Rob Zombie’s debut horror feature House of 1000 Corpses just celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, and Zombie has taken to Instagram this week to announce that a brand new making-of book will be joining last year’s Blu-ray re-release as part of the celebration.
Zombie writes this afternoon, “To celebrate the 21st anniversary of House of 1000 Corpses being released, I thought I would give you a sneak peek at the House of 1000 Corpses book that I have been working on. This thing is packed with rare photos, blueprints, storyboards, makeup tests and my original script with all my handwritten notes and sketches.”
“Coming your way soon,” Zombie notes in the Instagram post, which includes a series of rare behind the scenes photographs that will be appearing in the upcoming making-of book.
The photos from Zombie’s personal collection feature stars Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, and Sheri Moon Zombie, taking us behind the scenes of the film’s production. You’ll also find a hand-drawn early sketch of the character who became known as The Professor, along with a couple shots that show Walter Phelan getting into costume as the iconic Dr. Satan.
We expect the upcoming book will feature a whole lot more of these relics from Zombie’s archives, and we’ll be sure to keep you posted as we learn more about its release. Stay tuned.
When House of 1000 Corpses slashed its way into theaters 21 years ago, 1970s-style horror – and camp – returned with bone-snapping, scream-inducing vengeance. Zombie’s directorial debut, this first film of a trilogy introduced the Firefly family, backwoods sadists who plunge two young couples into a nightmare world of torture, satanic ritual, and cannibalism.
House of 1000 Corpses was of course followed by the more grounded-in-reality sequel The Devil’s Rejects, with 3 from Hell more recently bringing the characters back to life in 2019.
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