Last weekend, directorRob Zombiereturned with a newhorror-thrillerentitled31, which is currently playing in select theaters and available on VOD formats. Some fans are still waiting for an extended edition of his directorial debut,House of 1000 Corpses. But those fans seemingly shouldn’t hold their breath for this to come out. The director spoke about this long-awaited extended edition in a recent interview, and it seems it may never be released.
Rob Zombiefirst rose to fame as the lead singer of the rock group White Zombie, and he would often direct his own music videos for the band, including one for the group’s breakout hit “More Human Than Human.” In 2003,Rob Zombiemade his feature directorial debut withHouse of 1000 Corpses, which was hardly a critical (19% on Rotten Tomatoes) or a commercial ($16.8 million worldwide from a $7 million budget) success, but it would go on to be a cult classic. Fangoria recently caught up withRob Zombie, who revealed the sad news that the extended edition ofHouse of 1000 Corpseswill likely never see the light of day, because he doesn’t know where the extra footage is.
“I don’t think it ever will [be released], because I don’t think anyone knows where any of it is, truthfully. Even when they put together the DVD, which was 13 years ago, we couldn’t find anything because they had shot two hundred interviews in the time since the shoot. We had behind-the-scenes stuff, make-up tests, all these different things, and nobody could find it. It was all lost. That’s why I think whatever exists is all that’s going to ever exist.”
House of 1000 Corpsesfollowed four college-age kids driving cross-country, researching a book on weird roadside attractions, such as the ‘World’s Biggest Ball of String’ and the ‘Bigfoot Museum.’ They stumble upon this place called ‘Captain Sapulding’s Museum of Monsters and Madmen,’ a serial killer museum out in the middle of nowhere, where they learn about a local murderer called Dr. Satan, who himself was killed not too far away. Once these kids decide to investigate even further, their lives are turned upside down after encountering a family of backwater killers.
Sid Haigstarred as Captain Spaulding inHouse Of 1000 Corpses, with the supporting cast includingChad Bannon,William Bassett,Karen Black,Erin Daniels,Judith Drake,Dennis Fimple,Bill Mosely,Rainn Wilson,Walton GogginsandChris Hardwick.Rob Zombiefollowed upHouse of 1000 Corpseswith theThe Devil’s Rejectsin 2005, before directing the 2007 Halloween remake and its 2009 sequelHalloween II. The filmmaker is currently working on aGroucho Marx biopic.
