November 23, 2022

#59: The Lords of Salem (2012)

58 minutes

We’re rounding out our witch bitch season with a trip into the Zombieverse full of psychedelic imagery, Noodle-y goats, and a flashback to the Salem Witch Trials…we’re confused, too. Sit with us as we figure it out for 2012’s The Lords of Salem.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussions of sexual assault, forced motherhood***

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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd

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Works Referenced:

The Lords of Salem IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1731697/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv

“The Tragedy of Fate in The Lords of Salem” by Emily von Seele https://diaboliquemagazine.com/the-tragedy-of-fate-in-the-lords-of-salem/

Smithsonian Magazine: “A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials: One town’s strange journey from paranoia to pardon” by Jess Blumberg https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/

John Hathorn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hathorne

Lynn Stuart Parramore’s 2019 NBC News article, “This Halloween, remember witch hunts were created by a patriarchy terrified of older women” https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/halloween-remember-witch-hunts-were-created-patriarchy-terrified-older-women-ncna1074236

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