Toolbox Murders (2003)
Jun 3, 2005Apartment Block Slasher
After a decade-long slump, Tobe Hooper started to show he still had what it took with this remake of the 1980 slasher film
Sheri Moon Zombie
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Jun 1, 2004Backroads Brutality
Rob Zombie’s debut film was propelled into an infamy it didn’t deserve it was banned by its distributor. Zombie only slavishly rehashes The Texas Chain Saw Massacre with a constant posturing for shock effect that becomes tiresome
The Devil’s Rejects (2005)
Nov 13, 2005Family of Psychos
Rob Zombie's sequel to House of 1000 Corpses and a more polished film, probably Zombie's best. On the other hand, Zombie's nihilistic worldview and sympathy for the psychopaths does take one aback.
Halloween (2007)
Feb 13, 2009Slasher Film
Another inferior entry in the mid-00s fad remake of 70s/80s horror films. Whereas John Carpenter gave us Michael Myers as evil incarnate, Rob Zombie gives us Michael Myers as a misunderstood and unloved kid
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Mar 10, 2011Animation/Gonzo Exploitation Movie Homage
Animated film directed by Rob Zombie that feels like an episode of Ren & Stimpy made by someone with an unhealthy obsession with horror and exploitation movies and stripper bars
Halloween II (2009)
Jan 3, 2010Slasher Film
Rob Zombie's follow-up to his Halloween remake is a better film and closer to what the previous film should have been but his approach is still based on callous brutality than John Carpenter's eerie suspense
The Lords of Salem (2012)
May 27, 2013Occult Happenings/Witch's Curse
In this homage to the 1970s occult film, Rob Zombie tones back the posturing shock effect of his earlier films and creates atmosphere. Eventually though, Zombie creates a film that feels coiled to unleash something bad but falters
31 (2016)
Sep 25, 2016Human Hunting Survival Game
Rob Zombie featuring people abducted and forced to play in a deathsport game. This is largely a re-run of House of 1000 Corpses, while both films in turn draw heavily on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. As always, Rob Zombie has a following but also switches large swathes of his audience off
The Munsters (2022)
Sep 30, 2022Family of Monsters/TV Series Remake
Rob Zombie conducts a big-screen remake of The Munsters and surprisingly enough makes his best film yet