Plot: a young Matthew Lawrence tells a witch (Deborah Harry), 3 horror tales to keep himself from being eaten
Let’s do this one story at a time, shall we….
“LOT 249” – written by Michael McDowell, based on a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
In this story, Steve Buscemi uses a mummy to get his revenge on the wrongs he feels Christian Slater and Julianne Moore committed against him. I don’t really think Christian deserved so much hate, but it was a good story. Good cast, good kills. And DJ loves a good morality tale.
It’s a solid 75/100.
“CAT FROM HELL” – written by George Romero, based on short story by Stephen King
This one is DJ’s favorite of the three. In it, William Hickey hires Buster Poindexter to kill this cat he thinks is evil, but that cat has other ideas. The cat is really the protagonist of the story. We were rooting for him. Again, there’s a great cast, but also a great motive, great, gory effects, and a great ending.
DJ gave it an 83.
“LOVER’S VOW” – written by Michael McDowell
This one is my favorite. Always has been. Since I was a wee one. Possibly because I identify with Rae Dawn Chong. She’s biracial, I’m biracial. She has crazy hair, I have crazy hair. She gets to kiss James Remar, I wouldn’t mind it at all….
But anywho, the plot is not one I can really give away, so I’ll just say that James Remar is attacked by a creature and then he falls in love with Rae Dawn.
It’s an original, I’ll say that. There’s likable characters, a good script. It’s realistic and it followed the rules it created. I gave it an 83.
Altogether, it’s a fantastic movie. Little Matthew does a nice job as the story teller and the whole wraparound story actually wraps around nicely.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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