"What goes on in Wake Wood is not for everyone."
This surprisingly gory little entry into the "evil kid" genre is a good one. In the Irish town of Wake Wood, the dead can return to life to see their loved ones...but only for three days, and only if a very specific set of rules have been followed. A recently arrived couple is so desperate for the return of their nine year old daughter, that they ignore some of the rules to have her back. And while she seems entirely normal at first, as the three days draw to a close, things start going horribly bad.
Wake Wood takes a while to get going, but when it kicks into gear in the last 40 minutes or so, it's pretty epic. Very gory, as I mentioned before, but it also lays on the creepy atmosphere and thankfully keeps the jump scares to a relative minimum. I also liked how the story was kept simple and uncomplicated, there aren't any needless plot twists to muddy the movie. Any fan of horror should give it a shot.
This surprisingly gory little entry into the "evil kid" genre is a good one. In the Irish town of Wake Wood, the dead can return to life to see their loved ones...but only for three days, and only if a very specific set of rules have been followed. A recently arrived couple is so desperate for the return of their nine year old daughter, that they ignore some of the rules to have her back. And while she seems entirely normal at first, as the three days draw to a close, things start going horribly bad.
Wake Wood takes a while to get going, but when it kicks into gear in the last 40 minutes or so, it's pretty epic. Very gory, as I mentioned before, but it also lays on the creepy atmosphere and thankfully keeps the jump scares to a relative minimum. I also liked how the story was kept simple and uncomplicated, there aren't any needless plot twists to muddy the movie. Any fan of horror should give it a shot.