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House of 1000 Corpses

House of 1000 Corpses

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House of 1000 Corpses

"The most shocking tale of carnage ever seen."

2003

1h 29m

6.2(1824 votes)

Horror

Overview

Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sid Haig

Sid Haig

Captain Spaulding

Bill Moseley

Bill Moseley

Otis B. Driftwood

Sheri Moon Zombie

Sheri Moon Zombie

Baby Firefly

Karen Black

Karen Black

Mother Firefly

Erin Daniels

Erin Daniels

Denise Willis

Chris Hardwick

Chris Hardwick

Jerry Goldsmith

Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson

Bill Hudley

Jennifer Jostyn

Jennifer Jostyn

Mary Knowles

Tom Towles

Tom Towles

Lieutenant George Wydell

Walton Goggins

Walton Goggins

Deputy Steve Naish

Creative team

Directed by: Rob Zombie
Written by: Rob Zombie
Produced by: Andy Gould

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