It’s the rare horror film that’s actually more effective in psychological terms than in suspense ones.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Pyewacket is a slow-burn chiller that is all the more impressive for its subtlety.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Kate Taylor
The heavy-handed score, narrow performances (Nicole Munoz as the repeatedly terrified daughter; Laurie Holden as the dense mum) and weak dialogue all fail to justify a provocative ending that overturns the exorcising conventions of the genre.
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
Pyewacket's payoff is a bit too meager given the creepy build-up. But as a psychodrama about a troubled mother and daughter, this movie is gripping from start to finish. Like a lot of the best horror, it's about the hells people conjure for themselves.