The thing that sticks out the most to me about the Firefly family is that they almost always win. Killers like Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers are dangerous but there's usually a character or two who manages to get the upper hand over them and live to tell the tale. Not the Firefly family, if you encounter them there's basically a 100% chance you're fucked.
Thats honestly why I enjoy Halloween Kills. I run a shitload of D&D so I feel like that's why I enjoy it, it's a movie that does nothing but hype up how fucking forceful this villain is.
@@everforward5561 How is that unrealistic? lol In reality A LOT and I mean A LOT of killers and serial killers go unchecked. If anything it's scary real.
House of 1000 Corpses disturbed me to my very core as a kid. I was 12 when it came out and I had never seen anything like it. I was instantly hooked. It’s since became one of my all time favorite films.
lol same I was around 12/13 when it first came out and I watched it at my after school with a bunch of the older kids, who found it funny especially the store “Red Hot Pussy Liquor” so I didn’t find it scary they were joking about it so I was laughing. it is my favorite of the franchise because of the characters. Otis in House of a Thousand Corpses is a VASTLY different character from who he is in Devils Rejects, even his appearance, like what happened to him being albino? the scene where he walks into the dining room with the jarred fetus always creeped me out easily the creepiest part of the movie, he looked absolutely friggin nuts way scarier than his Devils Rejects counterpart
I did like House a lot when I saw it in theaters, it's maniacal sense of glee was refreshing after some of the more serious horror movies of the day. Sid Haig was a treasure, and I'm so glad he got this boost. I'm also a sucker for any kind of movie that involves roadside attractions or weird museums or curio shops. It's fun just looking at all the props and set pieces.
Beyond that one part in every video this man makes where he bring up 'queer' stuff as he puts it. I don't know why he does it, if something's gay then talk about it, but if it's not then don't. It comes off slightly awful.
Devil's Rejects is oddly an experiment with society and people. I watched it when it premiered in theaters in '05 in a packed house. When Tiny killed Wydell during his revenge, half the audience cheered. The other half groaned in what could have been sadness. It was really interesting reactions.
House of 1000 Corpses really does succeed in one major way: recreating the feel of a theme park or carnival haunt, especially in a rural area. There isn't much cohesion, there's the barest semblance of plot, but damn it, we got ourselves a cyborg doctor, and we're gonna use him, even if the other ten meters were all hillbillies. I've often seen it as "TCM 1974, shot in the style of TCM 2."
Corpses was one of the early terrors of my youth, mostly because I only saw bits and pieces of it until my later teens. My sister also covered my eyes and ears for different parts, leaving the more explicit stuff up to my vivid child imagination.
☠Early Adulthood did little for mine own sensibilities being almost completely overwhelmed by the Pace, Shock & sheer Awe of Creativity on Screen. What a _Great _*_First Film_*_ Entry_ into the Horror Genre for Rob Z. (❕) ❣
When it comes to 3 From Hell. I remember questioning how they were going to do this film. Not based on the ending of Devil’s Rejects, but because I saw Sid Haig months before with a medical band on his wrist and he seemed pretty sickly and skinny. It was clear that he didn’t have much time and the image still sticks in my mind. As he is the most recognizable clown in horror right after pennywise. News of 3 From Hell went from the original 3 coming back, to then filming problems with Sid Haig, then to stating that he would only show in the beginning of the film due to his illness. I saw Sid at a horror convention, but he also lived on the outskirts of my city. So I would hear stories from others about people who have spotted him. If I remember, one of the stories was about him being spotted in a nearby hospital. It wasn’t long after, that he passed away. RIP to the Captain Spaulding. In the end, I found Richard Brake to be a decent exchange. He still gives a good performance and captures some of that crazy energy that Captain Spaulding would have injected into the film.
Im so happy this youtube channel exists, I never find anyone who thinks similar about these movies, or someone who appreciates the grindhouse style of film grain and old drive-in intermission clips. It makes me happy knowing theres others who appreciate these things of a similar age group as myself. The sporatic editing of these through out the video is great! I thoroughly enjoy every video youve made, and have watched them multiple times.
I can't say I was ever a fan of Rob Zombie's films. They always to me felt like they combined the weaker aspects of the two extremes of horror. Like more realistic, 'grounded' horror, the tone is unrelentingly grim and oppressive to an extreme degree, offering very little relief of tension. Yet, they're also very similar to cheesy B-movie 'schlock' in the way that the world is simultaneously exceedingly cartoonish and exaggerated with paper-thin, unlikable characters that we can't become emotionally invested in because they don't really feel like real people. Still, even if I don't like his films, I will say that he does have one of the most unique voices and styles in horror.
I disagree on your final point. He along with Tarantino and others take the best and worst aspects of exploitation without stopping to think that maybe the grosser aspects of exploitation are better left discarded. Extreme nihilism and cool for cool's sake doesn't move me one bit. It's strikes me as very juvenile. That's not to say I do not enjoy many of Tarantino's movies, like Once Upon a Time In Hollywood or Jackie Brown, which have great moments of humor and characterization. Rob Zombie just doesn't have the chops to make something that's beyond an aesthetic. He may have some neat visuals or a moment or two of black humor, but that's about it. Rob Zombie's movies leave me feeling cold.
His HALLOWEEN films were actually great lore movies. I remember hearing long ago the reason michael hunts down family is because they will turn into him if he does not. Lori does stwrt down that path. And the way he was all hobod up with dreads and eating people for sustenence in the second one? So awesome! If he would have avoided the cringy moms ghost scenes, the two halloweens are actually amazing
Even if I neither know or care about the subject matter, I will ALWAYS CLICK as soon as I see you drop another masterpiece! Thanks for giving me something to distract from my impossibly painful/stressful existence... 🫶🤓
Yeah...I didn't get that bit eithe. I didn't have that feeling about anyone in that movie like he said he did. He must have just watched it after The Office. Same with Hardwick. Nobody knew who he was, and probably still don't. lol
Rob Zombie to horror is what Zack Snyder is to films in general. A dude who is passionate about the medium and has some great ideas but ultimately gets bogged down by his own edginess and lack of a cohesive character arc.
House of 1000 Corpses was the first movie I saw as a Brit in the US... I'll never forget how fun it was to see a movie with a reactive audience. When the preaching truck rolled by and the preacher said "Raise your hand if you want God to touch you" and half the audience raised their hands. I laughed like a drain, I just loved it. And the movie has been one of my absolute favourites ever since.
I’m of the opinion that House of 1000 Corpses is the best of the Firefly Trilogy and probably Rob Zombie films in general. It’s so unique to Zombie and his style, sometimes shot like a really experimental music video and other times shot like a genuine 70’s grind house film (the shot that zooms in on the dead cheerleader in the bed always sticks out to me due to the grainy quality, I looks right out of the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre film imo). The cast of villains especially are my favorites, they’re so cartoonishly evil and brutal. It really helps steer away from feeling mean spirited and gross like the sequels end up feeling like. I don’t know, I wish the Fireflies stayed as silly and zany as they are in House, I really don’t enjoy seeing them force a woman to strip at gun point and assaulting her further just for shits and gigs. 3 From Hell is forgettable in comparison but I do love the addition of Richard Brake, he’s my favorite part of 31 after all. I know I’m in the minority here but sometimes the later films just feel a little too real at times…
I think what works is that they are more goofy and comic-booky? They're terrifying but a lot also goes into gimmicks and implication. It's why I like TCM 4 so much, it's gimmick-y but it also potarys terror well by going more over the top and implying stuff. With the sequels, it's really just watching shitty people do shitty stuff and never really highlights how mornic they are. Like, compare how One Upon a Time does Mansons vs this where it shows how 'realistic killers' would be utter goofs.
Devils Rejects is a modern horror classic. I liked it a lot. And have watched it at least 10 times. The actors does a great job. The script is good. It's the fallout of the Manson family, sprinkled with Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Evil Dead.
I felt that the Devils Rejects was one of the best movies of the year it was released, regardless of genre. It is well paced, has interesting characters on a believable character development arc.
I completely disagree with everything you say here but I love your videos and how well you articulate your thoughts! You are easily one of my top 5 favorite CZcamsrs. Keep up the great work!
The first two films are incredible together, and should really be taken as the only films with these characters. The first movie lines up classically with those brilliantly cheap horror movies. You get what you pay for as the family really is a theme park. The second is a perfect sequel, one that you could also watch on its own. The entire film IS different-the characters, the look. It takes out all the horror aspects that you would have expected and gives you a character driven road trip that fills out the world. The first is all about what you hear in stories and myth, what causes the cops to come and try to kill them. And the second is the fallout of all their actions in the real world.
5:59. I was at san Diego comicon years ago. I turned a corner and mother fucking sig Haig was just standing there. Scared the shit out of me. I whipped around and ran away
House of 1000 Corpses will always be that sun bleached VHS tape sitting on the shelf of the numerous VHS rental shops my father would take me and my brother to when we were kids growing up in the 2000s. ❤
Regarding the "sherry moon zombie is a bad actor" statement in 55:50, I think a good counterpoint to that is her performance in not only devils rejects, but also lords of salem, which goes for a tame, slow burn as apposed to the speedy fever dream of devils rejects. She does amazing in that roll to the point where it's total whiplash watching both back to back. With a good script and a solid direction in how to film it, she can be an amazing actress.
your my fav channel of all time, keeping all these old movies like dolls and castle freak relevant and talking about things i didn't even know about them, excellent job man!
I'm usually not a fan of "disturbing" horror movies, let alone the rest of Rob Zombie's work. But i think it was because of the twisted family unit, and all the actors dynamics together, that i somehow fell in LOVE with Devil's Rejects specifically. Fucked up love, but still, love 🔪🥰🩸 I'm really happy you're covering this! 😃 plus, I'm super surprised that I love Captain Spaulding as much, if not more, than all the other characters 🤡 RIP Sid Haig
This was fantastic. So insightful. I’m a huge fan of this series( 3 from hell was underwhelming and ultimately more sad to me than anything else though), and I have never seen an introspective like this about these beloved films. Keep up the good work, my friend, you have a new supporter in me.
Another exceptional deep dive to a piece of media. You always make good points that leads the viewer think about the media beyond just a movie or a show.
The Devil's Rejects was the film that really hammered home to me growing up that loving horror, seeing art in the gruesome, and being fascinated with this truly unique medium of the human experience was ultimately isolating and lonely. Before its release in 2005 (I'd be about 12), my dad or my friends would always watch horror movies with me and we could talk about it after. I remember clearly though, that this was the first film where my dad got up, turned it off and we never watched horror together again. To this day, I don't share my 'real' love of horror with anyone. I'll go see 'Get out' or something with a friend and have fun, but no one knows how much more it means to me, and no one, ever, is going to watch Skinimarink or Halloween with me and see it the way I do. That's why I love this channel so much, I get that para-social connection with InpraiseofShadows and this community. I can imagine myself watching something like this or reading a horror book with a group of people who 'get it' and it's such a great feeling to think I could be part of that and maybe help others feel safe to be themselves around others like them.
I'd be that friend, BUT Skinimarink is the worst thing I've ever seen. And I willingly watch low budget shlock like WarBus 2 and those countless rip off Zombi sequels lol.
Along with what other commenters have said, you are one of the only people I consistently will watch any video from, no matter the subject matter. This was a great video, one I was waiting on since the clown video. I really wish CZcams would've let you keep going with that style. But your anatomy of a franchise videos are still always great. Also, I love the commercial like cuts you put in , and that "goodnight" clip at the end, it reminds me of that weird liminal space in the 90s, staying up late watching reruns or old movies. Your style is absolute perfection friend, and it's great to see you continue to innovate and grow it as time goes on.
Hey there. Just wanted to say that's not even my kind of movie, but I can't help but watch the whole thing anyway because the way you present it. Been loving your channel since I found it and been watching and rewatching your stuff. I'm even starting to warm up to horror for real now, I just don't enjoy these gory ones much - yet? I'm definitively checking these out, since you praised then so highly. Anyways, thanks and keep it up, your videos are fantastic.
Hell yeah dude; I’m fascinated by these movies. They’re kind of nostalgic for me and I appreciate their auteurish elements, even though they’re not traditionally ‘great’ movies And the grindhouse intro? Perfection.
I love your channel, but this is my new favorite video of yours. I tried House of 1000 Corpses and turned it off 30 minutes in. This perspective makes me want to give it another try and I will absolutely be throwing on Devil’s Rejects. Thank you for creating these videos. They fucking rock!!!!
Amazing video, you have covered almost all the big horror franchises already, please make a video about the Saw, Friday the 13th or A Nightmare on Elm St next please!!!!!!
You know. I had some long insightful speech lined up with exciting points of view. The truth is I only have one thing to say. You're doing a good job. It's that simple. Keep up the good work bud.
this was a really great essay, made me think differently about films i'd watched so many times i thought i'd wrung everything out i could. the way you talk about the perspective of the films being the killers rather than the victims and how that's a challenge to the viewer makes me really want to hear you talk about michael haneke's work. i feel his work is a challenge to viewers in a different way. i have complex feelings about his challenge, i don't think i even entirely agree with his perspective but i appreciate it nonetheless.
excellent video, as always. appreciate yr thoughtful & grounded takes. nice to finally see someone defending zombie's abilities as a director & sheri moon's performance in corpses & rejects. all i ever see online is people ranting about how much they suck & i just wonder if i'm watching the same movies. cheers!
So glad to see you are back with a new production. Been watching most of your videos and we must be spiritual related somehow. Great movies to focus on. Agree that Devils Rejects is the best of them, thus I have not seen the final one that came out last. I re-watched both the first two not that many weeks ago. Funny coincidence. All the best...
Rob Zombie's Halloween remakes I found very good. He went back to how Michael became the boogeyman. That was something John Carpenter's Halloween movies never did. I love the old ones and the new ones. Halloween has such a simple idea that scared me as a kid because I lived in the suburbs and you never knew who or what was hiding behind the bushes.
House of 1000 Corpses came out when I was around 11 or 12, and I remember getting my sister to rent it from the video store in town and just being so disturbed but also just mesmerized by all of the crazy scenes and the way they were shot and I’ve watched and bought ever Rob Zombie movie since then. Even the ones I’m not a huge fan of. I went to school and was telling people about it and inviting them over to watch it lol.
I remember corpses being like a holy grail on VHS when I was 12. Then rejects blew me away, must have seen it 200+ times for sure. 3 has it's moments but the logic is lost on me. Great doco man. 👍🇦🇺
Sid Haig pushed me and said “MOVE DAMMIT!!” while rushing past me in Port Authority in NY when I was 16 lol 😂. I guess he was in a hurry and I was just standing there day dreaming or something lol
Had to stop the video and rewatch all 3 movies as it had been a while. I was lucky to meet Sig Haig in the mid 2010's. Hilarious dude, still have my signed copy of House of 1000 Corpses. Always wished there was an interm movie between 1 and 2 to dive more into the family and the whole Dr. Satan thing. Rejects was great but there was SO much left to explore with the family.
I love Rob Zombie. He is one of my people. The kinds of people we all hang with in Sturgis. Good people. True blue red blooded American. Rolling for Veterans rights, against homeless children and against domestic violence. Christmas for all poor people. Toy runs. Cancer runs. Fundraising. Pokerrides. We love our people.
House of 1000 corpses is quite possibly my favorite modern horror aesthetically speaking. It checks a lot of boxes for me, especially in the doctor Satan scenes. It’s up there with the exorcist and nightmare on elm street for me.
I've always adored House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. I honestly didn't realize 3 From Hell even existed. I don't think I want to sully my experience from the first two movies, which are pretty disconnected from each other already in style and flow. To mimic both in a third part seems unnecessary. But I'm sure I'll end up watching it eventually. Great video; I just discovered your channel. Can't wait to watch more.
Rest in peace Sid Haig, you’re definitely missed.
Is his name supposed to be a Nazi salute?! Wtf is the deal with that😮
@@notmethnx I don't care, I like him even more now.
@notmethnx actually he's half black. He used to be in the old blaxploitationfilms in the 70s
@@o.m.c_offmychest2375 I see that now I never knew him outside of devil's
He was an unignorable presence.
The thing about Rainn Wilson, when I saw him in The Office, I thought "hey, that's fish boy!" :D
The thing that sticks out the most to me about the Firefly family is that they almost always win. Killers like Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers are dangerous but there's usually a character or two who manages to get the upper hand over them and live to tell the tale. Not the Firefly family, if you encounter them there's basically a 100% chance you're fucked.
That makes them even more unrealistic than Jason, honestly.
@@everforward5561 JAson is supernatural too though. haha
Thats honestly why I enjoy Halloween Kills. I run a shitload of D&D so I feel like that's why I enjoy it, it's a movie that does nothing but hype up how fucking forceful this villain is.
@@SammyNail I don't even like Kills all that much but I'll gladly admit that it made Michael one brutal, scary motherfucker.
@@everforward5561 How is that unrealistic? lol In reality A LOT and I mean A LOT of killers and serial killers go unchecked. If anything it's scary real.
House of 1000 Corpses disturbed me to my very core as a kid. I was 12 when it came out and I had never seen anything like it. I was instantly hooked. It’s since became one of my all time favorite films.
Exact same situation as me as a kid lolol. I watched it at 12 too and was so mindfucked that I immediately became obsessed. Still my favorite movie.
lol same I was around 12/13 when it first came out and I watched it at my after school with a bunch of the older kids, who found it funny especially the store “Red Hot Pussy Liquor” so I didn’t find it scary they were joking about it so I was laughing. it is my favorite of the franchise because of the characters. Otis in House of a Thousand Corpses is a VASTLY different character from who he is in Devils Rejects, even his appearance, like what happened to him being albino? the scene where he walks into the dining room with the jarred fetus always creeped me out easily the creepiest part of the movie, he looked absolutely friggin nuts way scarier than his Devils Rejects counterpart
I did like House a lot when I saw it in theaters, it's maniacal sense of glee was refreshing after some of the more serious horror movies of the day. Sid Haig was a treasure, and I'm so glad he got this boost.
I'm also a sucker for any kind of movie that involves roadside attractions or weird museums or curio shops. It's fun just looking at all the props and set pieces.
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Agatha Crispies?
Nah, in my house we only eat Columb-O's
Sir, and/or/neither/madam, I tip my hat to you.
U r old 🧐
My parents would say, 'shut up and eat your damn Kaboom!'
We only eat Poir-O's here
@@MongooseTacticool skrillaz brah.. gnome Saiyan
This channel absolutely rules.
Along with *down the rabbithole* its one of my favs.
Beyond that one part in every video this man makes where he bring up 'queer' stuff as he puts it. I don't know why he does it, if something's gay then talk about it, but if it's not then don't. It comes off slightly awful.
@@RallyTheTally What who when? The maker of the video?
Devil's Rejects is oddly an experiment with society and people. I watched it when it premiered in theaters in '05 in a packed house. When Tiny killed Wydell during his revenge, half the audience cheered. The other half groaned in what could have been sadness. It was really interesting reactions.
Man, In Praise of Shadows knocking it out of the Park with every Video! Great job!
House of 1000 Corpses really does succeed in one major way: recreating the feel of a theme park or carnival haunt, especially in a rural area. There isn't much cohesion, there's the barest semblance of plot, but damn it, we got ourselves a cyborg doctor, and we're gonna use him, even if the other ten meters were all hillbillies. I've often seen it as "TCM 1974, shot in the style of TCM 2."
Corpses was one of the early terrors of my youth, mostly because I only saw bits and pieces of it until my later teens. My sister also covered my eyes and ears for different parts, leaving the more explicit stuff up to my vivid child imagination.
Fulci's Zombie. Or whatever it was called in the US. It's technically the first movie in the Fulci/Romero trilogy. Ending with Day of the Dead.
☠Early Adulthood did little for mine own sensibilities being almost completely overwhelmed by the Pace, Shock & sheer Awe of Creativity on Screen. What a _Great _*_First Film_*_ Entry_ into the Horror Genre for Rob Z. (❕) ❣
You are one of very few CZcamsrs I have watched over the last 19 years that I watch immediately after you upload.
Same. That and Knutsens Down the Rabbit Hole.
The film historian wasn't a self-insert of Zombie. It was him shitting on the movie critics who panned House of 1000 Corpses.
When it comes to 3 From Hell. I remember questioning how they were going to do this film. Not based on the ending of Devil’s Rejects, but because I saw Sid Haig months before with a medical band on his wrist and he seemed pretty sickly and skinny. It was clear that he didn’t have much time and the image still sticks in my mind. As he is the most recognizable clown in horror right after pennywise. News of 3 From Hell went from the original 3 coming back, to then filming problems with Sid Haig, then to stating that he would only show in the beginning of the film due to his illness. I saw Sid at a horror convention, but he also lived on the outskirts of my city. So I would hear stories from others about people who have spotted him. If I remember, one of the stories was about him being spotted in a nearby hospital. It wasn’t long after, that he passed away. RIP to the Captain Spaulding.
In the end, I found Richard Brake to be a decent exchange. He still gives a good performance and captures some of that crazy energy that Captain Spaulding would have injected into the film.
Im so happy this youtube channel exists, I never find anyone who thinks similar about these movies, or someone who appreciates the grindhouse style of film grain and old drive-in intermission clips. It makes me happy knowing theres others who appreciate these things of a similar age group as myself. The sporatic editing of these through out the video is great! I thoroughly enjoy every video youve made, and have watched them multiple times.
*I'll never forget getting the leaked copy of House 1,000 Corpses off iRC before it even hit theatres...where have the years gone... RIP Sid Haig*
I can't say I was ever a fan of Rob Zombie's films. They always to me felt like they combined the weaker aspects of the two extremes of horror. Like more realistic, 'grounded' horror, the tone is unrelentingly grim and oppressive to an extreme degree, offering very little relief of tension. Yet, they're also very similar to cheesy B-movie 'schlock' in the way that the world is simultaneously exceedingly cartoonish and exaggerated with paper-thin, unlikable characters that we can't become emotionally invested in because they don't really feel like real people.
Still, even if I don't like his films, I will say that he does have one of the most unique voices and styles in horror.
I disagree on your final point. He along with Tarantino and others take the best and worst aspects of exploitation without stopping to think that maybe the grosser aspects of exploitation are better left discarded. Extreme nihilism and cool for cool's sake doesn't move me one bit. It's strikes me as very juvenile. That's not to say I do not enjoy many of Tarantino's movies, like Once Upon a Time In Hollywood or Jackie Brown, which have great moments of humor and characterization. Rob Zombie just doesn't have the chops to make something that's beyond an aesthetic. He may have some neat visuals or a moment or two of black humor, but that's about it. Rob Zombie's movies leave me feeling cold.
@@bluemooninthedaylight8073 I feel you two nail it right on the head with my own feelings.
His HALLOWEEN films were actually great lore movies. I remember hearing long ago the reason michael hunts down family is because they will turn into him if he does not. Lori does stwrt down that path.
And the way he was all hobod up with dreads and eating people for sustenence in the second one? So awesome!
If he would have avoided the cringy moms ghost scenes, the two halloweens are actually amazing
Even if I neither know or care about the subject matter, I will ALWAYS CLICK as soon as I see you drop another masterpiece! Thanks for giving me something to distract from my impossibly painful/stressful existence... 🫶🤓
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Right? I didn't even think about it. Insta-click, and we're here.
Jesus! Everything you said in this comment...SAME!!!
Honestly, it makes my whole day when In Praise of Shadows uploads ❤
Same here
Haig's cameo in Kill Bill was post 1K Corpses, and Rainn Wilson's role was shot about 5 yrs pre-Office.
Yeah...I didn't get that bit eithe. I didn't have that feeling about anyone in that movie like he said he did. He must have just watched it after The Office. Same with Hardwick. Nobody knew who he was, and probably still don't. lol
Haig was in Jackie Brown (1997).
@@benjaminbaulch8195 My bad. JB is my least favourite Tarantino film and I haven't seen it since the 90s.
Yeah this came out two years before the office. That was confusing
@@michaelgordon3552 should give it a rewatch. One of his best
Rob Zombie to horror is what Zack Snyder is to films in general.
A dude who is passionate about the medium and has some great ideas but ultimately gets bogged down by his own edginess and lack of a cohesive character arc.
To be fair to Rob he isn't nearly as wannabe pretentious as Snyder.
@@doctabaldhead I guess so
@@doctabaldheadHe was absolutely devastated when John Carpenter didn't exactly love his Halloween remakes
House of 1000 Corpses was the first movie I saw as a Brit in the US... I'll never forget how fun it was to see a movie with a reactive audience. When the preaching truck rolled by and the preacher said "Raise your hand if you want God to touch you" and half the audience raised their hands. I laughed like a drain, I just loved it. And the movie has been one of my absolute favourites ever since.
That sound like Dogma level insanity, I'm jealous
I’m of the opinion that House of 1000 Corpses is the best of the Firefly Trilogy and probably Rob Zombie films in general. It’s so unique to Zombie and his style, sometimes shot like a really experimental music video and other times shot like a genuine 70’s grind house film (the shot that zooms in on the dead cheerleader in the bed always sticks out to me due to the grainy quality, I looks right out of the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre film imo). The cast of villains especially are my favorites, they’re so cartoonishly evil and brutal. It really helps steer away from feeling mean spirited and gross like the sequels end up feeling like. I don’t know, I wish the Fireflies stayed as silly and zany as they are in House, I really don’t enjoy seeing them force a woman to strip at gun point and assaulting her further just for shits and gigs. 3 From Hell is forgettable in comparison but I do love the addition of Richard Brake, he’s my favorite part of 31 after all.
I know I’m in the minority here but sometimes the later films just feel a little too real at times…
I think what works is that they are more goofy and comic-booky? They're terrifying but a lot also goes into gimmicks and implication.
It's why I like TCM 4 so much, it's gimmick-y but it also potarys terror well by going more over the top and implying stuff.
With the sequels, it's really just watching shitty people do shitty stuff and never really highlights how mornic they are.
Like, compare how One Upon a Time does Mansons vs this where it shows how 'realistic killers' would be utter goofs.
The Devil’s rejects is one of the most underrated/best horror movies in the last 20 years
MSP b1tches!
Its one of the worst films I've ever seen personally
absolutely not 😂😂😂😂
Devils Rejects is a modern horror classic. I liked it a lot. And have watched it at least 10 times. The actors does a great job. The script is good. It's the fallout of the Manson family, sprinkled with Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Evil Dead.
I felt that the Devils Rejects was one of the best movies of the year it was released, regardless of genre. It is well paced, has interesting characters on a believable character development arc.
I completely disagree with everything you say here but I love your videos and how well you articulate your thoughts! You are easily one of my top 5 favorite CZcamsrs. Keep up the great work!
The first two films are incredible together, and should really be taken as the only films with these characters.
The first movie lines up classically with those brilliantly cheap horror movies. You get what you pay for as the family really is a theme park.
The second is a perfect sequel, one that you could also watch on its own. The entire film IS different-the characters, the look. It takes out all the horror aspects that you would have expected and gives you a character driven road trip that fills out the world.
The first is all about what you hear in stories and myth, what causes the cops to come and try to kill them.
And the second is the fallout of all their actions in the real world.
Dr. Satan had a scene in Devil's Rejects where he ripped out a Nurse's throat but it wound up not making the final cut.
The title and theme drop in House of a 1000 Corpses is simply my favorite in horror and is the high water mark of Zombie's career.
5:59. I was at san Diego comicon years ago. I turned a corner and mother fucking sig Haig was just standing there. Scared the shit out of me. I whipped around and ran away
And poor private Ryan jumped out of the frying pan of WWII horrors and into the fire of falling into the hands of this funny colorful family.
This popped up just as I was eating breakfast, perfect timing! Yay!
What were you eating? Agatha Crispies?
House of 1000 Corpses will always be that sun bleached VHS tape sitting on the shelf of the numerous VHS rental shops my father would take me and my brother to when we were kids growing up in the 2000s.
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I always get so excited when a new in praise of shadows video comes out!!
Regarding the "sherry moon zombie is a bad actor" statement in 55:50, I think a good counterpoint to that is her performance in not only devils rejects, but also lords of salem, which goes for a tame, slow burn as apposed to the speedy fever dream of devils rejects. She does amazing in that roll to the point where it's total whiplash watching both back to back. With a good script and a solid direction in how to film it, she can be an amazing actress.
I have been waiting for this since I started following your channel!!
I found House of 1,000 Corpses by fiddling around with the staticy channels as pre-teen. What a wild sight to stumble across.
100% best way to have found that
I love the first two films, they'll always have a special twisted place in my heart
your my fav channel of all time, keeping all these old movies like dolls and castle freak relevant and talking about things i didn't even know about them, excellent job man!
I'm usually not a fan of "disturbing" horror movies, let alone the rest of Rob Zombie's work. But i think it was because of the twisted family unit, and all the actors dynamics together, that i somehow fell in LOVE with Devil's Rejects specifically. Fucked up love, but still, love 🔪🥰🩸 I'm really happy you're covering this! 😃 plus, I'm super surprised that I love Captain Spaulding as much, if not more, than all the other characters 🤡 RIP Sid Haig
Here comes the boy, hello boy, welcome! There he is! He is here!
Because that's what your mamma says...
This was fantastic. So insightful. I’m a huge fan of this series( 3 from hell was underwhelming and ultimately more sad to me than anything else though), and I have never seen an introspective like this about these beloved films. Keep up the good work, my friend, you have a new supporter in me.
i h8te these movies but i love your breakdowns/commentary In Praise of Shadows
OMG
Thank you for covering these movies in your fabulous way. Watching now
Another exceptional deep dive to a piece of media. You always make good points that leads the viewer think about the media beyond just a movie or a show.
I also want to say I really love the way this video is edited, with the film grain and intermission bumpers. Very cool!
The Devil's Rejects was the film that really hammered home to me growing up that loving horror, seeing art in the gruesome, and being fascinated with this truly unique medium of the human experience was ultimately isolating and lonely. Before its release in 2005 (I'd be about 12), my dad or my friends would always watch horror movies with me and we could talk about it after. I remember clearly though, that this was the first film where my dad got up, turned it off and we never watched horror together again. To this day, I don't share my 'real' love of horror with anyone. I'll go see 'Get out' or something with a friend and have fun, but no one knows how much more it means to me, and no one, ever, is going to watch Skinimarink or Halloween with me and see it the way I do. That's why I love this channel so much, I get that para-social connection with InpraiseofShadows and this community. I can imagine myself watching something like this or reading a horror book with a group of people who 'get it' and it's such a great feeling to think I could be part of that and maybe help others feel safe to be themselves around others like them.
I'd be that friend, BUT Skinimarink is the worst thing I've ever seen. And I willingly watch low budget shlock like WarBus 2 and those countless rip off Zombi sequels lol.
Instant like before watching as I know it will be top notch as always, fantastic content, thank you sir! 🧐 🙌
Along with what other commenters have said, you are one of the only people I consistently will watch any video from, no matter the subject matter. This was a great video, one I was waiting on since the clown video. I really wish CZcams would've let you keep going with that style. But your anatomy of a franchise videos are still always great. Also, I love the commercial like cuts you put in , and that "goodnight" clip at the end, it reminds me of that weird liminal space in the 90s, staying up late watching reruns or old movies. Your style is absolute perfection friend, and it's great to see you continue to innovate and grow it as time goes on.
Yay! Was actually just thinking about this series lately. So happy to see you cover this :)
same 🤔 my algo was giving me white zombie, rob zombie and house of 1000 corpses videos before this one
"Aren't we so f*cking funny!" also lives rent-free in my head.
Always a treat when you post! Been hoping for this anatomy of a franchise episode for a while
These are some of my favorite movies of all time very sentimental to me and I think you made a great video. Thank you.
This channel puts out some of the best content on the platform imo, keep up the great work.
I appreciate the fact that you called Bill Mosley hot. He is otter mode tbh. As a man who is in otter mode, we appreciate the love.
Hey there. Just wanted to say that's not even my kind of movie, but I can't help but watch the whole thing anyway because the way you present it. Been loving your channel since I found it and been watching and rewatching your stuff. I'm even starting to warm up to horror for real now, I just don't enjoy these gory ones much - yet? I'm definitively checking these out, since you praised then so highly. Anyways, thanks and keep it up, your videos are fantastic.
got so excited by this update aaahhh thank you for covering rob zombie
Only Zane can consistently stun me with his great content, keep up the great work man!
Next level writing and coverage of horror, thanks a lot.
Hell yeah dude; I’m fascinated by these movies. They’re kind of nostalgic for me and I appreciate their auteurish elements, even though they’re not traditionally ‘great’ movies
And the grindhouse intro? Perfection.
Excited to listen on my drive later!
Great video as always Brother!
That Rated R frame...damn what q great QOTSA Album!
I love your channel, but this is my new favorite video of yours. I tried House of 1000 Corpses and turned it off 30 minutes in. This perspective makes me want to give it another try and I will absolutely be throwing on Devil’s Rejects. Thank you for creating these videos. They fucking rock!!!!
I got this randomly recommended to me and just watched the whole thing, great video
Amazing video, you have covered almost all the big horror franchises already, please make a video about the Saw, Friday the 13th or A Nightmare on Elm St next please!!!!!!
You know. I had some long insightful speech lined up with exciting points of view. The truth is I only have one thing to say. You're doing a good job. It's that simple. Keep up the good work bud.
Been waiting for this since your history of scary clowns video!
Saw this video get posted yesterday, just finished watching the trilogy so I could be ready for this ride. ❤
this was a really great essay, made me think differently about films i'd watched so many times i thought i'd wrung everything out i could. the way you talk about the perspective of the films being the killers rather than the victims and how that's a challenge to the viewer makes me really want to hear you talk about michael haneke's work. i feel his work is a challenge to viewers in a different way. i have complex feelings about his challenge, i don't think i even entirely agree with his perspective but i appreciate it nonetheless.
excellent video, as always. appreciate yr thoughtful & grounded takes. nice to finally see someone defending zombie's abilities as a director & sheri moon's performance in corpses & rejects. all i ever see online is people ranting about how much they suck & i just wonder if i'm watching the same movies. cheers!
House of 1000 Corpses and Halloween II (2009) really are two of the best horror movies of the century so far. Criminally underrated masterpieces.
Always a treat to see a new franchise get the IPOS treatment! Keep up the good work!
So glad to see you are back with a new production. Been watching most of your videos and we must be spiritual related somehow. Great movies to focus on. Agree that Devils Rejects is the best of them, thus I have not seen the final one that came out last. I re-watched both the first two not that many weeks ago. Funny coincidence. All the best...
Zombie’s H2 and Lords of Salem are two of my favorite movies. Love them so much
AHH never been happier to see a new upload 😊
Excellent work. Thank you so much. ☝️👍
one of my favorite series’s. finally gonna sit down and watch this
Wow, this video was really good. Thank you.🤙
This was my first time watching In Praise of Shadows. So cool. Must watch them all now.
Rob Zombie's Halloween remakes I found very good. He went back to how Michael became the boogeyman. That was something John Carpenter's Halloween movies never did. I love the old ones and the new ones. Halloween has such a simple idea that scared me as a kid because I lived in the suburbs and you never knew who or what was hiding behind the bushes.
Saw this wayyy before the office and loved rains acting, i was actually very surprised yeats later after i saw the office then went back to this
great work on the video!
The Empire Strikes Back parallel is crazy. Never noticed that before.
House of 1000 Corpses came out when I was around 11 or 12, and I remember getting my sister to rent it from the video store in town and just being so disturbed but also just mesmerized by all of the crazy scenes and the way they were shot and I’ve watched and bought ever Rob Zombie movie since then. Even the ones I’m not a huge fan of. I went to school and was telling people about it and inviting them over to watch it lol.
also a huge fan of Empire so I loved the plot point connections between The Devil's Rejects & The Empire Strikes Back.
This was good. Thank you! ❤
Love your content
Thiiis !! Rob Zombie is very well spoken, knowledgeable and specific I will always listen to any interview with him
This video is for tomorrow during work but I came to leave my like
I remember corpses being like a holy grail on VHS when I was 12. Then rejects blew me away, must have seen it 200+ times for sure. 3 has it's moments but the logic is lost on me. Great doco man. 👍🇦🇺
Sid Haig pushed me and said “MOVE DAMMIT!!” while rushing past me in Port Authority in NY when I was 16 lol 😂. I guess he was in a hurry and I was just standing there day dreaming or something lol
Must've been a honor! We all have those days‼️
Had to stop the video and rewatch all 3 movies as it had been a while. I was lucky to meet Sig Haig in the mid 2010's. Hilarious dude, still have my signed copy of House of 1000 Corpses. Always wished there was an interm movie between 1 and 2 to dive more into the family and the whole Dr. Satan thing. Rejects was great but there was SO much left to explore with the family.
Also it was just now 7 minutes into this video I realized that is Chris Hardwick. Holy shit hahahaha
House of 1000 Corpses was five years before Rainn Wilson played Dwight. I love his role in this movie, especially his twisted fate as "Fish Boy"
I love Rob Zombie. He is one of my people. The kinds of people we all hang with in Sturgis. Good people. True blue red blooded American. Rolling for Veterans rights, against homeless children and against domestic violence. Christmas for all poor people. Toy runs. Cancer runs. Fundraising. Pokerrides. We love our people.
Just don’t build skateparks near him! 😂
House of 1000 corpses is quite possibly my favorite modern horror aesthetically speaking. It checks a lot of boxes for me, especially in the doctor Satan scenes. It’s up there with the exorcist and nightmare on elm street for me.
The way you described the "alternate 1970s" is just reality
It's funny if you imagine that guy is Dwight's twin and the Office and 1000 corpses share a canon universe.
I've always adored House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. I honestly didn't realize 3 From Hell even existed. I don't think I want to sully my experience from the first two movies, which are pretty disconnected from each other already in style and flow. To mimic both in a third part seems unnecessary. But I'm sure I'll end up watching it eventually. Great video; I just discovered your channel. Can't wait to watch more.
Love your stuff
You are an underrated talent.