The Wicked (2013)

A Group of teenagers test the legend of an immortal witch and get more than they bargained for.

Director:

Peter Winther

Writer:

Michael Vickerman

Stars:

Devon Werkheiser, Justin Deeley, Jess Adams

Cast

Credited cast:
Devon Werkheiser	...	Max Reese
Justin Deeley	...	Zach Reese
Jess Adams	...	Julie Adams
Jamie Kaler	...	Deputy Karl Bryant
Caitlin Carmichael	...	Amanda Drake
Diana Hopper	...	Sammy
Jackelyn Gauci	...	Tracy
Chase Yi	...	Carter Evans (as Chase Maser)
Robert Young	...	Deputy Mahoney
Cassie Keller	...	The Witch
Nicole Forester	...	Terri Drake
Carlos Faison	...	Sergeant Reid
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greg Collins	...	Dr. James Reese
Paula Tutman	...	News Reporter
Ian Samuel Young	...	Child on playground

Storyline

"Season of the Equinox, the witch besets her kill. One less soul in the town to know, taken against their will." It is a bedtime story nearly every kid in the small town of Summerset has heard. A silly story passed down from generation to generation that offers just enough chills to keep the legend alive. This year is different. Seven year old Amanda Drake is swiped from her bedroom window. Rumors swirl. The Witch has returned. Always up for a good fright, and a chance to impress the girls, 18 year old Zach and his friends decide to sneak into the woods and find the mysterious old house where the legendary Witch supposedly lives. Unbeknownst to Zach, his younger brother Max and Max's "girlfriend" Sammy sneak along. They all soon discover that folklore isn't always myth and that bedtime stories sometimes come true. The Witch has indeed returned, intent on casting her magical spells to deceive, hunt and ultimately consume the local children - little ones to keep her young, older ones to...

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Plot Keywords:

witch | old house | woods | teleportation | digital camera | 

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Taglines:

The Wicked Will Get You...

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Wicked

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A. C. I. Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in White Lake, Michigan. An actuall White Lake police car was used during filming.

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Goofs

When Max and his brother are attempting to escape from the Witch's basement, they knock down a door and when they fall down the other side, a crew member is visible behind the knocked door for a second.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Scariest Movie Witches (2015)

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Soundtracks

Well Aware
Written and Performed by Walker Gibson, Sean Schafer Hennessy, Dave Krusen (as David Krusen), Adam Kurey (as Adam Kury) & Kevin Martin

User Reviews

Just your average forgettable B- horror film.

Don't get too excited about this in advance & ignore the present rating completely(9.3). Hopefully by the time you're reading this balance will have been restored when some user's come to vote who aren't related to the film. It's a simple plot more or less about some local folklore consisting of a witch whose spirit resides at an abandoned house out at the edge of town. The tale becomes all too real when a little girl is snatched from her second story bedroom window without a trace. Even with the unexplained disappearance looming, six local kids decide to test the myth by breaking a window in the old house. An action that does not go unpunished as the witch begins to hunt & torment each of the group.

All that may sound scary & entertaining combined with a listed budget of $1.5 million one would think it possible to make a fairly watchable film. Sadly that's not the case despite good production values & half decent acting from the cast. There is zero atmosphere present & it is plagued by glaring plot holes. Although there was some gore present(two short scenes) I felt it didn't succeed in that area at all. While at the same time I didn't feel the urge to hit the kill switch & banish it from existence. My main complaints are the very underdeveloped backstory involving the witch & the overly long run time. If it were a little more balanced in the setup it could have been a worthwhile effort, but instead it falls into the endless pile of forgettable B grade horror films. If you run into it on TV & need to kill some time on a Monday morning it may just fit, just don't run out to track it down because it's not worth the rental, trust me. 3/10