Author: TaraRomero

I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero. 1. My favorite place in the world is Atlantic City. The food, the smells, the beach - I love it all. 2. I am particularly good at crafting. Especially scrapbooking and cross-stitch. 3. I am mixed. My dad is black and my mom is white. I'm very proud of both sides of myself. 4. My favorite food is either the cheesesteak or the hoagie. Not the sub, not the grinder, the hoagie. Totally different experience. 5. I have a number of pen pals I write snail mail to. We exchange stickers and little gifts sometimes, too. I have an extensive sticker collection. 6. I just reconnected with my father after 15+ years. It's going great so far. I've missed him. 7. My brother is my best friend, hence the reason we do this together. 8. I don't have a favorite book. I like too many to have a favorite. But Paul Zindel is my favorite author. Stephen King and Jane Austen are close seconds. I know, eclectic. 9. I'm not very religious at all. I consider myself agnostic. 10. I would say that my most prized possessions are my dogs, but I don't consider them possessions. I consider them people. They are my people.

Dorian Gray (2009)

Directed by Oliver Parker. Written by Toby Finlay, based on the 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Starring Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Fiona Shaw, Johnny Harris, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pip Torrens and Rebecca Hall. Plot: an attractive young man has his beauty and spirit captured in an enchanted … Continue reading Dorian Gray (2009) →

The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015)

Written and directed by Oz Perkins. Starring Kiernan Shipka, Emma Roberts, Lucy Boynton, Lauren Holly and James Remar. Plot: two stories in two different timelines, come together in a terrifying way. I am unsure why, but I wanted to see this. I suppose I thought it looked interesting. DJ did not think the same and … Continue reading The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015) →

Scream (2022)

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. Starring Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Kyle Gallner, Dylan Minnette, Mikey Madison, Jack Quaid, Heather Matarazzo, Marley Shelton and Skeet Ulrich. Plot: another Ghostface killer comes after a new group of … Continue reading Scream (2022) →

The Reef (2010)

Written and directed by Andrew Traucki. Starring Damian Walshe-Howling, Zoe Naylor, Gyton Grantley, Adrienne Pickering and Kieran Darcy-Smith. Plot: a sailing trip turns into a nightmare for a small group of friends when their boat capsizes and a great white shark begins to stalk them. Luke (Walshe-Howling) delivers boats to people. We didn't know that … Continue reading The Reef (2010) →

Captivity (2007)

Directed by Roland Joffe.  Written by Larry Cohen and Joseph Tura.  Starring Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Michael Harney, Laz Alonso and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Plot: a fashion model is abducted and put through hell. So, this hated movie is about a very unlikable model named Jennifer (Cuthbert), who is abducted by an unknown individual and … Continue reading Captivity (2007) →

The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)

Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly.  Written by Gass-Donnelly and Damien Chazelle.  Starring Ashley Bell, Spencer Treat Clark, Julia Garner, Louis Herthum, David Jensen, Joe Chrest and Muse Watson. Plot: Nell is now trying to lead a new and normal life after the events of the first movie, but of course, the devil won't let her alone. … Continue reading The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) →

Black Sabbath (1963)

Directed by Mario Bava.  Written by Bava, Alberto Bevilacqua and Marcello Fondato. Starring Lidia Alfonsi, Susy Andersen, Mark Damon, Rika Dialina, Harriet Medin, Michele Mercier, Milly Monti, Glauco Onorato, Jacqueline Pierreux, Milo Quesada and Boris Karloff. Plot: your basic trilogy of terror where horror icon, Boris Karloff, introduces each one. DJ and I watched the … Continue reading Black Sabbath (1963) →

The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

Written and directed by William Sachs. Starring Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healing, Michael Alldredge, Ann Sweeny, Jonathan Demme, Janus Blythe and Cheryl Smith. Plot: an astronaut is transformed into a murderous melting man after being exposed to radiation during a trip to Saturn. This movie is hysterical.  Let's start with that.  It is one … Continue reading The Incredible Melting Man (1977) →

Hold Your Breath (2012)

Directed by Jared Cohn.  Written by Geoff Meed and Kenny Zinn. Starring Katrina Bowden, Randy Wayne, Keith Allan, Erin Marie Hogan, Steve Hanks, Seth Cassell and Darin Cooper. Plot: a group of friends start getting picked off after one of them refuses to hold their breath while driving past a graveyard. We were excited to … Continue reading Hold Your Breath (2012) →

Enter Nowhere (2011)

Directed by Jack Heller.  Written by Shawn Christensen and Jason Dolan.  Starring Sara Paxton, Scott Eastwood, Katherine Waterston and Shaun Sipos. Plot: three strangers arrive at a remote cabin one by one and must figure out why they're there and why they're unable to leave. Although this was listed on Netflix as horror, it is … Continue reading Enter Nowhere (2011) →