House of 1000 Corpses

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House of 1000 Corpses

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2003

1h 28m

Horror

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An empty fuel tank and a flat tire lead two couples down a terror-riddled road to the House of 1000 Corpses. House of 1000 Corpses is at its core a story of family - a cast of twisted individuals who, with each slash of a throat or stab through the chest, add bodies to their sick human menagerie.

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Critics Consensus

There's an abundance of gore in this derivative horror movie, but little sense or wit.

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Apr 28, 2014

2/4

Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses has nostalgia on its side but not much else.

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

Sep 30, 2003

1/5

A tour-de-farce of depressing inanity, that's unable to do anything more than offer a messy, incoherent pastiche of other, better movies.

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Daniel Fienberg

L.A. Weekly

Apr 25, 2003

Zombie wants his film to be gleefully demented, but he fails to grasp that loud, inbred evil people torturing stupid, grating benign people isn't disturbing as much as tedious.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23, 2025

2/10

It seems like Rob saw films like Texas Chainsaw, Halloween, and Salem’s Lot, as a child and wondered to himself, “What goes on in the parts of these movies that I don’t get to see?

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 9, 2025

3/5

Works best as a fun way to get into the Halloween spirit, but is otherwise a derivative mixtape of Zombie's biggest influences.

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May Leitz

Nyx Fears

Mar 19, 2024

Even if it's not a great movie, I wish every horror movie were more like this movie. We'd all have a lot more fun come Halloween, squirming in a chair like we're meant to.

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Uriel

Apr 21, 2023

Film is just to fun watch

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Sean W

@oceanicmovieman Oct 18, 2026

Captain Spaulding was cool. Very strange, entertaining to look at, but got kinda boring and seemed to have a messy plot. Good nonsense slasher madness fun if you like that stuff.

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Peter G

@PeterGabrielle Oct 15, 2026

Perfect masterpiece. 10/10

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GotRizz237

@GotRizz237 Oct 11, 2026

House of 1000 Corpses is honestly kinda decent for a Rob Zombie movie, although I felt it was kind of slow at some points for the movie. But House of 1000 Corpses was still a pretty good watch.

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Alex B

@AlexBioni Oct 1, 2026

Dr. Satan!! The dialogue is so good, and the actors are perfect. Sid Haig as Captain Spaulding is iconic, and his opening dialogue is gold. This has that 70s rock aesthetic. Rob Zombie has such a distinctive style. I love it during Halloween season. I love the characters. Otis, Jerry, Bill, Denise, and the rest fit perfectly into this crazy world. I discovered this in my late teens and loved it. Watching it as an adult, I keep thinking, how did I get away with this? It's brutal, disturbing, and filled with crazy imagery. The best way to describe this movie is like walking through a haunted house. The amusement park theme, horror ride, hillbilly horror circus vibe, and constant disturbing imagery all add to that feeling. It's over the top and unrealistic, but who cares? It's a Rob Zombie movie. The camera style adds to the dread. The middle slows down, but I still love it. It's not the feel good movie of the year. You can't take it seriously. It's one of a kind and a classic.

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Anthony H

@Dobler72 Sep 16, 2026

Rob Zombie has always hit it out of the park

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Synopsis

An empty fuel tank and a flat tire lead two couples down a terror-riddled road to the House of 1000 Corpses. House of 1000 Corpses is at its core a story of family - a cast of twisted individuals who, with each slash of a throat or stab through the chest, add bodies to their sick human menagerie.

Director: Rob Zombie
Producer: Andy Gould, Andrew D. Given
Screenwriter: Rob Zombie
Distributor: Lionsgate Films, Shooting Gallery
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language|Strong Sadistic Gore|Strong Sadistic Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 31, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.6M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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