Martin said...
Hi Rob,
I wanted to ask you what's your favorite Jack Hill movie. And have you ever thought about Pam Grier doing a cameo in one of your movies? Couse we have seen Tura Satana in one of your movies and it would be cool to see more badass exploitation film actresses in your movies.
I have two favorite Hill films. First is Spider Baby with our pal Sid and the second is Coffy. Although Foxy Brown, Pit Stop,The Big Doll House and The Big Bird Cage are awesome. I often thought about using Pam Grier in my films. I love her. Not sure why it hasn't happened yet.
SpookyKooky said...
I really enjoy your screenplays and I own a copy of "The Devils Rejects" hardcopy that you brought out with Neca. I'd love to read your screenplay for "H2"... Will you ever release it or make it available online?
I would like to release it in the same way as Rejects but I have no plans at the moment. I also have materials for a HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES one. But first I think I will put one out for THE LORDS OF SALEM.
Rich M Waters said...
I think you're one of the better horror director's today and I dig your music, but you always see a lot of critics saying stick to the music instead of the films. What do you make of this? Do you think is it a case of thinking people are just being critical for the sake of it?
Who knows, who cares. My movies have a very "love it or hate it" vibe and these days that is no the flavor. The flavor is vanilla, because everybody likes vanilla and vanilla could never offend anyone. As so I think the internet has created a culture of non-stop bitching.
thekillerawoke said...
favorite munsters episode ?
I love them all but some of my favs are "ZOMBO", "WILL SUCCESS SPOIL HERMAN MUNSTER?" and "HOT ROD HERMAN".
DER PROPHET said...
What are your three favourite ALICE COOPER albums?
"LoveIt To Death", Welcome To My Nightmare" and "Muscle Of Love".
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
TEMP MESSAGE BOARD!
I've heard a lot of talk of the good old days on The Devil's Rejects message board lately. Well, until THE LORDS OF SALEM board is up and running I say we all use this blog thread as you new meeting place until we movie it over.
What are you waiting for? Let's get to know each other. Here's how. Answer these few simple questions:
1. Favorite 5 movies
2. Favorite 5 actors/actresses
3. Favorite 5 bands/musicians
4. Favorite concert experience
5. Favorite convention experience
6. Ultimate dream
Okay that should get the ball rolling. GO!
What are you waiting for? Let's get to know each other. Here's how. Answer these few simple questions:
1. Favorite 5 movies
2. Favorite 5 actors/actresses
3. Favorite 5 bands/musicians
4. Favorite concert experience
5. Favorite convention experience
6. Ultimate dream
Okay that should get the ball rolling. GO!
MORE ANSWERS #5
Austin said...
how do you start your writing process? does an idea just pop into your head and you run with it? or do you think of something then go into character development and plot outline?
I just basically get an idea. I usually think about for awhile before I even write it down. It just bounces around in my head. Then finally I will start writing. I don't outline or break it down in any way. I just start. The first 20 to 30 pages flies out then I get stuck. MOst writing books say to push through to the end and finish a rough draft no matter how rough, but I don't. I keep working until I figure out who the characters are then it just flows. Although it does help if I have the ending so I know where I am headed.
arrillaga60 said...
Any casting news for "Lords fo Salem"?? I'm very exciting!! Is the lovely Dee Wallace involved??
Not yet, but soon. I have many new people that I am very excited to work with. Hopefully they we sign onto the picture.
The Gill-Man said...
H2, in my opinion, had a strong influence from director David Lynch. Do you have a favorite Lynch film? What other directors do you view as influences on your work?
Everything has an influence in some way or another. I love so many directors that it is hard to just name a few who have influenced me. As far as David Lynch films I think The Elephant Man might be my favorite, but I love Eraserhead, Wild At Heart, Mullholland Dr. and Blue Velvet.
Moondragon said...
When you have someone make a website for The Lords of Salem, can it have a message board, please? It was fun posting on the official Devil's Rejects board back in the day, I remember when the board opened, you answered some of our questions, and that was awesome of you. Your fans need a message board so we can get to know each other better, I am still friends with a lot of people I met on the Rejects board, and it would be awesome to meet other Zombieheads.
Sure thing. When we have a Lords site it will have a message board.
how do you start your writing process? does an idea just pop into your head and you run with it? or do you think of something then go into character development and plot outline?
I just basically get an idea. I usually think about for awhile before I even write it down. It just bounces around in my head. Then finally I will start writing. I don't outline or break it down in any way. I just start. The first 20 to 30 pages flies out then I get stuck. MOst writing books say to push through to the end and finish a rough draft no matter how rough, but I don't. I keep working until I figure out who the characters are then it just flows. Although it does help if I have the ending so I know where I am headed.
arrillaga60 said...
Any casting news for "Lords fo Salem"?? I'm very exciting!! Is the lovely Dee Wallace involved??
Not yet, but soon. I have many new people that I am very excited to work with. Hopefully they we sign onto the picture.
The Gill-Man said...
H2, in my opinion, had a strong influence from director David Lynch. Do you have a favorite Lynch film? What other directors do you view as influences on your work?
Everything has an influence in some way or another. I love so many directors that it is hard to just name a few who have influenced me. As far as David Lynch films I think The Elephant Man might be my favorite, but I love Eraserhead, Wild At Heart, Mullholland Dr. and Blue Velvet.
Moondragon said...
When you have someone make a website for The Lords of Salem, can it have a message board, please? It was fun posting on the official Devil's Rejects board back in the day, I remember when the board opened, you answered some of our questions, and that was awesome of you. Your fans need a message board so we can get to know each other better, I am still friends with a lot of people I met on the Rejects board, and it would be awesome to meet other Zombieheads.
Sure thing. When we have a Lords site it will have a message board.
Friday, May 6, 2011
MORE ANSWERS #4
thekillerawoke said...
Which film of yours do you think is the most creatively and artistically successful?
The Devil's Rejects is most satisfying for me mostly due to the fact that is the only film I have made with no studio meddling. It is exactly the film I wanted to make and I think it succeeds because of that. I work best we outside forces aren't constantly jamming themselves into the process.
Mike Kinney said...
When you were on MTV Cribs you said you buy every horror DVD you can get your hands on. Do you still do that? Have you upgraded to blu-ray yet?
I still buy tons and tons of DVDs. I won't bother upgrading everything to blue-ray but some films for sure. Even though everything is going digital I still like owning a hard copy of every film. It is not just horror, it is everything.
arrillaga60 said...
When will you shoot "Lords of Salem"?? Variety reports that spring time was the beginning. Is any of these poeple on board for "Salem": Caroline Munro, Bruce Campbell, Dee Wallace, Cassandra Peterson??? Love all your flicks. THANKS.
We have begun working, but not shooting yet. This is a very practical FXs heavy film, so that department has been working for awhile building insane shit. I will start after the summer. No one is on board yet but casting will start very soon.
Jeeva said...
First... I was wondering what your thoughts are on (old school) directors Sam Peckinpah and Walter Hill. I sense a little of their style in your work.
I love both those directors especially Peckinpah. Films like The Getaway, The Ballad Of Cable Hogue, Ride The High Country, The WIld Bunch and Brin ME The Head Of Alfredo Garcia are some of my fav films. Walter Hill's Hard Times, The Long Riders, Southern Comfort and The Warriors are some of my favorites.
Which film of yours do you think is the most creatively and artistically successful?
The Devil's Rejects is most satisfying for me mostly due to the fact that is the only film I have made with no studio meddling. It is exactly the film I wanted to make and I think it succeeds because of that. I work best we outside forces aren't constantly jamming themselves into the process.
Mike Kinney said...
When you were on MTV Cribs you said you buy every horror DVD you can get your hands on. Do you still do that? Have you upgraded to blu-ray yet?
I still buy tons and tons of DVDs. I won't bother upgrading everything to blue-ray but some films for sure. Even though everything is going digital I still like owning a hard copy of every film. It is not just horror, it is everything.
arrillaga60 said...
When will you shoot "Lords of Salem"?? Variety reports that spring time was the beginning. Is any of these poeple on board for "Salem": Caroline Munro, Bruce Campbell, Dee Wallace, Cassandra Peterson??? Love all your flicks. THANKS.
We have begun working, but not shooting yet. This is a very practical FXs heavy film, so that department has been working for awhile building insane shit. I will start after the summer. No one is on board yet but casting will start very soon.
Jeeva said...
First... I was wondering what your thoughts are on (old school) directors Sam Peckinpah and Walter Hill. I sense a little of their style in your work.
I love both those directors especially Peckinpah. Films like The Getaway, The Ballad Of Cable Hogue, Ride The High Country, The WIld Bunch and Brin ME The Head Of Alfredo Garcia are some of my fav films. Walter Hill's Hard Times, The Long Riders, Southern Comfort and The Warriors are some of my favorites.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
MORE ANSWERS #3
Tsl87 said...
There are thousands of fans that would love to meet you at horror conventions. Will you or Mrs. Zombie ever make any appearances?
We have no plans at this time to do any horror conventions.
Blodhorn said...
How do you chose your film? and what is your personnal meaning behind them?
The films choose me and by that I mean that getting a film off the ground is almost impossible these days. So I have many different ideas and I move ahead with the one that I can get made at that moment. The Lords Of Salem was an old idea that jump ahead of the pack and now that is in production. Sometimes certain ideas or scripts need time to sit. I never forget about them, it is just that the timing isn't right.
As far as the meaning I always try in make the films personal to me. You really have only your own life to draw on for reference so that's what I do. Sometimes it freaks people out. Like the Laurie Strode character in H2, I can only present it as I see it, I can't present it from someone else's POV. That is how I remember that age and the way the world seemed to me so I drafted onto the character. I might not always make sense, but it is rooted in reality.
Lauren said...
I live in salem, ma and cannot even begin to express my excitement for this film! What inspired you to make this film and what kind of score can we be expecting?
Having grown up in MA the Salem Witch Trials were always a very interesting topic to me so I knew one day they would find their way into my work. As far as the score, it is a little early to say by I am taking a different approach to this score that the others. I want a more hauntingly melodic score that really sticks in your head. Simple and beautiful but creepy.
13aaa8cc-7525-11e0-b927-000bcdcb2996 said...
Hi Rob. Horror and nerds. Inseparable? One and the same?
That depends on the person. Let me put it this way. If you sit around all day getting into heated arguments over which Michael Myers mask is better. Well, then you just might be a nerd.
There are thousands of fans that would love to meet you at horror conventions. Will you or Mrs. Zombie ever make any appearances?
We have no plans at this time to do any horror conventions.
Blodhorn said...
How do you chose your film? and what is your personnal meaning behind them?
The films choose me and by that I mean that getting a film off the ground is almost impossible these days. So I have many different ideas and I move ahead with the one that I can get made at that moment. The Lords Of Salem was an old idea that jump ahead of the pack and now that is in production. Sometimes certain ideas or scripts need time to sit. I never forget about them, it is just that the timing isn't right.
As far as the meaning I always try in make the films personal to me. You really have only your own life to draw on for reference so that's what I do. Sometimes it freaks people out. Like the Laurie Strode character in H2, I can only present it as I see it, I can't present it from someone else's POV. That is how I remember that age and the way the world seemed to me so I drafted onto the character. I might not always make sense, but it is rooted in reality.
Lauren said...
I live in salem, ma and cannot even begin to express my excitement for this film! What inspired you to make this film and what kind of score can we be expecting?
Having grown up in MA the Salem Witch Trials were always a very interesting topic to me so I knew one day they would find their way into my work. As far as the score, it is a little early to say by I am taking a different approach to this score that the others. I want a more hauntingly melodic score that really sticks in your head. Simple and beautiful but creepy.
13aaa8cc-7525-11e0-b927-000bcdcb2996 said...
Hi Rob. Horror and nerds. Inseparable? One and the same?
That depends on the person. Let me put it this way. If you sit around all day getting into heated arguments over which Michael Myers mask is better. Well, then you just might be a nerd.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
MARTY AND HIS FANCY FEET!
Here is world famous tap dancer "MARTY AND HIS FANCY FEET" being led off stage by one of the lovely "PAPA HONEYS". Marty was just one of the many amazing acts opening for TOM PAPA while filming LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY.
MORE ANSWERS
Here are a few more answers to your questions.
saudishot said...
It seems like artists are becoming increasingly conflicted with which formats to release new music on. Can you imagine a future where your fans no longer have the experience of waiting until release day to go to their local retailer to pick up a PHYSICAL copy of your new album? How much say do you have in what mediums your material is sold?
I think they will definitely be a day when nothing will be sold in a physical format. No CDs, DVDS, magazines or books. Everything will be digital. I hope it doesn't happen soon but it will happen. Look at the evidence. Almost all records stores closed, videos stores closed, many books stores closed. Don't be surprised if movie theaters are next. Everyone will just hide in their house and download their whole fucking life.
The artist has control, but only to a point. The consumer really dictates the formats. Basically if the fans stop buying something then it stops being made. It is impossible to fight against it because it is the future. I hate it, but it is the sad truth of things to come.
Hellbilly Hollywood said...
Will we ever get to see some more superbeasto, in comic or animated form?
I hope so. I having been talking with Tom Papa lately about bringing Mr. Beasto back. I'm not sure yet in what format, but he will return one day to sort of fight crime and party.
camf90 said...
Were there any particular scenes cut from the shooting schedule of Halloween 2 that you wish you had the opportunity to film?
No particular scene was cut, but I wish I had more time. Right before shooting started we had 2 weeks cut from our already tiny schedule. That is a lot of time to lose, especially when it is really too late to move things around. Basically things like the Phantom Jam went from having 3 nights s to shoot down to 1 night, so something like the death of Harley and Wolfie got really screwed. It becomes a case of filming what you can get done, not what you want to shoot. That was one of the most fucked scenes due to having no time. It is a miracle that the film ever got made under those conditions. I pity the fool who tries to make Halloween 3 under the insane Hell they put directors through at that company. The last time I had fun and was left alone to make a film was The Devil's Rejects.
Chris said...
I'm getting in to indie filmmaking, and your work (including the "makings of" featurettes have been a huge influence to me. What are the biggest pitfalls a new filmmaker runs into?
Well, let me first start by saying it is the greatest job in the world but it can be nothing at times but nonstop pitfalls. This may sound weird but the most important thing a director needs to do is "get the job done". Art is great, but if you fall behind schedule and don't get it done... well, then you will be fired. Plain and simple. A director has to be able to deal with things constantly going wrong and remain calm. That is the nature of the beast. It is not a job for the weak, you will crumble.
You have to be able to think fast and on the fly because things are going to happen that no one could have ever guessed. For example -- it rains fucking everyday except when you need it to, cars sink into the mud and can't be moved, key props were never made but you don't find out until it is time to shoot, actors don't bother to learn their lines, film gets destroyed, producers lie about everything, actors don't return to finish scenes they've started and leave you hanging and so on and so on.
Obviously the more experience you have the better you can deal with bullshit.
Hail2theking1428 said...
Would you ever consider writing a prequel to House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects detailing the origins of the Firefly family? I just think that all of the characters in these films are extremely interesting and that a third installment in the franchise would be a reasonable end point.
Not really. There are a couple reasons why this doesn't appeal to me. One in a prequel you already know how it will all end and two I would have to cast others actors to play the parts if they were going to be playing the early days of the Firefly family and that just doesn't seem right.
saudishot said...
It seems like artists are becoming increasingly conflicted with which formats to release new music on. Can you imagine a future where your fans no longer have the experience of waiting until release day to go to their local retailer to pick up a PHYSICAL copy of your new album? How much say do you have in what mediums your material is sold?
I think they will definitely be a day when nothing will be sold in a physical format. No CDs, DVDS, magazines or books. Everything will be digital. I hope it doesn't happen soon but it will happen. Look at the evidence. Almost all records stores closed, videos stores closed, many books stores closed. Don't be surprised if movie theaters are next. Everyone will just hide in their house and download their whole fucking life.
The artist has control, but only to a point. The consumer really dictates the formats. Basically if the fans stop buying something then it stops being made. It is impossible to fight against it because it is the future. I hate it, but it is the sad truth of things to come.
Hellbilly Hollywood said...
Will we ever get to see some more superbeasto, in comic or animated form?
I hope so. I having been talking with Tom Papa lately about bringing Mr. Beasto back. I'm not sure yet in what format, but he will return one day to sort of fight crime and party.
camf90 said...
Were there any particular scenes cut from the shooting schedule of Halloween 2 that you wish you had the opportunity to film?
No particular scene was cut, but I wish I had more time. Right before shooting started we had 2 weeks cut from our already tiny schedule. That is a lot of time to lose, especially when it is really too late to move things around. Basically things like the Phantom Jam went from having 3 nights s to shoot down to 1 night, so something like the death of Harley and Wolfie got really screwed. It becomes a case of filming what you can get done, not what you want to shoot. That was one of the most fucked scenes due to having no time. It is a miracle that the film ever got made under those conditions. I pity the fool who tries to make Halloween 3 under the insane Hell they put directors through at that company. The last time I had fun and was left alone to make a film was The Devil's Rejects.
Chris said...
I'm getting in to indie filmmaking, and your work (including the "makings of" featurettes have been a huge influence to me. What are the biggest pitfalls a new filmmaker runs into?
Well, let me first start by saying it is the greatest job in the world but it can be nothing at times but nonstop pitfalls. This may sound weird but the most important thing a director needs to do is "get the job done". Art is great, but if you fall behind schedule and don't get it done... well, then you will be fired. Plain and simple. A director has to be able to deal with things constantly going wrong and remain calm. That is the nature of the beast. It is not a job for the weak, you will crumble.
You have to be able to think fast and on the fly because things are going to happen that no one could have ever guessed. For example -- it rains fucking everyday except when you need it to, cars sink into the mud and can't be moved, key props were never made but you don't find out until it is time to shoot, actors don't bother to learn their lines, film gets destroyed, producers lie about everything, actors don't return to finish scenes they've started and leave you hanging and so on and so on.
Obviously the more experience you have the better you can deal with bullshit.
Hail2theking1428 said...
Would you ever consider writing a prequel to House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects detailing the origins of the Firefly family? I just think that all of the characters in these films are extremely interesting and that a third installment in the franchise would be a reasonable end point.
Not really. There are a couple reasons why this doesn't appeal to me. One in a prequel you already know how it will all end and two I would have to cast others actors to play the parts if they were going to be playing the early days of the Firefly family and that just doesn't seem right.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
BEHIND THE SCENES OF TOM PAPA LIVE
RZ checks the framing while Tom waits for action.
Tom and the sword swallower.
More waiting. Tom keeps drinking.
Tom, RZ and Sheri watch playback.
Tom wonders what awaits down that hall.
Tom and the sword swallower.
More waiting. Tom keeps drinking.
Tom, RZ and Sheri watch playback.
Tom wonders what awaits down that hall.
A FEW ANSWERS
Here are a few answers to your many questions. It will take a minute to answer them all.
Vicente said...
What are your favourite witch movies?
MARK OF THE DEVIL, HORROR HOTEL, BURN,WITCH,BURN, SUSPIRIA, ROSEMARY'S BABY and THE WIZARD OF OZ. I'm sure I forgot something.
zombie515 said...
What happened to the 8hr. halloween 2 documentary that you filmed or will it never be released because there was basically not special features on the dvd release. Have you spoken to the weinsteins about it.
It is just sitting in a vault. I have had many conversations about getting it released in some form but nothing ever happens. It this point I have basically given up on getting it out. Too bad because that was a crazy shoot.
JoshHasty said...
A few nerdy questions. What's your favorite Stanley Kubrick film and why? WIll Lords of Salem be shot on 16mm? Who's cooler, Miles Davis or Ronnie Van Zant? Would you ever entertain the idea of a documentary being produced about your life and career?
My favorite Kubrick film is obviously A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Still not sure on the format that we will shoot Lords on yet. I prefer Ronnie Van Zant, but both are cool. I'm not ready to be documented yet, maybe when I'm 64.
noahdynamite said...
How do you feel about the Horror movie industry today? Do you think there are any classic movies/actors any more?
I think there are always classic films being made. But it takes time for anyone to consider things classic. I remember many films back when they were released being dismissed as garbage that are now thought of as classics. Sometimes it's the "hate anything new" syndrome. Every time I make a new film suddenly that last one automatically seems better. Age sure can make stuff seem classic.
Vicente said...
What are your favourite witch movies?
MARK OF THE DEVIL, HORROR HOTEL, BURN,WITCH,BURN, SUSPIRIA, ROSEMARY'S BABY and THE WIZARD OF OZ. I'm sure I forgot something.
zombie515 said...
What happened to the 8hr. halloween 2 documentary that you filmed or will it never be released because there was basically not special features on the dvd release. Have you spoken to the weinsteins about it.
It is just sitting in a vault. I have had many conversations about getting it released in some form but nothing ever happens. It this point I have basically given up on getting it out. Too bad because that was a crazy shoot.
JoshHasty said...
A few nerdy questions. What's your favorite Stanley Kubrick film and why? WIll Lords of Salem be shot on 16mm? Who's cooler, Miles Davis or Ronnie Van Zant? Would you ever entertain the idea of a documentary being produced about your life and career?
My favorite Kubrick film is obviously A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Still not sure on the format that we will shoot Lords on yet. I prefer Ronnie Van Zant, but both are cool. I'm not ready to be documented yet, maybe when I'm 64.
noahdynamite said...
How do you feel about the Horror movie industry today? Do you think there are any classic movies/actors any more?
I think there are always classic films being made. But it takes time for anyone to consider things classic. I remember many films back when they were released being dismissed as garbage that are now thought of as classics. Sometimes it's the "hate anything new" syndrome. Every time I make a new film suddenly that last one automatically seems better. Age sure can make stuff seem classic.
Monday, May 2, 2011
RANDOM STUFF #6
Hot off the press Loomis does it again.
Mr. Happy shows some love.
Uncle Coffins attacks RZ on the red carpet.
RZ and Mickey D at Halloween 2 after party.
Funny.
Mr. Happy shows some love.
Uncle Coffins attacks RZ on the red carpet.
RZ and Mickey D at Halloween 2 after party.
Funny.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
THE RETURN OF UNCLE COFFINS
The man is back and ready to show you all his dramatic side in a new film entitled SCARY CLOWN. In a press release Coffins stated, "I have the true acting chops Americans deserve. Put away your false Hollywood Gods of Bobby De Niro and Justin Bieber. I have come to make you weep with envy, no really".
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
DAY 2 REJECTS
This is Danny Trejo's first day on set and our first time working together. He would later return in HALLOWEEN and THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO.
Dave, Dallas and Danny on a break during film.
Dallas sports a new style for the film.
Here comes Rondo!
Dave, Dallas and Danny on a break during film.
Dallas sports a new style for the film.
Here comes Rondo!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
LIVE FROM NYC!
Here is a rather different project I will be directing next week. Mr. Superbeasto himself TOM PAPA live on stage in New York City. Not only is Tom funny as a drunk cartoon wrestler but he is also a hilarious stand up comic.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
RANDOM STUFF #4
Ronnie White - not what you would call a morning guy.
For sale. Needs some work. What they call a fixer-upper.
Deborah Myers rocks the pole.
Little Mike bares his soul.
The shape of things to come. Get it? Shape?
For sale. Needs some work. What they call a fixer-upper.
Deborah Myers rocks the pole.
Little Mike bares his soul.
The shape of things to come. Get it? Shape?
Friday, April 22, 2011
DAY 1 REJECTS
I just found a huge batch of never-before-seen photos from the filming of THE DEVIL'S REJECTS. These are early morning shots from the first day of shooting. I can still remember the excitement of starting on that day. The first day is always strange because you never know if all the planning is going to work the way you saw it in your head. It quickly became clear after the first few set ups that this was going to work. My main goal to make this a film that could stand on it's own and be see as something more than a cheap sequel to HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
RANDOM STUFF #3
Directing in wolfman mask. Eat A Peach!
Sheri and William at the HALLOWEEN cast table read
Murray loves Suzi
Yup, he had to go back and get a fucking map.
Sheri and William at the HALLOWEEN cast table read
Murray loves Suzi
Yup, he had to go back and get a fucking map.
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