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Pyewacket

Pyewacket

Horror · Thriller · 2017

A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.

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Pyewacket

“Be careful what you wish for. Someone might be listening.”

2017 Horror · Thriller 1h 28m

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5.9 / 10

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A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Adam MacDonald

Written by

Adam MacDonald

Laurie Holden

Laurie Holden

Mrs. Reyes

Nicole Muñoz

Nicole Muñoz

Leah Reyes

Chloe Rose

Chloe Rose

Janice

Eric Osborne

Eric Osborne

Aaron

James McGowan

James McGowan

Rowen Dove

Victoria Sanchez

Victoria Sanchez

Teacher

Neil Whitely

Neil Whitely

Detective

Court is in session

Put Pyewacket on trial.

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The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.