House of 1000 Corpses
House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 American exploitation horror film written, co-scored and directed by Rob Zombie in his directorial debut. The film stars Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon, and Karen Black as members of the Firefly family. Set on Halloween, the film sees the Firefly family torturing and mutilating a group of teenagers who are traveling across the country writing a book. The film explores a number of genres, and features elements of the supernatural. Zombie cited American horror films "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) and "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977) as influences on "House of 1000 Corpses", as well as other films released during the 1970s.
Andrew Repasky McElhinney
In 2000, McElhinney' sophomore feature was released. It was an 1807 period thriller "A Chronicle of Corpses" starring soap opera diva Marj Dusay. Jeremiah Kipp of Filmcritic.com gave "A Chronicle of Corpses" four stars and remarked: "What's most impressive about McElhinney's highbrow period film is its ability to satisfy snobbish cultural aesthetes while simultaneously fulfilling slasher film conventions. . . . Think of it as a caveat to those who secretly wished that Jack Nicholson (in wild-eyed mode from "The Shining)" had wandered into "The Remains of the Day" wielding a mallet. [A Chronicle of Corpses is] the art film from hell."