A clip from Rob Zombie’s upcoming horror film 31 has been released and shows the five “contestants” receiving their instructions from Malcolm McDowell’s “Father Murder”, who assures them that “War is Hell”.

Additionally, Zombie has announced that there will be a special one-off advance screening of the film in theaters nationwide on Thursday, September 1st. On top of showing the movie, there will also be, “…the world premieres of the “Gore Whore” and “Get Your Boots On” music videos, a one-on-one Q&A with Rob Zombie and a special look behind the scenes!” Tickets are available here.

“Five carnival workers are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, Hell-like compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the goal of which is to survive twelve hours against a gang of sadistic clowns.”

31 stars Sheri Moon Zombie (The Devil’s Rejects, Halloween), Golden Globe Nominee Malcolm McDowell (“Mozart in the Jungle”, A Clockwork Orange), Jeff Daniel Phillips (The Lords of Salem) and Meg Foster (The Lords of Salem).

Zombie has been fighting to have this movie released to the public for a long time. He went through a strong crowdfunding campaign only to be hit twice with the dreaded NC-17 rating, which would’ve severely restricted the viewing potential. After some edits, it got dropped to an R-rating, but Zombie assures we’ll see an uncut version. The new edit still bears all the earmarks of a Rob Zombie film, as it features, “…strong bloody horror violence, pervasive language, sexual content and drug use.”

The film is going to be released on VOD platforms on September 16th and in limited theaters on October 21st via Saban Films.