Former White Zombie musician-turned-director Rob Zombie is once again planning to remake a classic horror film.

After redoing 'Halloween', and subsequently releasing a sequel, the wild-haired director has announced that he will be taking a stab at 'The Blob'. No pun intended.

The remake will be written, directed and produced by Zombie, while he might even make a cameo performance. The original 'The Blob' film launched the career of Steve McQueen way back in 1958, but the cast has not been confirmed yet for the revival.

According to Variety: "In the original 'Blob', an object from space crashes into a field, containing a red blob-like substance that absorbs the humans it contacts and grows exponentially." But Zombie said that the red blob-like substance will be the first thing to go.

"My intention is not to have a big red blobby thing - that's the first thing I want to change. That gigantic Jello-looking thing might have been scary to audiences in the 1950s, but people would laugh now," he said in a recent interview.

Zombie also sees this as a chance to break out into sci-fi films, instead of the blood and guts of horrors. "I'd been looking to break out of the horror genre, and this really is a science fiction movie about a thing from outer space. I intend to make it scary, and the great thing is I have the freedom once again to take it in any crazy direction I want to."

Zombie has already begun writing the script, and production is due to start later this year.