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''[[House of 1000 Corpses]]'' is a 2003 [[Exploitation Film|exploitation]] [[Horror]] film written and directed by [[Rob Zombie]]. It is his directorial debut. It was released in the United States on April 11, 2003, by LionsGate Entertainment.
Two young couples are in the field writing about strange and offbeat roadside attractions. On their journey, they meet Captain Spaulding, who tells them the legend of Dr. Satan, finishing by telling them about the tree from which he was hanged. Excited by the story, they continue in search of the tree in question, picking up a hitchhiker named Baby along the way. When their car breaks down, Baby invites them to her house; but they are about to discover some very dark secrets lurking in the Firefly clan...
''[[House of 1000 Corpses]]'' was followed by ''[[The
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* [[Black Comedy]]: Some people find even the most horrifying scenes funny. Especially when they involve Captain Spaulding.
* [[Body Horror]]: The fate of {{spoiler|all the victims except Mary, who simply gets stabbed to death. Bill's death in particular is a standout example.}}
* [[Cluster F
* [[Danger Takes a Backseat]]: Pulled off with a ''convertible''.
* [[The Dog Was the Mastermind]]: An early cut had the relatively harmless Grampa Hugo Firefly turn out to be Dr. Satan. Rob Zombie decided this would have been anti-climatic and changed it.
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* [[Genki Girl]]: Baby Firefly.
* [[Gory Deadly Overkill Title of Fatal Death]]
* [[Gross Up Close
* [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]]: Otis when he has Mary bound and gagged in his room.
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: The Fireflys.
* [[It Got Worse]]: The movie is just one moment like this after another.
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* [[Monster Clown]]: Captain Spaulding, who uses his disheveled clown persona to advertise his truck stop house of horror, but is actually a psychopath. He also doesn't take kindly to people insulting clowns.
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: Captain Spaulding was made out to be a primary antagonist, despite only having about three or four scenes.
* [[Pet The Dog]]: When two robbers try to [[Mugging the Monster|rob Captain Spaulding,]] the first thing he does, in his comically vulgar way, is offer the lead one some free chicken in an effort to get him to leave peacefully. The Robber not only declines, but to add insult to injury he says he hates clowns, [[Berserk Button|which pisses Spaulding off further.]]
* [[The Savage South]]: Where else can you find {{spoiler|a family of killers, a freak show made of real former people, and}} [[Murder Arson and Jaywalking|Captain Spaulding's Fried Chicken]]?
* [[Shout
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: Slim Whitman's "I Remember You" is used to particularly disturbing effect.
* [[Torture Cellar]]: Comes standard with every secluded cabin in the middle of nowhere.
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