Captain Spaulding(born Johnny Lee Johns
and also known as " Cutter") is a fictional character created by Rob Zombie. The character first appeared in Zombie's 2003 horror film House of 1000 Corpses
, portrayed by Sid Haig. Haig reprised his role as Spaulding in the sequels The Devil's Rejects
(2005) and 3 from Hell
(2019). Haig also voiced Spaulding in the 2009 animated film The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
. The character is depicted as a vulgar and murderous clown.
In House of 1000 Corpses
, Spaulding is portrayed as the proprietor of a gas station and fried chicken eatery that also houses a roadside attraction known as Captain Spaulding's Museum of Monsters and Madmen. In The Devil's Rejects
, he is revealed to be the patriarch of the Firefly family. The character, and Haig himself, have been called icons of modern horror cinema.
