House of 1000 Corpses is a television show only.
House of 1000 Corpses . Set on Halloween , the film sees the Firefly family torturing and mutilating a group of teenagers who are traveling across the country writing a book . The film earned over $ 3 million in its opening weekend , and would later go on to gross over $ 16 million worldwide . The Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a film 's suitability for certain audiences based on its content .