In her 4.5-star Fantasia review, Sara Clements wrote that The Wretched is "one of the year's best scares," and if you missed it in drive-in theaters, then you can soon bring the witch next-door to your own neighborhood, as IFC Midnight will release the film on Blu-ray and DVD beginning August 11th.
Written and directed by Brett Pierce and Drew T. Pierce, The Wretched stars John-Paul Howard (Hell or High Water), Piper Curda (I Didn’t Do It), Azie Tesfai (Supergirl), and Kevin Bigley (Netflix’s Upload).
You can check out the cover art and list of bonus features below, and visit our online hub to catch up on our previous coverage of The Wretched.
"Following his parents separation, a rebellious teenage boy, Ben, is sent to live with his father for the summer and work at the local marina in order to gain some form of discipline. The idyllic tourist town offers little solace for him, however, as he is forced to deal with the local, privileged teens and his fathers new girlfriend. Bens problems grow increasingly disturbing when he makes a chilling discovery about the family renting the house next door. A malevolent spirit from the woods has taken a hold of the parents and starts playing a sinister game of house, preying upon the children and wiping away any trace of their existence. Bens suspicions of the supernatural horrors go unheeded and he launches a perilous crusade in order to put an end to the skin-walking witches reign of terror. Chilling and suspenseful, THE WRETCHED offers a modern update to the retro young hero's mission like that of The Goonies, and promises to make viewers wary of every dark corner they encounter after witnessing its terrifying tale.
BONUS FEATURES ON THE DISC WILL INCLUDE:
- Commentary with The Pierce Brothers
- Commentary with Composer Devin Burrows
THE WRETCHED
Street Date: August 11, 2020
SRP: $29.98 (Blu-ray)/ $24.98 (DVD)
Rating: NR
Run Time: 96 minutes"
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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