Lionsgate and Saban Films have dropped the first full-length look at3 From Hell, directorRob Zombie’s gruesome-looking sequel toHouse of 1000 CorpsesandThe Devil’s Rejects. The film marks the return of the Firefly family—mainly, Baby Firefly (Sheri Moon Zombie), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley), and Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig)—Zombie’s crew of dirt-caked serial killers who we last left off in a hail of police gunfire at the end ofThe Devil’s Rejects.
To that end, this trailer finally answers the question of how exactly the Firefly family is back for a sequel. The psychopathic trio was rushed to the hospital and survived a “less than a million to one” odds of survival, with the newspapers breathlessly calling it a “Satanic Recovery.“3 From Hellquite literally brings the 3 back from hell, and a supportive cult calling for authorities to “free the 3” springs up in the aftermath.
Thisdefinitelyappears to be your classic Rob Zombie joint, which is to say it’s filled with gushy stabbing noises and looks like it was filmed on film that was buried in the desert for three weeks. Zombie is, unsurprisingly, pretty divisive as a filmmaker, but he’s not known to disappoint anyone who is into his very specific jam. I’m honestly kind’ve hyped for 3 From Hell.House of 1000 Corpseshas all the hallmarks of an enthusiastic but sloppy feature-directing debut, butThe Devil’s Rejectsis a nasty piece of work that pretty deftly blends B-movie grittiness with slasher sensibilities. (Plus, Zombie’sHalloweenslaps. @ me all you wish.)
Check out the trailer below, along with the film’s official poster.3 From Hell—which also starsRichard Brake,Danny Trejo,Emilio Rivera,Jeff Daniel Phillips, andClint Howard—hits theaters on September 16.
Here is the official, admittedly pretty slim synopsis for3 From Hell:
First there was House of 1000 Corpses. Then there was The Devil’s Rejects. Now, from writer/director Rob Zombie comes the next blood-soaked chapter in the most violent crime saga in history… 3 From Hell
