This movie has been on my "watch-list" for almost 2 years. I wanted to see it but for whatever reasons I was worried that it would disappoint just The Conjuring films and The Witch. After watching an interview with Adam MacDonald, I knew that skipping his films would be doing him a disservice. From what I gathered in his interviews, he has a genuine passion for the horror genre. He knows what audiences seek out to be scared and understands what steps are needed in order to deliver a story that stays with the viewer.
Pyewacket is on a tight budget, but manages to utilize its small budget without making it look cheap. With that said, its limited budget inevitably weakens a lot of the movie, but it still is done very well. Some scenes really give the chills. The music/score is very well done and doesn't opt for stock-esque bang noises or ripoffs of other horror scores. It's low reverberating synths stuck in a loop and as a music composer, I was pleased to hear something actually spooky. There's a shaky-cam effect that makes you feel like you're a bug flying around the character. I don't know how it was done, but it really added to the tension. The climax/ending was pretty shocking and actually elevated the horror to a more grounded & tragic level.
The story can also be split down the middle. It can be both interpretive as a real supernatural occurrence or a psychological one. Both work without one losing credibility over the other. Great horror flick. Recommended.
Pyewacket is on a tight budget, but manages to utilize its small budget without making it look cheap. With that said, its limited budget inevitably weakens a lot of the movie, but it still is done very well. Some scenes really give the chills. The music/score is very well done and doesn't opt for stock-esque bang noises or ripoffs of other horror scores. It's low reverberating synths stuck in a loop and as a music composer, I was pleased to hear something actually spooky. There's a shaky-cam effect that makes you feel like you're a bug flying around the character. I don't know how it was done, but it really added to the tension. The climax/ending was pretty shocking and actually elevated the horror to a more grounded & tragic level.
The story can also be split down the middle. It can be both interpretive as a real supernatural occurrence or a psychological one. Both work without one losing credibility over the other. Great horror flick. Recommended.