The Lords of Salem

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The Lords of Salem

R

Released Apr 19, 2013

1h 40m

Horror

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A radio DJ (Sheri Moon Zombie) in Salem, Mass., is plagued by nightmarish visions of vengeful witches after she plays a record by a mysterious group known only as "The Lords."

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The Lords of Salem has lots of atmospheric portent, but it's unfortunately short on scares.

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Drew Hunt

Chicago Reader

Polished and calculated, this is a nerve-shattering fright fest bolstered by immaculate technique.

Apr 25, 2013

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Ian Buckwalter

The Atlantic

It's a credit to Zombie's interest in growing as an artist that he's drawing from more mature inspirations here, but it's also part of why the movie doesn't work.

Rated: 4.5/10

Apr 19, 2013

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Movies by Rob Zombie, the goth rocker turned cult filmmaker, aren't for everybody. But he couldn't care less.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 19, 2013

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Zombie finally abandons his "hellbilly" aesthetic for something more hypnotic and meditative, resulting in a hallucinatory brain-melter that marks the peak of his directing career.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Neither suspenseful nor disturbing as intended, The Lords of Salem may resist Zombie’s previous shock-fest style, but his detour into goat-sacrificing Satanism doesn’t prove any more watchable.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 6, 2022

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

An atmospheric and enthralling take on demonic possession featuring a stacked cast of female genre stars. Low-key Zombie and Sheri Moon's best film

Rated: 4

Mar 9, 2022

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Vince S

Kind of slow moving. Plus the monster(devil) at the end. Could have been so much better. Kind of ruined the movie for me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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Jason W

Had a strong start minus the obligatory Rob Zombie naked women scenes. Definitely a departure from his usual cursing, dirty hillbilly stuff except the church scene and the ending, where he jumped back into needing awkward forced weird sex stuff to fill a scene so it could "edgy". Too many dream sequences. Pretty decent story and mostly shot well otherwise.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Lochia E

Worthy of wasting your time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/27/25

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Zaqir V

It’s the greatest movie ever made about witches and velvet underground and you’re a weiner if you think otherwise.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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Austin G

Very slow moving. It was difficult to find any personal connection to the characters.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é mais ou menos, o filme tem mulheres peladas, coisas de satanismo e nudez.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Synopsis

A radio DJ (Sheri Moon Zombie) in Salem, Mass., is plagued by nightmarish visions of vengeful witches after she plays a record by a mysterious group known only as "The Lords."

Director: Rob Zombie
Producer: Rob Zombie, Jason Blum, Andy Gould, Oren Peli
Screenwriter: Rob Zombie
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Alliance
Rating: R (Disturbing Violent Content|Disturbing Sexual Content|Graphic Nudity|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M
Runtime: 1h 40m

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