The Lords of Salem (2013)
Directed by Rob Zombie
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?
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Like both " Rosemary’s Baby " and "Suspiria," two of the film's many influences, "The Lords of Salem" follows protagonists who don't understand what's happening to them, though they do know something is very wrong.
I have to admitt, this film is visualy disturbing… and totally agree with Lola V19, I felt the same as back in the seventies, front to ” Suspiria ” by Dario Argento.
This isn't quite as powerful and deeply affecting as "Suspiria," but I'd say it's at least the equal of something like "Inferno," and that's high praise from me.
While decidedly American in folklore, the entire film feels lifted from Suspiria’s cutting room floor.
For the most part audiences are treated to Suspiria-esque nighmare sequences a la Dario Argento.
Fans of Zombie — whose résumé includes “The Devil’s Rejects” and two reworkings of “Halloween” — will want to rush out to see this stylishly lensed work, which references Roman Polanski’s “Rosemary's Baby” and Dario Argento’s “Suspiria,” Others are advised to look elsewhere for fun in the dark.
Is this a nod to David Lynch 's "Eraserhead"?
It’s a heady thesis, and one Zombie establishes in a number of ways, from his controlled Carpenter/Polanski-esque tracking shots to the evocation of both Kubrick and Lynch, particularly “Eraserhead” and “Eyes Wide Shut,” in the scenes where Moon Zombie’s character is under the spell of the witches.
Her psychic meltdown is believable in a way that recalls Catherine Deneuve’s fractured heroine in Repulsion, and, while the script calls for her to undergo all manner of madness, her performance here is by far the most nuanced she’s ever given.