In an interview with Rob Zombie, the director goes beyond the usual "I like/I don't like" stance on the controversial horror The Human Centipede: he calls the first film "putrid-original" but raises the stakes by praising the sequel The Human Centipede 2, describing it as "a brilliant idea".
The key? The sequel not only revisits the visual trauma of the first but transforms it into metacinema: an obsessed character watches the original film and decides to emulate it. Zombie explains that this twist made him prefer the second installment.
It's not an easy endorsement: the first film is described as "unpleasant" but "effective," a sign that even among horror experts, there's a mix of respect and disgust.
The verdict? A clever move by Zombie: instead of praising absolute novelty, he acknowledges that the evolution of an already shocking concept can go deeper and disturb more. For horror fans, this does two things: sparks curiosity about something that's "worsened" (in a good way) and frames the sequel not as a mere copy, but as a distorted mirror of the first film. If your site thrives on "lingering fear," this news is gold.
Tip: emphasize that "meta-film within a film" concept, play on the idea that horror is more powerful when it toys with reality and fiction. In the end, it's less "monster behind the door" and more "monster watching a screen." And for thrill-seekers, that's even more unsettling.
Article sourced from DreadCentral: https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/548766/rob-zombie-prefers-shocking-streaming-horror-sequel-to-its-putrid-original-brilliant-idea/