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Pyewacket

Pyewacket

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

20176.01h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Adam MacDonald
Written by Adam MacDonald
Produced by Jonathan Bronfman, Victoria Sanchez
Box Office0Revenue: $167K

Top Cast

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

Missy Peregrym

Missy Peregrym

911 Operator (voice)

Bianca Melchior

Bianca Melchior

Pyewacket

R

Romeo Carere

Rob

Themes & Keywords

witchhigh schoolwidowblack magicwoodsmurderteenage girlcabinatticoccultdevil worshipmother daughter relationshipevil spell

About Pyewacket

Pyewacket is a horror, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of witch, high school, widow, black magic, woods, murder. Directed by Adam MacDonald, it stars Laurie Holden, Nicole Muñoz, Chloe Rose. 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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