Pyewacket

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Luigi L A worried mother following the untimely death of her husband. A restless teenage daughter. The grief, still fresh, and the strained relationship between them: these elements spark a rebellion in the young Leah that translates into an unhealthy passion for the occult. This drives her to summon an evil spirit to kill the woman. A suggestion that a fragile mind, weakened by events and age, can make real. MacDonald confirms her talent for using the camera and her ability to exploit environmental factors. But she needs to refine her writing, which is still a bit flat here. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/12/25 Full Review Gabriel S Pyewacket grabs attention with its folk horror premise, and for much of the runtime, it delivers a convincing and intriguing story—until the final act, where things take a noticeable dip. The plot follows Leah, a teenager grappling with the recent death of her father and her mother’s emotional unraveling. This environment, ripe for self-pity, leads Leah down a dark path of fascination with black magic and the occult. In a moment driven more by rage than reason, she summons a supernatural entity that puts her life in danger. The horror element holds steady throughout, keeping us glued to our seats in anticipation of the entity’s arrival. And when it finally appears on screen, the creature design is solid—a satanic, grotesque figure worthy of a sinister ritual. But that’s where it ends. A story that once held promise crashes into an abrupt, anticlimactic finale—like a gut punch after a gourmet meal. It feels as if the production team suddenly had to wrap things up: “Close the curtains, we’re done here, slap on an ending and move on.” A sad conclusion for what could’ve been a standout narrative. Strip away that flaw, and Pyewacket still offers a compelling tale of occult and folk horror. The entity is well-crafted, and the overall narrative is solid—but the ending falls short. Like something bitter for those who enjoy it, this is a good film that leaves a sour taste at the end. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/28/25 Full Review Claudio C Pyewacket (2017) Be Careful What You Wish For, Someone Might Be Listening (11,848 – 12 Apr 2018 / 23 Jul 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) The teenager Leah (Nicole Muñoz) lives with her mother Mrs. Reyes (Laurie Holden), who misses her deceased husband. Leah likes occultism and spends her leisure time with her boyfriend Aaron (Eric Osborne) and her friends Janice (Chloe Rose) and Rob (Romeo Carere). Mrs. Reyes decides to sell her house and move to another one in the woods to restart her life. Leah has an argument with her mother since her boyfriend and friends will be left behind and summons the evil spirit Pyewacket through a ritual in the forest to kill her mother. During the night, Leah overhears strange noises at home. She regrets but her mentor, the writer Rowan Dove (James McGowan), advises that the evil spirit Pyewacket is a trickster and will try to lure her. Further, she needs to perform the ritual backwards to get rid of Pyewacket. "Pyewacket" (2017) is a scary low-budget horror film developed in slow pace with a story that builds tension with the climax in the ending. The characters are well developed but Janice vanishes, and the viewer never knows what she experienced at Leah´s home. The plot is ambiguous since only Leah hears and sees Pyewacket. It is great also to see Laurie "Andrea" Holden again after "The Walking Dead". The conclusion is excellent and worth the film. My vote is eight. Title (Brazil): Not Available. My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/23/25 Full Review Stoner J This was done well but the writing is just infuriating. And the movie just ends without explanation as to why she whacked her mom, why she didn’t finish completing the ritual in the woods when she already started and was half way to ending the whole thing, total bummer let down for me. A bit better writing and this could have been great Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/09/25 Full Review Cameron M It's fine, I wished it was more. Technically proficient, emphasizing the atmosphere of a scene, but lacking substance in the narrative. After the halfway point it's used up it's whole bag of tricks and we just watch the telegraphed ending unfold without seeing any new ingredients added to the mix. This film really needed a good solid twist to tie the whole thing together, but what comes instead will illicit more of a sigh than a gasp. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/10/25 Full Review Anthony S I love slow burn horrors as long as the ending is worth it, but this one...man it never got there, it didn't even try. It's just a movie about an emo girl and her evil shadow. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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