Sid Haig

"...The name may not be familiar but I bet Sid Haig's face is, due to four decades of film..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature

House of 1000 Corpses

"...Directed by: Rob Zombie. Starring: Chad Bannon, Sid Haig, William Bassett, Karen Black, Bill Moseley and Michael..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bone Tomahawk

Hybrid Western/horror film starring Kurt Russell is a brutal delight

"...Jenkins, Matthew Fox, Lili Simmons, Evan Jonigkeit, Kathryn Morris, Sid Haig, David Arquette, Fred Melamed, Sean Young and Michael..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spider Baby

Three demented adult siblings are looked after by a devoted caretaker in Jack Hill's no-budget masterpiece.

"...Directed by: Jack Hill. Starring: Lon Chaney, Sid Haig, Jill Banner, Beverly Washburn and Karl Schanzer. What..."

Aug. 12, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rob Zombie Resurrects the Firefly Family for 3 From Hell

Here to do the devil's work: Director talks how being cool is no excuse

"...kin killers – devious clown Captain Spaulding (grindhouse icon Sid Haig), cheerleader from hell Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie), and..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Devil's Rejects

A viciously entertaining psycho-road-movie-revenge-‘n’-wreckage-romance.

"...Directed by: Rob Zombie. Starring: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Ken Foree, Matthew..."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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"...the city can understand each other. The city will consider state concerns and explain to the legislators that the..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Jackie Brown

Based on Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch, this is a fairly straight-ahead, Seventies-styled caper film.

"...Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert De Niro, Chris Tucker, Sid Haig and Denise Crosby. Apparently, it's Quentin Tarantino's mission..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lords of Salem

With his fifth horror feature, writer/director Rob Zombie proves he's a unique visionary in a repetitive cinematic genre.

"...their revenge, while Satan gets unofficial top billing and Sid Haig makes a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo. Also, there’s a squirmy..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jesse Dayton Bloodies Up for Housecore Horror

Austin rocker-turned-director talks 'Zombex,' Zombie, and Corman

"...company is handing out an anti-depressant with the unfortunate side effect of turning people who take it into flesh-rending..."

Oct. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'The Lords of Salem'

Or, in defense of Rob Zombie as a filmmaker

"...has repeatedly said he feels bad that horror icons Sid Haig and Michale Berryman saw their parts shredded, and..."

Sept. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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"...on both the director Jack Hill and the actor Sid Haig. Hill will be honored with a retrospective at..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Panic Fest 2022: The History of Metal and Horror

"You got gore in my riffs!" "You got riffs in my gore!"

"...selection of expert witnesses on the subject. On one side are the filmmakers and onscreen performers, like Sid Haig..."

May 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beaumonster: A Memoir by Jesse Dayton

The rockabilly rebel, outlaw country artist, session guitarist to the legends, and low-budget horror auteur looks back

"...and low-budget horror auteur (2011's Zombex, starring Malcolm McDowell, Sid Haig, and Corey Feldman). In the past year, he..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Your Weekend in Film

Staying strong is the best medicine

"...of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Edwin Neal and Sid Haig will also attend...."

Sept. 29, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

More Gore From Housecore Horror

New film fest adds more classics plus a locally lensed premiere

"...so now it's time to fill out the film side of this mutant melding. Today, 14 more titles join..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Hatchet III'

Gleefully signing up for the Hatchet Army

"...cameo from a Hatchet original. But nothing beats having Sid Haig ramble on as an incoherent, potentially senile, racist..."

Aug. 18, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: 'Spider Baby'

A restored print of 'the maddest movie ever told' screens Sunday

"...In 1999, Jack Hill and his frequent star Sid Haig (who is brilliant in Spider Baby) attended the..."

July 26, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jesse Dayton Walks With a 'Zombex'

First trailer for musician's directorial debut

"...pounding down anti-anxiety medication to deal with PTSD. Unfortunate side-effects may include, well, becoming one of the living dead...."

May 20, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Review: 'The Lords of Salem'

A series of micro-nightmares bolstered by Rob Zombie's style

"...Oren Peli, the man behind such flatline "shockers" as Insidious and the Paranormal Activity franchise.)..."

March 13, 2013 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW: Jeff Daniel Phillips Fears 'The Lords of Salem'

How a caveman walked with a Zombie

"...back to, with underground heroes like Ken Foree and Sid Haig always willing to pick up the phone. Phillips..."

March 11, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Thanks for the Memories

'Chronicle' staff past and present on 20 years of covering SXSW Film

"...Tarantino, Ethan Hawke, Dwight Yoakam, Julianna Margulies, Jack Hill, Sid Haig, Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Harry Knowles, Robert..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Everything Went Black: Five Hits From Hell

What to watch this Halloween

"...certain you'd rather read my thoughts on the darker side of the aisle than those on the overabundance of..."

Oct. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Full-Gore Press

Mind the viscera: Austin's horror filmmaking scene is exploding

"...definitively established itself as a vital hub for gore? Consider the evidence: At the time of this writing, there..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

Johnny Depp hits the Continental Club; Eric Johnson crashes the Texas Music Hall of Fame

"...was mostly fun," recounts guitarist and longtime Bob Dylan sideman Denny Freeman, who was also joined by Louisiana's C.C...."

Oct. 28, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

White Denim powers up on the road, Chaos in Tejas keeps home fires burning, and more

"...Hooded Menace (Thu., 11:45pm, Red 7 inside)..."

June 3, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

It's Alive!

Texas (finally) gets a horror-film convention to call its own

"...the kitchen floor, other confirmed attendees include the legendary Sid Haig (The Devil's Rejects, Spider Baby); groundbreaking Floridian goremeister..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Foxy Brown

Pam Grier stars in Foxy Brown, the film that would end up cementing Grier's image as the female icon of the Blaxploitation movement.

"...D: Jack Hill (1974); with Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Sid Haig, Terry Carter, Juanita Brown, Katheryn Loder, Peter Brown...."

July 6, 2001 Screens Review by Charles Conn

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"...but his mom was there. Jack Hill and actor Sid Haig presented the films, the weather was perfect, and..."

March 19, 1999 Column by Louis Black

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"...honors Jack Hill with a special retrospective (with actor Sid Haig in attendance and Quentin Tarantino introducing some of..."

March 12, 1999 Column by Louis Black

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