Directed by Leigh Janiak. Written by Janiak, Phil Graziadei and Kate Trefry. Starring Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Ashley Zukerman, Gillian Jacobs, Darrell Britt-Gibson, McCabe Slye, Matthew Zuk and Jordana Spiro.
Plot: in 1666, a town goes on a witch hunt that will have deadly consequences for years to come.
In 1966, Deena can see through the eyes of Sarah Fier as she finds a spellbook in The Widow’s (Spiro) house. She also kisses Hannah (Welch) and a man named Mad Thomas (Slye) see them and reports it to the whole town. The next day the pastor, Hannah’s father, starts acting very strangely and the dog dies and the pig eats it’s young and the horse’s act out, etc. etc. Sarah/Deena starts to think it’s about her because she’s been wrong in some way. Solomon Goode (Zukerman) assures her that it isn’t her fault, however. But Solomon’s brother, Elijah, disagree’s, decides Sarah and Hannah are witches and gets the town to hunt them down.
Of course, they get caught because you know that Sarah was executed as a witch. But you actually find out why in this movie and it doesn’t really make sense. I mean, it does, but it doesn’t. Not logically anyway. And the whole time Deena is just willing to sacrifice so many people in 1994 for her precious girlfriend’s life that you kind of don’t want her to win. In the end, I was just disappointed that it wasn’t more like the books I was in love with as a teenager. And DJ was disappointed with the ending itself, that I won’t divulge here in case you still wish to watch this trilogy of misery.
Ultimately, my score for this final film did go back up, but DJ’s stayed down in the gutter. He really hated these movies.
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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