Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem begins shooting this April

Cult icon, horror monster and shock-rocker Rob Zombie is the mastermind behind The Devils Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses and the remake of Halloween. In recent years, he has become a real break out in the horror genre, often out doing himself with each new release. And this spring, Zombie begins filming his new "big project", The Lords of Salem

The Lords of Salem tells the story of an ancient coven of witches returning to modern day Salem for revenge against the mortals who had them burned 300 years ago. The film currently has not revealed its cast, although we can assume Sheri Moon Zombie will play a part in the film and it's likely we'll see an appearance by Sid Haig as well; seeing as how it is a Rob Zombie film we're talking about.

Throughout the fall, Rob Zombie was extremely busy with his “Halloween Hootenanny” tour featuring Alice Cooper and the Murderdolls, the release of the Special Edition of Hellbilly Deluxe 2, and the “House of 1000 Corpses in 3-D ZombieVision” attraction for Universal Studios this Halloween. But now that the weather is warming up and the leaves are coming back to life, it looks like The Lords of Salem is finally in production.

Zombie is currently scouting out locations in the historical town of Salem, in an attempt to keep the sets as authentic as possible. "And so it begins... Great town, great locations...Much more to come since we are now moving full steam ahead." Zombie said in a recent blog post where he posted a few pictures of locations in Salem that will likely make an appearance in the film. 

Unbeknown to many, Salem holds a special place in the singer's heart, and is a nostalgic location he is glad to be working with. "“I grew up in Massachusetts, so the Salem witch trials and all that was always very prevalent. Even when I was a little kid, you take a school field trip and go to Salem to the witch museums and watch re-enactments of the witch trials. I always found it fascinating.” 

Zombie has also recently stated, in a Billboard interview, that he has possible plans to also compose the score of the film with members of his band. “I've been thinking about the music in this movie early on. We'll probably do the score this time out... not rock music, but a score. I know I want music to play a large role.”

 For updates on the film, check out Rob Zombie's film blog at http://rzfilms.blogspot.com/ and stay tuned in to Slasher Theater for further news!