Directed by John Fawcett. Written by Stephen Massicotte, based on the novel by Simon Maginn, entitled “Sheep”. Starring Maria Bello, Sean Bean, Maurice Roeves, Sophie Stuckey and Abigail Stone.
Plot: a mother and father in mourning are haunted by an angry child’s ghost
Adelle and Sarah are on this road trip to where their husband/father lives to put their family back together. When they get there, the locals tell them of this “Annwyn”, which is, in fact, what the Welsh believe to be the after life. But, and I think this was made up for the movie, the locals here have believed that if you send someone to Annwyn, then you can get someone else out.
So, of course, Sarah drowns or goes missing or whatever. Not really all that important, just know that she’s gone. Adelle is beside herself. Seriously, the movie is 1 hour and 40 minutes of her screaming “Sarah!” But then Ebrill shows up and things get really weird.
Ebrill is the ghost of a little girl that died 50 years ago. Her father, the head of the church, sacrificed, like, lots of people to get her back. I thought you only needed one, but whatever. After his sacrifice, she comes back wrong. Of course.
Hop to the present, Adelle decides to take Ebrill back to Annwyn and drown the both of them, so that Sarah can come back. Well, it works. So, you think. Sarah comes out, and so does Adelle. But, in the final moments, it’s revealed that Sarah is not Sarah, but Ebrill, who is now out permanently I guess and Adelle isn’t back at all. She’s there, but she’s still dead, so no one can hear or see her.
But why?? What for?? Who?? How?? The point of the movie is….
SOMEONE EXPLAIN!!!!
DJ called me a son-of-a-bitch after it was over because I picked it out. And cause it wasn’t really horror. And cause it didn’t make any damn sense. And cause a lot, A LOT, of sheep die in this movie.
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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