Directed by Rob Savage. Written by Savage, Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepherd. Starring Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, Caroline Ward, Alan Emrys, Teddy Linard and Seylan Baxter.
Plot: six friends accidentally/on purpose invite a demon into their online seance.
During the COVID epidemic, a group of friends decide to do an online seance with the help of Seylan, a medium. Automatically, let me say, this would not be us. We are not participating in an online seance of any kind. That’s just crazy.
Anyway, some of them are reluctant to participate in the seance, but they get talked into it. FOOLS!!! They have to light candles and promise not to “break the circle”. But one of the friends, Teddy, immediately breaks the circle because of his bitch girlfriend. And then, because nothing is really happening in the seance, Jemma decides to lie about a boy named “Jack” who she went to school with and that killed himself by hanging.
Then, they lose Seylan in the chat. And all of them start to experience things in thier own homes. When they finally hear back from Seylan and admit that Jack was made up, she tells them that they’ve made a horrible mistake. By disrespecting the dead and lying about Jack, they may have actually created a Jack. A Jack that they need to worry about.
This movie is scary. DJ had to get me a blanket. I hate hanging people. Ew. Ew. It could have been longer. It was only about an hour long. But at least we never had time to be bored. This was original, innovative, realistic and fun. Its totally rewatchable. It followed the rules. The script was great, the acting was perfect, the effects were superb and and direction was terrific.
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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