The Dark and the Wicked (2020)

On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.

Director:

Bryan Bertino

Writer:

Bryan Bertino

Stars:

Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr., Xander Berkeley

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Marin Ireland	...	Louise
Michael Abbott Jr.	...	Michael
Xander Berkeley	...	Priest
Lynn Andrews	...	Nurse
Julie Oliver-Touchstone	...	Mother
Tom Nowicki	...	Charlie
Ella Ballentine	...	Young Girl
Mel Cowan	...	Doctor
Mindy Raymond	...	Becky
Chris Doubek	...	Funeral Director
Michael Zagst	...	Father
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Jonathan Trott	...	The Wicked

Storyline

The Dark and The Wicked follows two siblings who are summoned back to the family farm to await the inevitability of their father's death. What initially appears to be a timeless ritual of loss and remembrance turns out to be something very different.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Before it was canceled, The Dark and the Wicked would have had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.

User Reviews

Fantasia Fest Review

I just finished viewing this film as part of Fantasia Fest 2020. It's a very solid horror movie.

The film tells the story of two siblings who return to their family farm to take care of their dying father and to help out around the farm. I won't spoil anything from there, but they soon start to realize that something isn't right with their farm.

I enjoyed writer/director Bryan Bertino's previous film, The Strangers, and like that movie he uses the eeriness of the farm settling to build atmosphere and tension. And just like The Strangers, this film also features unwanted visitors, but just in a different way.

It has a lot of quieter moments to build tension and it does payoff when some of the scares come into play. There were a few things that I wasn't expecting/didn't know which direction they were going to take.

With good performance along with the atmosphere and cinematography, I really dug this film. Check it out when it becomes available.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Dark and the Wicked

Filming Locations:

Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Traveling Picture Show Company (TPSC), Unbroken Pictures, Shotgun Shack Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color