Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem to hit Cinemas April 19th 2013
From the producers of Paranormal Activity and Insidious comes writer-director Rob Zombie's most highly anticipated shocker to date - a brilliantly envisioned and haunting tale of witchcraft and Satanism, The Lords of Salem.
"A psychological horror treat that burrows into the brain and tickles with ideas. This is satanic horror done right, carefully twisting the knife until the big finale without sacrificing scares along the way."
We like it because a huge departure from his previous movies, The Lords Of Salem is without a doubt Rob Zombie's most ambitious and accomplished work to date and firmly establishes him as a unique and truly gifted filmmaker who has finally come into his own.
A chilling, atmospheric piece that slowly works its way under the viewer's skin, the film has an almost European feel to it and owes more to Roman Polanski, Dario Argento and Ken Russell than to the American "grindhouse" cinema one would most associate with Zombie.
Of course, this being Rob Zombie, classic horror movie references abound and fans will be delighted to notice nods to the likes of "Rosemary's Baby", "The Shining", "The Sentinel", "The Devil Rides Out", John Carpenter's "Prince Of Darkness" and "Macbeth" (the Polanski adaptation), amongst others.
A killer cast comprised of many genre legends, stunning cinematography by Brandon Trost, an awesome score by guitarist John 5 and songs by The Velvet Underground, Rush, Rob Zombie, Rick James and Manfred Mann's Earth Band all combine to make this one of the most visually and aurally impressive horror movies in recent years.
The Lords of Salem will now be hitting selected UK cinemas on 19 April 2013.
This is to bring it in line with the release of Zombie's new album - Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor - which is out on 22 April 2013.