Rob Zombie's "31"

Time to wake up horror fans. It was announced this week that Rob Zombie has a new movie in production. All that has been released is a picture with a creepy painted clown face and the title “31.” Yes, it looks like an uppercase “I” and that has caused much confusion, but according to Rob’s post on twitter, it is indeed called “31.” There has been a teaser trailer released and if you are a fan of any of RZ’s films then this might make you a little excited. The teaser, which I can’t say is much of a teaser, recaps his six films over the last decade: House of 1000 Corpses (2003), The Devil’s Rejects (2005), Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009), The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009), and The Lords of Salem (2012). It then ends with the picture of the clown face and an audio clip of distorted laughter, which is pretty creepy. Who or what is it?! I own and have seen all of these movies with the exception of The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. I was 13 when House of 1000 Corpses was released, and I believe that is when my interest in horror movies really peaked. I always liked to be scared, but for those of us who have twisted minds and want to see horror movies taken to the extremes, you can count on Rob Zombie. While many strongly feel that he did a horrible job with Halloween II, I really enjoyed it. I loved the cast, and I loved how dark the film was. He took it in a different direction and wrapped up his interpretation in his second installment which I don’t believe was intended to be a remake of the original Halloween II (1981). Yes, it was brutal and at some points I wasn’t even sure if I, myself could handle it. But I like when the boundaries are being stretched.  Don’t we want to be truly scared or disgusted to the point where we keep replaying the movie over in our head afterwards because we can’t get over how messed up it was?  I know I do. I feel that horror movies lately have been lacking that. While there have been a few that I’ve really enjoyed recently, I find most of them to be repetitive or predictable. (Let me just be clear though that the Human Centipede 1&2 might have been taken a little too far.. 0.o ) 

Any who, I unfortunately have yet to find a site that specifies what this movie really is about. My first thought was that it’s about Captain Spaulding, which would spark my interest even more. Some say that it’s Halloween III, relating it to the clown mask that Michael wears as a child on Halloween night. I’m sorry to say that I don’t believe Rob Zombie will be having anything to do with directing another Halloween movie. Who knows though. Some people suggest it could be a reimagined remake of Stephen King’s “IT” while many believe it’s going to be a film about John Wayne Gacy. Oh, and let’s not forget about the few random people who have wondered if it’s a remake of Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). That would be….interesting. The question is, what does the title stand for? Whatever it is, he stated it is for “hardcore fans who want it nasty and brutal.” Oh boy. All I can say is I am down no matter what it is, especially if his wife is in it! (: Thoughts?Watch teaser here: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJtSjrSu6FI

Author: Beth