The Lords of Salem (2012)

Heidi, a radio DJ, is sent a box containing a record -- a "gift from the Lords." The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town's violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords back to take revenge on Salem, Massachusetts?

Director:

Rob Zombie

Writer:

Rob Zombie

Stars:

Sheri Moon Zombie, Bruce Davison, Jeff Daniel Phillips

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sheri Moon Zombie	...	Heidi Hawthorne
Bruce Davison	...	Francis Matthias
Jeff Daniel Phillips	...	Herman 'Whitey' Salvador (as Jeffrey Daniel Phillips)
Judy Geeson	...	Lacy Doyle
Meg Foster	...	Margaret Morgan
Patricia Quinn	...	Megan
Ken Foree	...	Herman Jackson
Dee Wallace	...	Sonny
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Alice Matthias
Richard Fancy	...	AJ Kennedy
Andrew Prine	...	Reverend Jonathan Hawthorne
Michael Berryman	...	Virgil Magnus
Sid Haig	...	Dean Magnus
Bonita Friedericy	...	Abigail Hennessey
Nancy Linehan Charles	...	Clovis Hales

Storyline

Heidi, a blond rock chick, DJs at a local radio station, and together with the two Hermans (Whitey and Munster) forms part of the "Big H Radio Team." A mysterious wooden box containing a vinyl record arrives for Heidi, a gift of the Lords. She assumes it's a rock band on a mission to spread their word. As Heidi and Whitey play the Lords' record, it starts to play backwards, and Heidi experiences a flashback to a past trauma. Later, Whitey plays the Lords' record, dubbing them the Lords of Salem, and to his surprise, the record plays normally and is a massive hit with his listeners. The arrival of another wooden box from the Lords presents the Big H team with free tickets, posters and records to host a gig in Salem. Soon, Heidi and her cohorts are far from the rock spectacle they're expecting. The original Lords of Salem are returning and they're out for blood.

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Plot Keywords:

salem massachusetts | city name in title | place name in title | female protagonist

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Taglines:

The Lords Are Coming

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent and sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA UK Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Gospodari Salema

Filming Locations:

Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$642,000 (USA) (19 April 2013)

Gross:

$1,163,508 (USA) (10 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Films, Automatik Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actors considered for some roles were Richard O'Brien (he was not available) and Hammer girl Caroline Munro, finally replaced by another genre favorite, Judy Geeson.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Reverend Jonathan Hawthorne: As I write these very words, the witch, Margaret Morgan, gathers with her coven of six deep within the woods surrounding our beloved Salem. The blasphemous music echoes in my mind, driving me to the point of insanity. I, Jonathan Hawthorne, swear before the eyes of God, on this this day in the year of our Lord 1696, to destroy all persons who choose to pledge allegiance to the demon Satan and his spectral army!

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits appear over gloomy images of Salem.

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Connections

Features Captain Kidd (1945)

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Soundtracks

"J.S. Bach: Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig, BWV 768"
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Helmut Walcha
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Low Budget Quality - Not That Good

I have been a fan of Zombies work in the past, and was excited to see this one. As soon as this movie was released, I rushed out to watch this movie. However to my disappointment the movie was very unbearable to sit through and to watch...so much so that I had to stop watching the movie halfway through as I could not stand to sit through such crap. This movie does not appear to have a 2.5 million dollar estimated budget as IMDb estimates, yet more like a $250k budget. But the low quality is not the only thing wrong with this movie (as there are some great low budget movies out there), the movie is just plain boring and dumb. I would absolutely NOT recommend someone wasting there time watching this movie. Grade F! Sorry Zombie but you flunked this one in my book...