Captain Spaulding

Captain Spaulding is a fictional serial killer who appears in the 2003-05 horror films House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects by Rob Zombie. Perpetually seen wearing clown makeup, Spaulding is a member of the depraved Firefly family of the town of Deadwood. Initially, he appears to be little more than an accomplice to the Fireflys, but his exact relationship to them is developed further in The Devil's Rejects when he is revealed to be Baby's father.

Notes & Trivia

 * Like many of the characters featured in the films, Spaulding is named after a character played by Groucho Marx. Marx's Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding was the main character in the 1930 comedy Animal Crackers.


 * Captain Spaulding is a big John Wayne fan and has a tattoo of him on his right forearm.

Quotes
"Howdy Folks! You like blood? Violence? Freaks of nature? Well then, come on down to Captain Spaulding's Museum of Monsters and Madmen. See the Alligator Boy, ride my famous Murder Ride. Most of all, don't forget to take home some of my tasty fried chicken!"

- Captain Spaulding

"Goddamn, motherfucker got blood all over my best clown suit."

- Captain Spaulding

"Well, I'll tell you what, Ski King. Why don't you just take your Mama home some chicken and then I won't have to stuff my boot all up in your ass!"

- Captain Spaulding