![]() ![]() Unless the clown smokes a Groucho Marx cigar. It might literally be the scariest movie ever. If 31 is a success, he should direct a film based on the pop-up clowns that terrorized the good people of Wasco and Chicago a few years back. Jon Watts’ Clown looks like one big “nope” (in a good way), and Zombie proved he’s adept at creepy clowns in The Devil’s Rejects. Let’s hope for the former - it’s time for movies to take back the “scary clown” mantle from television. For the next 12 hours, they must fight for their lives against an endless parade of homicidal maniacs.”įrom the grisly trailer, it’s hard to tell whether 31 will be as morbidly fun as Zombie’s first two films, House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects, or as stale as his Halloween remakes. “At the mercy of their captors,” the official plot description reads, “they are forced to play a twisted game or life or death called 31. It’s one of the craziest places in the US sitting right next to an early 1900s cemetery.Rob Zombie came up with the idea of 31, his new horror movie and the first since 2013’s The Lords of Salem, after reading that “Halloween is the number one day of the year when people go missing.” So naturally, in 31, five carnival workers, including one played by his wife Sheri Moon Zombie, go missing the night before Halloween and are held hostage in a large, creepy compound. ![]() Want the full clown experience? Try a stay at the haunted Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada. Releasing on VOD Septemand in theaters October 21, 2016. This is the new trailer for 31 with Saban Films taking over distribution. It’s a Grindhouse movie, and few do that better than Rob Zombie. After all, who has time for philosophical thoughts and musings when you’re looking for the best way to kill your victims?ģ1 is a great, horrifying, terrifying, intense, scary clown movie that is a perfect addition to the Rob Zombie horror portfolio. It’s fun, has brains, some heart, and gory humor spliced in along the way. Or, at the very least, the mindset that any psycho (John Wayne Gacy comes to mind) who would put on clown make-up to kill their victims would assume. 31 nicely touches on the struggle of a psychotic killer clown’s state of mind. Of course, it all goes to Hell once the blood-lust commences. The opening scene with Doom-Head leaves you with a sense that there may be something more to his character and the movie. The evil clowns are remarkably deeper characters than you’d expect. For the first time in my life, I find myself rooting for the carnies. The crazed clowns are all given “head” monikers and have creative names like Sex-Head, Schizo-Head, Sick-Head, Psycho-Head, and Death-Head. Zombie told a fan on Facebook, that the “Zombie Cut” would eventually be released on DVD. ![]() The MPAA notes that the film had “sadistic graphic violence, bizarre sexuality/nudity, pervasive disturbing images, and some strong language.” This leaves us awaiting the director’s cut. For the art of course! This film is over-the-top horror, which is a good thing and something you expect from the creator of House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects. Although the film’s intensity did originally get 31 slapped with an NC-17 rating, Zombie was able to get it downgraded to rated R before the release. Similar to the storyline of Nicholas Cage’s equally horrifying movie, Pay The Ghost, which adds absolutely nothing to this conversation, but does allow us to plug Nicholas Cage. The title 31 was chosen after Zombie found a statistic noting that Halloween is the most notorious day for mysterious missing person reports. How Did Rob Zombie Come Up with the Name “ 31?” Sadistic maniacs, each with his or her own deadly expertise, torture and terrorize an unsuspecting group of friends who work at a local carnival. ![]() Carnies, clowns, and total carnage ensue. It’s as if Rob Zombie physically entered my nightmares when conceiving this movie. All while sadistic clowns hack at their heels in a compound that resembles The Circus from Hell. Rob Zombie’s 31 focuses on five carnies held hostage and forced to play a horrifying game called “ 31.” The goal of the game? Survive the night. ![]()
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