A review by lesliekurt
The Lords of Salem by Rob Zombie

3.0

I was expecting better, but overall, it is a good story. I'm a fan of Rob Zombie's music and films and was psyched to read this. It's a good story, but some parts were clunky with a few grammatical errors. I can look past this as long as the mistakes are sparse and the story is good, which it was. The most disappointing part of the book was that it switched to purple prose during the kill/paranormal scenes. I see purple prose as a way of disguising what you are trying to say, and it comes off as timid writing. I would never expect Rob Zombie to come off as timid. I thought he would provide a graphic, straightforward, and realistic narrative during these scenes, but I didn't get that. If you like horror and don't mind purple prose, you might love it.