Sid Haig
In 2003, Haig starred in Rob Zombie's debut film "House of 1000 Corpses", as Captain Spaulding. The role revived Haig's acting career, earning him a "Best Supporting Actor" award in the thirteenth Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, and induction into the Horror Hall of Fame. His image as Captain Spaulding has become iconic in today's horror genre. Haig reprised his role as Spaulding in Zombie’s sequel to "House of 1000 Corpses", entitled "The Devil's Rejects"
The Corpse
The script was originally known as "The Velvet House" and was based on the film "Les Diaboliques". In the US it was released as Crucible of Horror. The money was raised from distributors London-Cannon Films. Walter Eastwood's son and daughter were played by actor Michael Gough's real life son and daughter-in-law. So husband and wife played brother and sister on screen. The film was featured in Season 2 Episode 13 of the late night TV show "Elvira's Movie Macabre".After it's brief theatrical runs in the UK and US, the film has had sporadic official US VHS releases and several bootleg DVD releases. The 1st VHS release came from Goodtimes in 1987, utilizing a battered and cut down 16mm print with the US "Crucible of Horror" title. This release was unlicensed, as it was presumed the title had fallen into public domain by that time. As MGM had assumed The Cannon Group catalog after Crédit Lyonnais took full control from Pathé Communications, MGM/UA Home Video put out an officially licensed release in 1993 and reissued in 1998, utilizing a transfer made from an original film element with the US title. Despite being in a cropped 1.33:1 ratio, this release was considered the best available version to date and was the source for DVD releases put out by Trinty Home Entertainment and bootleg outfit Mr. Fat W Video.