Written and directed by Michael A Nickles. Starring Johnny Pacar, Amber Childers, Alessandra Torresani, Jonathan Keltz, Jennifer Missoni, Toby Hemingway, Christian Slater and Daryl Mitchell.
Plot: while digging into the town’s past, students release an evil spirit.
In 1994, Harlan Diehl killed his whole family before he was killed by police. The only survivor was a baby, Harlan’s nephew, who he didn’t have time to kill. Most of this was captured on video by Harlan himself. Years later, a teenager named Julian (Pacar) wants to make a movie about Harlan and gets help from all his friends. He even gets help from Quinn (Hemingway), the skeevy news station cataloger who records the girls locker room as a side job. He gives these locker room tapes to the perverted cop, Frank Lyons (Slater). It’s all quite scandalous.
After watching the Diehl tapes he finds, Quinn starts to act strangely and begins killing people himself. Then, there’s some more mess about Diehl being the descendent of Louis Le Prince, inventor of cinematography (and real person), who apparently was the devil (not really) that stole souls through the camera. And beyond that, there’s still another twist coming. You’d think it’d get bogged down and it does, but it doesn’t make it bad necessarily.
It’s not fair that Quinn is super strong just cause he’s like possessed or however, but it’s still a good watch. The acting was not too shabby. The people were believable. The effects were nice. The soundtrack was good. And there were boobs, too.
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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