicking off at 87c with the hills have eyes 2, followed by heavy metal rocker rob zombies directorial debut with the house of corpses at 109c. Taking his cue from such 1970s horror classics as the texas chainsaw massacre 1974 and the hills have eyes 1977, animated rocker rob zombie goes celluloid with the throwback shocker house of. The film is set in late 1977, where jerry, bill, mary, and denise are two couples out on the road in hopes of writing a book on offbeat roadside attractions. Set on halloween, the film sees the firefly family torturing and mutilating a group of teenagers who are traveling across the country writing a book. The irony of this is that the next night i managed to finally catch rob zombies house of 1,000 corpses, a film that inspired the exact same reaction. Apr 10, 2019 its not surprising that these ideas would reoccur in his films, the first of which would be the infamous house of corpses, released in 2003. October 30th, or devils night, can also bring about its own horrific consequences, which is the theme i went with when it came time to put together my double feature of alex proyas the crow and rob zombies house of corpses. Four teenagers in search of material for a book on offroad sideshow attractions stop at captain spauldings museum of monsters and madness, where captain spaulding himself sid haig, dressed as a clown, tips them off that the legendary madman dr satan was hanged nearby. The iconic break out film for at the time new director rob zombie, house of corpses is a personal favorite of mine, mostly for its special qualities that cater to old school horror fans. They stop a gas station run by a guy named captain spaulding sid haig. House of corpses is a 2003 american exploitation horror film written, coscored and.
House of corpses introduced us to captain spaulding sid haig and the. Mar 10, 2020 house of corpses featured an oddball family of killers and freaks, including captain spalding sid haig, baby sheri moon zombie, lords of salem, and otis. House of corpses 2003 purchase or stream house of corpses taking his cue from such 1970s horror classics as the texas chainsaw massacre 1974 and the hills have eyes 1977, animated rocker rob zombie goes celluloid with the throwback shocker house of corpses. Editorial the musicality of rob zombies films, from house. House of corpses is a 2003 american exploitation horror film written and. Zombies directorial debut, the film is heavily inspired by the horror and. Sid haig, karen black, bill moseley, sheri moon zombie, william bassett, erin daniels, joe dobbs iii, judith drake. Zombie is more widely known as the front man for the 90s heavy metal band white zombie, and has also had a successful solo career following the breakup of white zombie. House of corpses followed four collegeage kids driving crosscountry, researching a book on weird roadside attractions, such as the worlds biggest ball of string and the bigfoot museum. House of corpses begins with the tale of four youths. In 1977, jerry goldsmith chris hardwick, bill hudley rainn wilson, mary knowles jennifer jostyn and denise willis erin daniels are two couples out on th. Its a macabre film heavily inspired by the horror and exploitation cinema of the 1970s like ifc faves the texas chain saw massacre and the hills have eyes. Marx was a comedian, writer, and film and television star active from 19051976. The latter was played by bill moseley, best known as chop top from the texas chainsaw massacre 2, with otis being named after groucho marxs character in a night at the.
Rob zombies house of corpses is a cobwebbed, mummified horror entry that makes obvious, cartoonishly grotesque demands for attention. Apr 11, 2018 house of corpses might not know what kind of film its trying to be, but it knows what its doing. Law enforcement sent to find the missing young people are similarly offed. Apr 11, 2003 house of corpses is a 2003 american exploitation horror film written and directed by rob zombie.
Its not surprising that these ideas would reoccur in his films, the first of which would be the infamous house of corpses, released in 2003. Later that night, the three remaining teenagers are dressed as. Sid haig stars as captain spaulding dennis fimple in house of corpses 2003 baby. Lost and stranded, they are set upon by a bizarre family of psychotics.
This is extended to the opening of the film, which itself is a tribute to those cheesy, black and white horror television programs. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. House of corpses follows the story of four teenagers who are traveling up and down the back highways of the country searching out weird places so they can write a book about them. House of night is a thrilling, new york times bestselling young adult fantasy series. The devils rejects house of corpses horror twopack bluray. Its the night before halloween, somewhere in the south, and some local cheerleaders have gone missing.
Because of numerous cuts made to get an rrating from the ever maddening mpaa, we are thankfully spared from being subjected to even gorier moments. Posts about house of corpses written by mathias42. Jun 22, 2009 house of corpses album version scott humphrey, rob zombie. Its there last night on their trip and they are on their way home. House of corpses was a bold debut with a distinct style comprised of so many cinematic influences. On october 30, 1977, amateur criminals killer karl and richard wick. Not your regular halloween party house of corpses at.
Towles spokeswoman tammy dupal says the actor who appeared in house of corpses and the. House of a 1,000 corpses tik tok doll adventures of. House of corpses might not know what kind of film its trying to be, but it knows what its doing. Composition of book actual chase scenes or violence 50% planning. The majority of the characters in house of corpses are inspired by characters created by groucho marx. House of corpses by rob zombie rob zombie, sid haig, bill. The books follow 16yearold zoey redbird as she is marked by a vampyre tracker and begins to undergo the change into an actual vampyre. Two young couples traveling across the backwoods of texas searching for urban legends of murder end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers. Musician rob zombies debut film house of corpses suffered multiple delays with its release due to the films graphic nature, but the filmmaker recently confirmed that recovering the cut. The soundtrack, released on march 25, 2003, made an appearance on the billboard 200 chart in the united states.
Bill moseley, karen black, sheri moon zombie, sid haig. The film stars sid haig, bill moseley, sheri moon, and karen black as members of the firefly family. Zwei junge paare sind unterwegs im amerikanischen hinterland. It does so without a shred of shame and with all the joy it can muster. Aug 25, 2003 the irony of this is that the next night i managed to finally catch rob zombies house of 1,000 corpses, a film that inspired the exact same reaction. Beyond the briefly disturbing museum tour, the film is more of an endurance test than a frightfest. House of corpses is a homage to the grittier exploitation films of the 1970s, in particular, the texas chain saw massacre. Tom towles, the mustached character actor who popped up in several rob zombies movies, has died. As a homage zombies film gleefully sends up the likes of the hills have eyes, the last house on the left and night of the living dead. Were showing a double dose of horror tonight kicking off at 87c with the hills have eyes 2, followed by heavy metal rocker rob zombies directorial debut with the house of corpses at 109c. House of corpses is a 2003 american horror film written, coscored, and directed by rob. It stars sid haig, bill moseley, sheri moon, karen black, rainn wilson, chris hardwick, and dennis fimple in his final role.
House of corpses featured an oddball family of killers and freaks, including captain spalding sid haig, baby sheri moon zombie, lords of salem, and otis. Bill, mary, and denise are two couples out on the road in hopes of writing a book. Halloween horror nights 2019 sets house of corpses maze. House of corpses is a great title in search of a great story. It wasnt a flawless film, but it was one steeped in passion and love of cinema. Sid haig, karen black, bill moseley, sheri moon zombie, william bassett, erin daniels, joe dobbs iii, judith drake, dennis fimple, gregg gibbs, walton goggins, chris hardwick, rob zombie, andy given, andy gould, danielle shilling lovett, guy oseary, joel hatch, robert k. A little boy wearing a monster mask enters the frame. House of corpses album version scott humphrey, rob zombie.