History Film / TheLordsOfSalem

* DaylightHorror: Much of the film takes place in broad daylight, such as a scene in which Heidi sees an ominous looking figure with a burned face walking a goat in a graveyard.

* PopStarComposer: Rob Zombie's long time guitarist John 5 composed the music.

* FanDisservice: Nude, elderly witches. Though Margaret Morgan, the leader of the witches, may be a fanservice for hardcore fans of Creator/MegFoster.

* AllThereInTheManual: The novelization by Rob Zombie explains much of the backstory and includes more information on Creator/MichaelBerryman and Creator/SigHaig's characters.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Lords-of-salem-teaser_2275.jpg]]A horror film by director Music/RobZombie, who described it as "if Creator/KenRussell directed ''Film/TheShining''", and starring Sherri Moon Zombie, Creator/BruceDavison, Creator/MegFoster, Dee Wallace, Creator/MariaConchitaAlonso, Creator/KenForee, Patricia Quinn, and Judy Geeson.

* ActorAllusion:
** [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Magenta]], [[Film/ToSirWithLove Pamela Dare]], and [[Literature/{{Cujo}} Donna Trenton]] are a coven of witches.
** [[Film/TheyLive Holly Thompson]] is the leader of the coven of witches.
** [[Film/TheDevilsRejects Charley Altamont and Baby]] are radio personalities; [[Film/TheDevilsRejects Captain Spaulding and Clevon]] are 17th century witch hunters.

* AllThereInTheManual: The novelization by Rob Zombie explains much of the backstory and includes more information on Michael Berryman and Creator/SigHaig's characters.

* TheCameo: Michael Berryman and Zombie regular Creator/SidHaig (''Film/HouseOf1000Corpses'', ''Film/TheDevilsRejects'') appear as witch hunters in a flashback. They apparently had more to do but were cut from the film.

* TheCameo: Michael Berryman and Zombie regular Creator/Sid
Haig (''Film/HouseOf1000Corpses'', ''Film/TheDevilsRejects'') appear as witch hunters in a flashback. They apparently had more to do but were cut from the film.

* AllThereInTheManual: The novelization by Rob Zombie explains much of the backstory and includes more information on Michael Berryman and Sig Haig's characters.

* TheCameo: Michael Berryman and Zombie regular Sid Haig (''Film/HouseOf1000Corpses'', ''Film/TheDevilsRejects'') appear as witch hunters in a flashback. They apparently had more to do but were cut from the film.

* FanDisservice: Nude, elderly witches. Though Margaret Morgan, the leader of the witches, may be a fanservice for hardcore fans of Meg Foster.

!!''The Lords of Salem provides examples of:''

* ShoutOut: The line "Cunting Daughters" of Salem is a reference to ''Film/TheExorcist'', and possibly also a reference to the Music/{{Slayer}} song ''South of Heaven''

%% * BurnTheWitch

%%* DaylightHorror
* DemonicPossession: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler:Hedi appears to be possessed by demonic forces.]]

%% * EvilOldFolks

%%* SwarmOfRats

* UsefulNotes/TheBechdelTest: Interestingly, this is the rare film that fails the REVERSE Bechdel test. If you ignore movies within the movie (the main character watches a few), there is no point in this film during which a conversation takes place exclusively between men, which is not about a woman, women, or the actions of women.

* BurnTheWitch

* {{Cult}}
* DaylightHorror

* [[spoiler: EldritchAbomination]]: [[spoiler: The child of Satan that Heidi gives birth to in the end looks like a mass of flesh with tendrils hanging off of it.]]
* EvilOldFolks
* FanDisservice: Nude, elderly witches
** Margaret Morgan, the leader of the witches, may be a fanservice for hardcore fans of Meg Foster.

* HollywoodSatanism: Count Gorgann

* SwarmOfRats
* SurrealHorror
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Heidi's dog disappears after a while.
** Averted, actually. It's briefly shown that he's been locked in the bathroom [[spoiler: most likely by the witches. Heidi's in no condition to let him out by that point]].

* PrecisionFStrike: Unlike most Rob Zombie films, f-words are keept to a minimum and only used at very specific moments.

* FanDisservice: Nude, elderly witches.

Heidi, a DJ at a local radio station, receives a mysterious package containing a record from a band calling themselves "The Lords of Salem." At first, the record plays backwards, forcing Heidi to relive a traumatic experience from her past. Later, the record plays normally, and is a big hit with listeners. Soon after, a second package arrives, containing posters, tickets and records to host a concert in Salem. However, the gig turns out to be unlike anything Heidi or her listeners could have imagined...

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Lords-of-salem-teaser_2275.jpg]]A horror film by director Music/RobZombie, who described it as "if Creator/KenRussell directed ''Film/TheShining.''

* GainaxEnding