Every Rob Zombie Movie Ranked Worst To Best
From Halloween to The Devil's Rejects, which Rob Zombie horror epic comes out on top?
First and foremost a rock 'n' roll god, Rob Zombie has spent the last twenty years getting behind the camera and pushing the boundaries of the horror genre. Zombie is a guy who really gets what horror is all about, and knows how to shock, appall and unsettle his audiences with his gory, disturbing imagery and deeply traumatising characters.
From Sid Haig's bone-chilling portrayal of killer clown Captain Spaulding and the murderous exploits of the Firefly Family, Zombie has been putting his foot to the floor with each new film, offering up some of the most troubling and effective movies in horror.
Without filter or remorse, he is no stranger to creating scenes of vicious violence and turning the gore-factor up to eleven. But that doesn't mean his films are all grotesque, over the top torture porn vehicles - rather, each are well-crafted and brilliantly written odes to old school horror yarns and blend his signature dark style with the skills of a passionate veteran filmmaker.
With that in mind, from the Halloween reboots to the Firefly Saga and everything in-between, here are all eight of Rob Zombie's movies ranked worst to best.
8. The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto (2009)
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is Rob Zombie's weirdest film, and that's saying a lot. It's also his worst, an animated comedy about superheroes, Satan, sex, strippers and robots.
The plot is focused on the titular El Superbeasto (Tom Papa), a former wrestler and exploitation film director who works with his sister and sidekick Suzi-X (Zombie's wife and most frequent collaborator, Sheri Moon Zombie) to stop Satan (Paul Giamatti) from marrying a stripper (Rosario Dawson). The film also features Nazis and crazy scientists, and enough crass, unfunny humour to fill a whole trilogy.
Based on Zombie's comic series of the same name, El Superbeasto is weird in all the wrong ways, unfortunately. Sure, he's just cutting loose and having some fun with a new medium, but unlike his other films, Zombie doesn't seem to be aiming for anything with this one other than: "Look how f*cking weird I can be!"
The humour doesn't land, the sex themes are a touch too much in places, and all told it's the most forgettable and ill-formed of Zombie's mostly awesome filmography.