This is a SPOILER review of The Wretched written and directed by Brett Pierce and Drew T. Pierce. Released on May 1 worldwide through VOD and Drive-In’s it’s a timeless tale of a Witch needing to feed and a young man who stumbles across her. Join live in chat to discuss this wonderfully witchy film.
Discussion
- Log Line: A defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parent’s imminent divorce, faces off with a thousand year-old witch, who is living beneath the skin of and posing as the woman next door.
- American supernatural horror film
- premiered at the 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Wretched managed to top the box office in its first three weeks of release.
- Filming took place around Northport, Michigan.
- Box Office: $296,954
- I love seeing the hands climbing out of a tree and out of the deer
- I love the effigy the witch creates.
- I love seeing the body deteriorating like hellraiser, sliding off the witch
Cast
- Written and Directed by Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce
- John-Paul Howard – Ben
- Jamison Jones – Liam (Ben’s Dad)
Azie Tesfai – Sara (Liam’s Girlfriend) - Piper Curda – Mallory (Ben’s Friend/co worker)
- Zarah Mahler – Abbie (Female Neighbor)
- Blane Crockarell – Dillon (Abbie’s older son)
- Kevin Bigley – Ty (Abbie’s husband)
- Owen Thomas Pierce – Sam (Abbies baby son)