See Wayne Toth working on special effects for Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

As pre-production continues on THE LORDS OF SALEM, director Rob Zombie has once again updated his blog. This time, he posted some photos of what special effects designer Wayne Toth has been working on. Toth has worked on all of Zombie’s films, so he certainly understands his unique vision.

Zombie had this to say: “SFX master Wayne Toth took a few pictures of the work happening at his shop yesterday. I know you can’t really see much, but come on it’s way too early to give away these things. Take a look and see what you can uncover.”

Interestingly, the blog post has since been deleted. Perhaps someone didn’t want the images out this early, but don’t worry – we’ve got you covered! Things have been hush-hush with the project, but the full synopsis was recently revealed:

Heidi, a blonde rock chick, DJs at a local radio station, and together with the two Hermans (Whitey and Munster) forms part of the “Big H Radio Team”.

A mysterious wooden box containing a vinyl record arrives for Heidi, “a gift from the Lords”. She assumes it’s a rock band on a mission to spread their word. As Heidi and Whitey play the Lords’ record, it starts to play backwards, and Heidi experiences a flashback to a past trauma.

Later Whitey plays the Lords’ record, dubbing them the Lords of Salem, and to his surprise, the record plays normally and is a massive hit with listeners.

The arrival of another wooden box from the Lords presents the Big H Team with free tickets, posters and records to host a gig in Salem. Soon Heidi and her cohorts find that the gig is far from the rock spectacle they’re expecting: the original Lords of Salem are returning, and they’re out for BLOOD.