House of Rejects: The Making of Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy

by Dustin McNeill

From Dustin McNeill, co-author of TAKING SHAPE and REIGN OF CHUCKY, comes HOUSE OF REJECTS, an exhaustive new exploration of Rob Zombie’s controversial horror franchise. Go behind the scenes of the Firefly trilogy like never before with new insights, details, and anecdotes from the creation of House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, and 3 From Hell. At 342 pages, HOUSE OF REJECTS is brimming with untold stories and new interviews with cast, crew, and producers. So, grab a bucket of fried chicken and settle in for the ultimate companion to the Firefly clan’s murderous misadventures. It’s some “brilliant f*cking Mark Twain sh*t,” if we do say so ourselves.

HOUSE OF REJECTS

– Exclusive new interviews with the filmmakers
– Extensive rundowns of early script drafts
– New insights into House’s rarely seen uncut version
– Details on why/how Universal Studios dumped House
– A complete rundown of deleted and alternate scenes
– New info on filming locations for all three movies
– A memorial tribute to the late great Sid Haig
– An exhaustive account of Rob Zombie’s influences
– Revelations on alternate casting choices (and re-casting!)

Genres: Nonfiction, Media Tie In, Horror

358 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 21, 2023

About the author

Dustin McNeill is the author of eight books released through Harker Press. A lifelong genre fan, he began his writing career in the pages of HorrorHound Magazine before publishing his first book in 2014. Titled Phantasm Exhumed, this franchise companion was warmly received by fans and filmmakers alike, which encouraged the author to continue his writing efforts. In 2019, he teamed with co-author Travis Mullins for the best-selling and critically acclaimed Taking Shape book series, which the pair followed up in 2022 with Reign of Chucky: The True Hollywood Story of a Not So Good Guy. In 2023, Dustin penned yet another solo effort with House of Rejects: The Making of Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy. He has contributed supplemental material to multiple Phantasm and Chucky boxsets by Arrow Video and Scream Factory. In 2024, Dustin recorded an official audio commentary for Via Vision Entertainment's Blu-ray release of the original Halloween II.

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, quick read

A fine overview of Rob Zombie's Firefly trilogy, with 20 of behind the scenes information and interviews with the casting crew interviews with the casting crew. At times it feels like the synopsis for each movie is extensively detailed to the point that each one feels like padding. Otherwise, a good read.

[Crymsyn Hart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed it. Some parts were a little dry, but I'm a fan of the movies and Rob Zombie anyway.

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fuck. Yeah.

[Zoe Burnett · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone who’s is completely obsessed with Rob’s Firefly trilogy - this book educated me in every possible aspect of the franchise. Took me a fair while to get through but my god I loved every second.