This is the best horror film since Hellraiser. It is bloody, suspenseful, scary, and most importantly, humorous. Rob Zombie's homage to Texas Chainsaw Massacre borrows almost every plot convention from the 70's splatterhouse flick, except for it's rather stagey, tongue in cheek attitude, but the characters themselves are mostly original- and while they might not deliver for horror fans the kind of truth they desire- they are very entertaining. The thing that sets this film apart from much of it's competition is the very thing that alienates it from many fans, and while Zombie's humor will not please a lot of viewers, it has that Nightmare on Elm Street wit that could make it a horror classic. My particular favorite in the movie is Tiny, who breathes life into an otherwise copycat cast of characters from Chainsaw, as well as the spooky soundtrack that Zombie was intelligent enough to keep his hands off for the most part. HOOC doesn't add much to the genre in terms of originality, but instead stands on the shoulders of giants to create what is, if nothing else, the most entertaining horror movie in recent memory.
Review of House of 1000 Corpses
