'Pyewacket' is an effective, scary and relatively well-crafted low-budget horror film with a memorable climax.

A great look at teenage angst and the dangers of witchcraft. Laurie Holden from The Walking Dead is great!

It was spooky enough but a bit simple in the end. I haven't even read the plot before I watched it so I didn't know what to expect and there was just enough tension and mystery but not any originality.

Nicole Munoz and Laurie Holden play terrifically off each other as mother and daughter in this psychological film about teenage angst and rebellionLeah Reyes is a goth teenager into the occult but her father is dead and her mother is a complete messfeeling powerless and alone she gets so mad that she recites an incantation from a book by a famous author who believes in the supernaturalafter she performs it it seems like nothing happens but she is suddenly haunted by whatever presence she conjured upnow it's only a matter of time before it destroys those she cares about and killing her mother then herdirector Adam Macdonald knows how to capture that fear that resides in all of us not being able to distinguish what's real and what's not, this evil entity plays on its victim's hysteria until it's task is donethe dark corners, the complete dead silence in the wilderness, and the fact that something is lurking in your mind makes this indie horror flick a worthy watchNicole Munoz completely sells this young girl just wanting a real connection to her mother as she's trying to move on but it's so hard on her feeling like she's a complete failurejust when things are looking up things take a turn for the worst and the horrific the ending isn't totally satisfying but there's enough in here to make it quite creepy and making a statement that when you wish for something so badly you never know who's actually listeningbeing a teenager is scary enough but accidentally summoning something wicked to solve all your problems is another

Although a bit predictable, this low budget film came across as anything except low budget. The ending should have given more as in the ways of closing the circle. Thumbs up for me!

I have a lot of issues with Pyewacket: (dull dialogue between the mother and her daughter, bad set up for the dramatic aspect, some scary scenes that either don't have too much to do with the story or just were poorly executed, slow pacing that didn't work before the climax), but this indie flick also has a lot of pros:Adam MacDonald used many clever techniques for shooting the jump scares and the other scary scenes using very wide shots to reveal somethings which is very unique and creative way to be used in Horror films. The slow pacing helped the film after the climax and really made it an insidious slow burn.The movie established masterful rules and basics for the evil force from using the rituals. Also, the sound engineering and the editing are top-notch and so risky to be used that way in a horror film but that made some scenes seem way scarier than what they could have been.All the performances were very good and helped enhancing the terror aspect and elevating the dramatic one. The psychological part played a vital role to make me invested in the characters and the story itself, and of course Nicole Muñoz who played Leah has a big role in that.The cinematography is great; it is dreary and gloomy but also strangely beautiful.(6.5/10)