House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie, and is his directoral debut as a filmmaker. It was released in the United States on April 11, 2003 by Lions Gate Films.Following the standard horror movie structure, the film focuses on four college students traveling throughout rural America who become intrigued by a local legend regarding the mad scientist Dr. Satan. hile looking for his site of hanging, they experience car trouble and are taken in by the Fireflies, a large and complicated family that is revealed to be made up of sadistic serial killers.