Editing Moloch (section)

=== In film and television ===
{{see also|Moloch (disambiguation)|Moloch in popular culture}}
[[File:Cabiria 002, tempio di Moloch.png|thumb|The entrance to the Temple of Moloch in Carthage in ''[[Cabiria]]'' (1914).]]
The 1914 Italian film ''[[Cabiria]]'' is set in Carthage and is loosely based on Flaubert's ''Salammbô''.{{sfn|Dorgerloh|2013|p=231–232}} The film features a bronzed, full-three dimensional statue of Moloch which is today kept in [[National Museum of Cinema]] in [[Turin]], Italy.{{sfn|Soltes|2021}} The titular female slave Cabiria is saved from the priests of Moloch just before she was to be sacrificed to the idol during the night.{{sfn|Dorgerloh|2013|p=237}} The depiction of the sacrifices to Moloch are based on Flaubert's descriptions, while the entrance of Moloch's temple is modeled on a [[hellmouth]]. ''Cabiria's'' depiction of the temple and statue of Moloch would go on to influence other filmic depictions of Moloch, such as that in [[Fritz Lang]]'s ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'' (1927), in which it is workers rather than children who are sacrificed, and [[Sergio Leone]]'s ''[[The Colossus of Rhodes (film)|The Colossus of Rhodes]]'' (1961).{{sfn|Dorgerloh|2013|p=239}}

Moloch has continued to be used as a name for horrific figures who are depicted as connected to the demon or god but often bear little resemblance to the traditional image. This includes television appearances in ''[[Stargate SG1]]'' as an alien villain, in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'', and ''[[Sleepy Hollow (TV series)|Sleepy Hollow]].{{sfn|Soltes|2021}}