Rob Zombie's finest moment in horror by far as far as I am concerned.A visceral blast from start to finish and with some great humor by our favorite clown Capt. Spaulding, played by the great Sid Haig and who gets some of the best lines.
Indeed the film seems to have two halfs the bit when the soon to be butchered in assorted nasty ways travellers hear about the urban legand of Dr Satan and the other half when the fall into the hands of the lunatic clan of killers.
Funny, violent and annoying - particularly with Mrs Zombies laugh - its a class exploitation film of the old school and if not seen then one to be ordered at once. No horror fan can call themselves one without this in the collection.
Without giving to much of the plot away, I think its safe to say that you know there won't be a happy ending in this film with some happy character turning the tables on the clan and escaping safe and sound.
Links an bits:
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0251736/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_1000_Corpses
On October 30, 1977, Jerry Goldsmith (Chris Hardwick), Bill Hudley (Rainn Wilson), Mary Knowles (Jennifer Jostyn) and Denise Willis (Erin Daniels) are two couples out on the road in hopes of writing a book on offbeat roadside attractions. When the four meet Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig), a vulgar but friendly owner of a gas station and "Museum of Monsters & Madmen", they learn the local legend of Dr. Satan. As the four take off in search of the tree from which Dr. Satan was hanged, they pick up a young hitchhiker named Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie) who claims to live only a few miles away. Shortly after, the vehicle's tire bursts in what is later seen to be a trap and Baby walks to her family's house along with Bill. Only moments later, Baby's half-brother, Rufus (Robert Mukes), picks up the stranded passengers and takes them to the family home....
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