Director Rob Zombie incorporates iconic cinematic imagery from George Méliès’ 1902 film A Trip to the Moon in his maddening trip of a horror film, The Lords of Salem. Protagonist Heidi (Sheri Moon Zombie), a former addict currently under the spell of witches, enters a hallucinatory state between reality and fantasy.
Published 10 Mar 2016
Something wicked this way comes... Robert Eggers’ New England folk tale is steeped in magic and menace.
The Witch puts in an early bid to be crowned 2016’s scariest film. Meets its director.
By Anton Bitel
An indulgent and original horror bonanza from auteur-in-the making, Rob Zombie.