House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

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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. (Lions Gate)

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Directed By: Rob Zombie

Written By: Rob Zombie

Starring: Karen Black, Sid Haig, Walton Goggins, Bill Moseley, Michael J. Pollard, Rainn Wilson, Irwin Keyes, William Bassett, Sheri Moon Zombie, Erin Daniels, Chad Bannon, Joe Dobbs

Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Horror

Franchise: Rob Zombie's Firefly

Country: USA

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Stars	User	Rating
5	BillyShears	55 _27th
Sid Haig is the flashy stuff Rob Zombie tried to do whenever he kept cutting to flashy stuff. Just a lil baby Walter Goggins.
5	TrixRabbi	53 _11th
A thousand corpses seems a tad excessive. I mean, one hundred corpses would be horrifying. Ten even! But a thousand? A thousand is a bit much.
4	doctor7	61 _39th
Feels more like Rob Zombie's exploration into what works and what doesn't in a horror film. Tons of different styles and scares are used. While the black comedy works somewhat the movie on a whole doesn't really work due to so many different styles being used. If you think of it as more of an experimental film though it'll make you enjoy it slightly more.
3	Jeb	54 _34th
Rob Zombie's exploitation horror film experiment. This is a pretty generic, mindless and cartoonish gore/splatter flick with barely any plot in it. Still, it has some fairly decent scenes, and it's clear that Zombie has a love for filmmaking.
3	lauratron	75 _53rd
Ok, I've lowered my score slightly as it probably shouldn't be ranked above The Four Hundred Blows and the Seventh Seal! It's still fucking great though.
3	NathanDarko	88 _70th
It's no landmark, and he didn't invented a new genre, but Rob Zombie created a very creepy and funny horror flick. The Devil's Rejects is a lot better but this flick has definitely a right to exist.
3	overrated	17 _9th
Veers between being too silly and too mean, without creating any kind of atmosphere or relatable characters. Save your time and watch the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
3	hellboy76	55 _19th
Throwback to cult 70's horror is mostly wasted except for a few memorable characters.
3	glumpy_99	75 _47th
Zombie's debut is a cleverly designed and constructed tribute to ghosts of horror movies past; explicit mash-up of ROCKY HORROR and TEXAS CHAINSAW is rarely tense or scary, but its parade of freakish grotesquery is genuinely unsettling, fired by a cock-eyed sense of black humour and scathing wit. Terrific cast all play to the cheap seats, with Haig especially great fun (and sounding very Tommy Lee Jonesish); Zombie's obvious affection for Golden Age Hollywood is also a nice surprise.
3	Shosanna	15 _8th
It's like if Uwe Boll was a juggalo. (1.5/5)
2	eveelun	55 _14th
It's clear that Zombie loves horror films, and that's definitely to his credit. But this movie is fairly generic and uninteresting, with annoying and unlikable characters. Sid Haig is the major exception, he stands out in all his scenes and elevates the quality of the film immensely. Zombie's followup, The Devil's Rejects, is leagues above this.
2	grimsooth	62 _58th
I hated the main characters within the first 20 minutes and wanted them to die horrably from that point on, thankfully, they did. Saddly I realize now that so much of what I liked about this movie had more to do with who I saw it with than the movie itself.
2	Kojiless	84 _88th
A lot deeper than people give it credit for. I guess you just have to know where to look. That, and I'm a sucker for anything with Sid Haig in it.
2	roigroigroig	50 _23rd
I remember when this was called TCM
2	joseywales	76 _76th
Filled with detail and highly underrated.
2	WoozyB	65 _22nd
Maybe if Rob Zombie didn't take all his memories of campy horror B movies and then amp them up to The Exxxtreme, maybe he would make a good film now and then.
2	Mentaculus	73 _59th
Rob said Universal pulled the plug on the film when a test audience cheered at the execution of Walton Goggins and I think we all need to sit with that. Oh good we didn’t because this movie keeps throwing all manner of shit at the wall to see which colors stick. It inhabits the language of past-midnight The Ghoul Show if he got to burp over a snuff film. The style IS the substance, a menagerie of beatnik roadside AM Americana, but lofi heretical.
2	st_fly	78 _77th
Excellent gory flick, should only be watched back2back with "The Devil's Rejects".
2	recklessmess	55 _32nd
The only doctor scarier than Dr. Satan is Dr. Oz. Green coffee extract my ass!
2	spamhead80	20 _1st
Rob Zombie needs to rewatch some horror movies and then re-tool this piece of crap. Maybe I just hate pseudo torture porn and movies with nihilistic tendencies, but I sincerely hate killing off every freaking protagonist in horror films (there are rules, dammit!).
2	Bitch Alert	40 _25th
It is apparent that Zombie loves his slasher gore exploitation horror, but this odd freak circus is merely a mediocre homage to the great horror classics.
2	Luna6ix	82 _80th
an awesome throw back to "the texas chainsaw massacre" and it was made pretty damn well considering its source. almost the perfect amount of blood and gore, and it is pretty scary.
2	Vandelay1	89 _97th
Very Nice
2	moraesfelipe	40 _13th
Severly Hooper-inspired -- specially by the out and loud (and underrated) sequel --, but it's just too bad how Zombie ruins most of the chilling, macabre, disgusting stuff with too much WACKY AS FUCK negative vignettes, ridiculously "sexy" flashbacks and a bunch of other seamless distractions. I just couldn't care less about its convoluted though dumb plot -- Spaulding feeds Firefly family with new flesh, who feeds Dr. Satan with new flesh... -- but I just love Moseley, Haig and Goggins here.
2	Sweekoden	5 _1st
Seemed like Zombie was throwing in everything but the kitchen sink because he had the means to. There are lots of spooky images sprinkled throughout the film, sure, but they appear for no rhyme or reason, and at no point does one start to care about the characters involved. Didn't understand what the point was of the last 20 or so minutes--was hoping the movie would just end already, quite frankly. Not my style at all. Spaulding was pretty rad, to be fair.
2	Paxton	75 _78th
In a movie with a character named Dr. Satan, Sid Haig had to bring his A-game to steal the show, and he did.
2	hsncrspywl	28 _7th
I didn't count that many corpses and I wasn't scared, grossed out, or even entertained. Just redneck fetishism without charm or skill.
2	Castlevania2	80 _24th
Sid Haig from out of nowhere. Lesser men have won Oscars for worse performances.
1	syzygy	60 _36th
Pretty much ripped off a lot of other classic horror movies, but it's a great looking film and the character design is crazy.
1	pinbackblue	1 _5th
One of the worst movies I've ever seen. My friend threw it on the DVD player, told me I'd like it and I laughed the whole way through. Worst storyline ever.
1	ripvicious	80 _67th
A new Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Rob Zombie's mind at work.
1	TripleSH	77 _63rd
Not a horror classic by any stretch of the imagination, but definitely a good conversation piece. Rob Zombie pulls a mad scientist-style directing job and it doesn't backfire, which makes for a pretty enjoyable way to spend a few hours.
1	DemiGod	69 _22nd
Entertaining ? sure. Weird ? Goes without saying
1	fasteddie	75 _18th
killer first 5 minutes but a 'miss' after that
1	VaderMatrix1	80 _59th
realy violent an scarry
1	Moribunny	53 _41st
I really enjoyed what Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper did here.
1	TheDenizen	80 _84th
It wears its Texas Chainsaw influence prominently on its sleeve, but this flick is savage and psychedelic, packed with freaky characters and an ever-escalating sense of insanity. Excellent grindhouse effort for a first time director.
1	CosmicJester	6 _5th
So much gore that I felt dulled by it after 10 minutes.
1	drunkengoat	80 _58th
Good for its genre. It won't win Oscars, but it's watchable as it is.
1	tallman	10 _3rd
Next to no plot + lots of gore + a disrespect for "normal" slasher movie conventions (no nudity?!) = one bad film.
1	Slowking2099	65 _22nd
Weak and kind of stupid. Not really terrible, and it was sort of ambitious, just not nearly as good as it should have been.
1	CornCabre	50 _35th
Not really scary, funny, or even interesting. But Sid Haig was a nice touch.
1	BBBD	65 _29th
You have to know what you're getting into when you see this - a horror movie directed by Rob Zombie who is a HUGE horror movie fan. If you're expecting Shakespeare or Friday the 13th - you deserve the disappointment you will receive. That said, this is an interesting movie because Zombie tries to pay homage to classic horror but still give it his flavor. It's different. Good ending.
1	TheDiceman	30 _9th
Crap which looks more like it was made in the 70's
1	HP_Buttcraft	40 _10th
I can't believe this movie took five years just to get released. The editors seemed to remove every scene that included a relevant plot. Visually spectacular but unfortunately cheesy and nonsensical.
1	Neil Miller (Film School Rejects)	35 _8th
This film crosses over the line from gross to detestable. It is sometimes suspenseful and mildly frightening, but it is mostly just difficult to watch. Probably ok for fans of gross-out horror, but unfortunetly not interesting to everyone else.
1	sava	13 _15th
total bull s
1	Mathew	55 _36th
A mishmash of different films pretty much, some cool parts but overall uncoordinated.
1	sweetsin0r	91 _96th
Surrealistic horror that just would not stop.
1	bethelysa	15 _7th
Gross. Gross, gross, gross! Sorry to sound so girly but -- gross!
1	JawlessJoe	88 _76th
This movie drew me in and evoked a reaction. That's a successful film to me
1	MunkeyG	10 _20th
crap. too bad.
1	Murravener	72 _29th
I have really mixed feelings about this film, as some parts were so strange it was truly unenjoyable, while others truly were terrifying. Regardless the movie successfully conveys Rob Zombie's love for classic horror.
1	caiman	60 _23rd
Visually interesting, but it lacks some much needed restraint. Though I guess that isn't Zombie's thing. Cool ending though.
1	TedDedon	1 _0th
Think of a movie so bad that it makes you want to claw your eyes out. This is worse.
1	mistersplice	25 _5th
2+ not worth your time
1	juice	75 _79th
Great movie.
1	Freder	0 _1st
Gore, gore and more gore. Who NEEDS this junk? Why do we tolerate it as a culture? Enough is enough, puke is puke, and this whole genre needs to be outlawed.
1	Cheesebadger	95 _96th
Psychadelic, horrifying masterpiece. An homage to the greats of the 70's.
1	Dustyd	50 _22nd
not scary, but some scenes have a disturbing charm to them
1	imaduck	90 _71st
Rob Zombie's homage to the exploitation films of his youth. The only downside to this film is the music videoesque editing sometimes distracts from the actual content.
1	reagu	80 _47th
Interesting characters. I like how no one gets out alive. Make sure you watch the sequel.
1	phaedrus	70 _78th
More going on than the average slasher, and it has some style and gory charm.
1	Biedronski	24 _7th
It started out decent, but then it turned into a big WTF
1	unne	76 _54th
This was one of the creepiest movies i have ever seen
1	roonay3k	5 _2nd
gosh! unrealistic piece of crap movie. How u can u give this a 100 is beyond me. guess this is a film u either love or hate.
1	deety	47 _14th
I might have liked this better if I hadn't already seen most of the movies that it references. But I felt like I was watching an exploitation horror clip show.
1	sophie	30 _13th
Only saw half of it. Fell asleep.
1	hkdppl	85 _0th
Pretty decent and amusingly graphic. Enjoy the story although it is kinda a Texas Chainsaw Massacre rip-off
1	Strive	66 _32nd
Fairly decent horror film minus the weird intercuts and final act. I must be the only person in the world who likes it over The Devil's Rejects.
1	cestmoi	25 _8th
Why does Rob Zombie think he can make movies?! Somebody, please stop him.
1	monclivie	75 _54th
I remember youuu..
1	Dean Franz	49 _40th
I'll have some of whatever Rob Zombie was on when he made this. Karen Black is God!
1	muzak66	85 _78th
Great movie and loved the clown guy.
1	ruloaas	50 _32nd
Not very scary
1	misterbrew	65 _16th
Don't know what all the fuss was about.
1	Cordell	85 _78th
raw and mean! :)
1	Castroph	2 _10th
Total crap. Rob Zombie cannot direct.
1	Peewee	89 _58th
good
1	Indicam	0 _4th
Pointless mess
1	Optimus_mike	10 _6th
Lame and juvenile horror porn.
1	cult_of_same	25 _25th
Not as gross as everyone said it was, but also not as good.
1	Prophet92	54 _14th
It starts off promising, and the visuals are striking throughout, but as the story progresses it becomes more and more obvious that Zombie has no clue where he wants to go with this. If you're a fan of Zombie it's worth a look, but on the whole it's a project that's lack of real direction leaves it dead in the water.
1	cap10	55 _11th
this is the biggest what the fuck film in the 21st century. there are killers, a demon named doctor satan, some creepy ass tall dude and zombies! Zombies which were only in one scene. this movie could have done so much better. If rob zombie took tips from fans to improve work then I hope he calls me.
1	janus	85 _88th
Fun, creepy, slightly campy kitchen sink of horrors. This is everything I have ever wanted in a horror film, and Rob Zombie definitely shows a knack for the genre here, although his other offerings have been unimpressive.
1	SpookyMask	75 _72nd
House of 1000 horror movie cliches.
1	Mephisto	100 _76th
Tiny.
1	RealMacgyver	80 _79th
Last reel lets it down a bit but the first two thirds are fantastic. You can tell there's a lot of love (of the genre) in this
1	eric-jan	60 _13th
Part 2 is so much better.
1	letskillrobots	5 _12th
Uh if you're into really satanic stuff you might like this but I do not.
1	getmoney	46 _8th
Bad, but not entirely without inventiveness.
1	CosmicMonkey	30 _2nd
A film that can be entirely summed up in four words: "Extra Gory, No Story." Even this films is completely vapid, and interesting, sid Haig provides a breath a relief being interesting, entertaning and darkly funny in almost every single one of his lines. If only rob Zombie made this film about his character...
1	Ryanscoomer	5 _1st
This is stupid. I mean really stupid.
1	ABUNCHOFCATS	70 _29th
This movie was trying really hard to be great. Unfortunately a low budget and a director still getting used to directing hampered it. Luckily the sequel succeeded in just about every way this movie tried.
1	oldgoat	5 _0th
One of the worst movies ever made. Period. The 5 points it gets is for the first 10 min.
1	bernardobrum	46 _6th
as a filmmaker, rob zombie is a great musician.
1	kgbelliveau	88 _73rd
Rob Zombie delivers the full horror package. There was blood and guts, terror, messed up scenes of horrific torture. There were even comedic scenes to lighten the mood. Zombies film shows this messed up family being exactly what they are, messed up. For a horror film you cannot ask for more. Cheesy yet interesting dialogue, beyond horrific deaths and an ending that is open for interpretation. Kudos Rob Zombie for being unique and interesting. An odd little great slasher flick you created sir.
1	glm	35 _4th
35.000
1	xmulderx	70 _80th
Surprisingly decent, even though Zombie's a scrote.
1	axleblaze	50 _12th
This movie shows Zombie's potential but it's ultimately wasted on an ugly movie that doesn't go anywhere. The best thing about this movie is that it sets up the Devil's Rejects.
1	PetrosTser	60 _41st
One-of-a-kind musician Rob Zombie makes his love for horror even more obvious with this, his directorial/screenwriting debut. It's not a particularly original film but I don't think it was intended to be. Also, Zombie seldom goes for instant scares, opting instead for atmosphere, suspense and shock. The score, co-written of course by him, was very good, as was the editing and the overall direction. It plays like an homage to his favourite horror films but via his own visual and sonic aesthetics.
1	gorejunky	100 _92nd
One of my favorite Rob Zombie movies--he has a real flair for bringing freaky to the screen. Full of creatively crazy characters and surreal scenes, this is absolute fun for even the jaded horror fan. A must see!
1	SlantMag	20 _41st
"This vintage curio is proudly and humorously derivative but that familiar aftertaste is that of wasted opportunities." - Ed Gonzalez
1	Darren	66 _39th
It's not really Zombie finding his own voice yet because he's just imitating his idols. But we all do that. Excited to see later flicks of his because you can clearly tell he has talent and an actual brain for what makes horror good.
1	davisty69	40 _0th
Stupid
1	gill0383	73 _5th
This one just doesn't work for me. It feels like an overwraught attempt at paying homage to too many horror films. Still, it's a fun film and worth a watch; it just stays in the shuffle.
1	bob thrillin	66 _42nd
Lurid, dingy, underrated, unapologetic trash.
1	guy piranha	50 _24th
There's this scene when they made a fish-bust-thing out of one of the...yeah well, that freaked me out a bit. Everything else is filler and blah.
1	fuckchops	1 _1st
Rob Zombie is a good fan, but an awful film maker. What happened to White Zombie anyway?
1	NothingsGood	45 _39th
House of 1000 Corpses serves as the perfect table setter for Rob Zombie's uneven filmmaking career - a cliche first act transforms into a uniquely and horrifyingly bizarre second act, concluding with a third act that makes absolutely no sense and discredits everything that happened prior for the sake of a few louder scares.
1	RandallODim	50 _9th
Sid Haig as Captain Spaulding is the best thing about this movie, which isn't exactly hard because there is very little else on the 'good' side of things.
1	KramYessev	24 _5th
When even Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie and Sid Haig, in what would become their best performances to date in the sequel, can't even save your movie, you've gone wrong somewhere.
1	saudade	55 _71st
I was so close to loving it, but it was too sadistic for my heart to handle. Nonetheless, I think Rob Zombie made the movie he wanted to make, and I have to give him credit for doing his thing.
1	BeNO	70 _75th
oh yeah crazy hottie killing people.
1	TjlMovFrks23	20 _2nd
Never in my years of watching movie i found such disturbing movie like Rob Zombie's "House of 1000 corpses". call it whatever you like, but for me this movie is nothing but garbage. it has too much violence and yet it still lack of thrill. instead i have got 90 minutes full sadistic,psychotic,and mostly disturbing footage of teenager being tortured. This is a total failure of paying homage to classic slasher movie.If you tired of great movie,you might enjoy this horrible satanic flick.
1	ytmn	70 _39th
Pretty crazy movie. Entertaining from an exploitation view, and interesting way of presenting the family. At the same time, it feels rather cheap and tacky.
1	slugbait	55 _22nd
It's like Zombie wasn't sure he'd get to make another film, so he tried to cram every idea he'd thought of over the years into this one, with mixed results. The movie is, not coincidentally I'm sure, a lot like one of those spooky carnival rides that it begins with. We go from set-piece to set-piece quickly without much fuss connecting them, each happening being some mix of creepy and campy that might make you wince and/or laugh. Loses its way at the end. Overall it's fun, Sid Haig is amazing.
1	Ag0stoMesmer	2 _46th
I didn't think much of it, but a friend who borrowed it had such a violent reaction against that I thought I must have missed something. Re-watched a bit later, still found it pretty boring. Gone from impersonating uncle Al in music to impersonating Texas Chainsaw in film is all.
1	actlikealady	60 _33rd
Kind of childish in execution but I love Fish Boy!
1	glm01	62 _25th
62.000
1	kjetting	40 _25th
Rob Zombie becomes so obsessed with paying hommage to 70's grindhouse horror that he forgets to make a film.
1	deep_green	60 _39th
Zero aspiration to be anything more than a total schlock-fest, and as an homage to 70's horror flicks it has it's heart in the right place. I liked this more than TCM.
1	YourNameHere	85 _32nd
Takes a little more love of Zombie to appreciate this one. I can dig it.
1	Yiannos	50 _26th
Zombie's long delayed debut sat on the shelf for 3 years, and it is easy to see why: it's a cheap, nasty, virtually plotless throwback to tawdry drive in fare that was completely out of step with the post-Scream horror world. It is also a stylish discombobulated mess that works in fits and starts due to solid turns by Mosley, Haig and Black and Zombie's visual eye and flair for set pieces, but there is no glue holding it all together. It's patchwork quilt film making with overly visible seams.
1	MojoJoestar	60 _27th
Alright, until the last 20ish minutes.
1	Zangin	80 _86th
Perhaps the best Texas Chainsaw sequel.
1	metalhank	87 _98th
666 review!!....."That was so badass! Dr.Satan! AHHH!!! DR.SATAN!!!". Truly one of one my favorite evil movies. Zombie really blends well the sicko horror and humour so well. The old school filming style and look works well and the characters are great. The acting is bang on, especially Haig as Captain Spaulding, and the rest of the crazy family. Such an easy flick to have repeated viewings and catch little tidbits you may have originally missed.

Average Percentile 33.99% from 2506 Ratings