Directed by Skip Schoolnik. Written by Michael Kelly. Starring Annette Sinclair, Brittain Frye, Scott Fults, Sean Kanan, Bunky Jones, George Thomas and Donna Baltron.
Plot: a teenage talks her friends into playing hide-and-seek in a furniture store where a psycho starts to hunt and kill them.
The movie starts when a man in makeup has sex with a hooker and then kills her. Meanwhile, a group of teenagers are having a graduation party in a furniture store owned by one of their fathers, when they decide to play hide-and-seek. Side note (and I’m not embarrassed to say this), but I played hide-and-seek with my friends at my own graduation party. Spooky, right?
Anyway, John (Kanan), whose dad runs the store is really worried about his friends breaking things, so I don’t even know why they are there. And his girlfriend, Bonnie (Jones) is a horrible person and a horrible actress. But the killer, who has super strength, soon begins to take care of all the horny teens. He drowns them, impales them, decapitates them. And he’s human, so I’m not sure how he can impale someone with a mannequin’s arm, but he can. When he dwindles the eight down to four, the four realize what’s happening and they go on the offensive, grabbing their own mannequin limbs to fight back.
I’m not going to give the ending away because the killer reveal is just so worth it. Well, it is to me anyway. DJ did not dig it. I thought it was hilarious. It was really one of the so-bad-it’s-good movies we’re always talking about. There was a horrible motive, no rules and it was super unrealistic, but it was still so fun. I recommend it for that reason, but DJ does not.
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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