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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for disturbing violent and sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some drug use
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Several bare breasts are shown, as well as some brief full frontal female nudity
  • A scene shows faceless priests masturbating colorful dildos in the background hard to notice.
  • A woman dances suggestively with a man, while the male licks the woman's face
  • A woman presumably performs oral sex on a man, nothing is shown
  • 1 or 2 sexual references

Violence & Gore

  • The film is extremely disturbing but not as violent as other films of Rob Zombie, the novelization on the other hand is WAAAAAY More violent, gruesome, and disturbing
  • A scene involving three "doctors" who are demons involve them taking a woman and yanking out scissors and pulling some guts out of the woman's stomach and blood is shown on the scissors and sheet. Very disturbing however we realize it was a dream sequence.
  • A pile of dead naked woman are shown however there are no wounds but it is still creepy.
  • A priest turns into a demon what wee see is him turn grayish and throw up some blood.
  • A scene is extremely anti-religious with words and actions. A groutesque skeleton is also shown which may resemble the burned body of a witch. The whole scene is extremely creepy and violent.
  • A man is graphically beaten to death with a frying pan and has his head wrapped in white cloth, which bleeds through.
  • The whole ending sequence is extremely disturbing. Lots of anti-religious imagery and creepy acts. Very upsetting and disturbing.

Profanity

  • Some uses of shit, fuck, whores. As well as two uses of cunt.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A trio of radio DJs do shots of tequila.
  • Cigarettes are smoked throughout the movie.
  • 4 women drink white wine together.
  • A man and women are eating pancakes have been drinking beer while eating.
  • A woman smokes a marijuana cigarette in a bath tub.
  • A man drinks a glass of wine.
  • A women takes a handful of anti-anxiety pills.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • It is frightening but not as intense as usual Rob Zombie's movies
  • The last 15 minutes of the movie are all in a psychedelic trance, with disturbing imagery
  • A demonic creature lures a woman into a building
  • Faceless priests are shown creepy.
  • This whole movie has to do with witchcraft, something that can be very disturbing to some
  • A music video is shown with very anti-religious imagery and lyrics, a man then talks about the video saying very anti-religious things
  • Includes graphic violence and terror/frightening scenes.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A pregnant witch has her stomach sliced open to take out a baby. Only some blood is shown on the knife.
  • A baby is birthed and then spat upon by witches. Very upsetting. The participants are later burned to death by a priest and two men, somewhat graphic. Their lead is put in a torture chair and has nails driven into her hands. Some blood.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • The main character is a former heroin user. She relapses and smokes some off a piece of tin foil.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A scene where a priest turns into a demon and starts to puke blood
  • A baby is born and then spat upon by the witches in a flashback, who are damning it.
  • A couple of jump scares having to do with someone being in a woman's house.
  • A woman is shown standing atop of a whole bunch of dead, naked bodies of the Salem woman. Her eyes are blank.

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