In 2003 rocker Rob Zombie took a stab at directing a horror project called House of 1000 Corpses. Obviously attempting to play homage to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the film opened up in a small number of theaters and eventually making nearly double its budget of $7-million after all the box office totals are in. It wasn't a big hit with critics and fans were mixed, some hated it, while some loved it. I personally didn't like the movie. When word of a sequel was released I wasn't impressed.