Rue Morgue’s The Abbatoir managed to sneak in a small conversation with Rob Zombie during the shooting of his Halloween remake. I’m not entirely sure, but this may be the only interview Zombie has given since he began production. During their talk Zombie discusses the virture of remakes, dream casting, and internet rumours.

“For a few minutes, when I first started, someone would always email me and go, “Is it true so-and-so is Laurie Strode?” “No, it’s not true, I don’t even know who that person is you’re mentioning.” But then it would get posted anyway and y’know, I’m done, I can’t address nonsense all day long, I’ve got actual work to do. Clearly, they would sit at home, think of something and just put it out there because there was no basis in anything ever. Life’s too short to address bullshit all day long.”

I do have to take issue with one comment Dave makes about The Devil’s Rejects. The main reason I enjoyed that film was because I felt it went nowhere near romanticizing The Fireflys. In fact, I thought the entire thing was the exact opposite, with the clan coming off as a group of worthless schlubs who couldn’t keep their shit together for more than a handful of days when left to their own devices.

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