10 Horror Movie Characters Who Got Advice From THE WORST PLACE POSSIBLE

4. Captain Spaulding Puts The Wheels In Motion - House Of 1000 Corpses

Rob Zombie's 2003 directorial debut, House of 1000 Corpses, introduced the horror world to the visceral, grimy and disturbed aesthetic of the rocker's foray into fully-fledged filmmaking.

The feel, tone and visuals of Zombie's movies most certainly are not for everybody, but there is clearly a rabid fan base who will eat up whatever the White Zombie frontman serves up on the silver screen - particularly when it comes to the torturous, twisted Firefly clan.

For the group of disposable young adults who find themselves thrown into the Firefly world in House of 1000 Corpses, things could've been oh so different had they not sought the advice of Captain Spaulding during the movie's opening act.

Stopping for supplies from Spaulding, the group let their curiosity get the better of them in their quest to pen a book about quirky roadside attractions. Hearing about the ominous legend of Dr. Satan, they poke Sid Haig's crazed clown for further details - to the point where they find out the location of the tree where the doc was supposedly hanged.

From there, it's all downhill when the intended journey to this tree sees them come across Baby - which in turn leads them to their demise at the Firefly house.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

First Posted On: 2nd Mar 2021

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