SXSW Film Announces Midnighters, Shorts

U.S. premiere of Rob Zombie's 'Lords of Salem' among after-dark selections

SXSW Film Announces Midnighters, Shorts

Rob Zombie's latest scarefest, The Lords of Salem (pictured), was among nine titles announced Wednesday as part of the South by Southwest Film Festival's Midnighters slate. Also announced were 106 short films that will screen at the March Festival. For more on the lineup additions, see austinchronicle.com/blogs/screens.

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