
Still grieving the death of nine-year-old Alice - their only child - at the jaws of a crazed dog, vet Patrick and pharmacist Louise relocate to the remote town of Wake Wood where they learn of a pagan ritual that will allow them three more days with Alice. The couple find the idea disturbing and exciting in equal measure, but once they agree terms with Arthur, the village's leader, a far bigger question looms - what will they do when it's time for Alice to go back?... (Full plot summary below)
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Still grieving the death of nine-year-old Alice - their only child - at the jaws of a crazed dog, vet Patrick and pharmacist Louise relocate to the remote town of Wake Wood where they learn of a pagan ritual that will allow them three more days with Alice. The couple find the idea disturbing and exciting in equal measure, but once they agree terms with Arthur, the village's leader, a far bigger question looms - what will they do when it's time for Alice to go back?
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| Daily Mirror (UK)David EdwardsThoroughly unsettling from start to finish, Wake Wood will please horror fans with its muted palette, ominously creepy atmosphere and neat nods to the best of 70s British horror. |
| Dread CentralHeather WixsonWake Wood is an effectively creepy exploration of some of life's biggest moments (birth and death) and is definitely worth checking out |
| Total FilmMatt GlasbyThe biggest surprise is not that it's hair-raising, but that it's heart-rending too. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerImpressively directed and cleverly written, this is a genuinely chilling British horror film with terrific performances and strong echoes of classic Hammer films. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineWith deliberate echoes of classic Hammer horror, this moody and inventive thriller gets under our skin with its deeply personal plot, which pays as much attention to horror as emotion. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawIt's a low-budget film that entertainingly takes its audience to the brink of pure absurdity. But it also riffs nastily and effectively... |
| Little White LiesMartyn ConterioA creepy, poignant story of life and death which surprises with the strength of its ideas. |
| The Arts DeskAnne BillsonWake Wood is the latest evidence that new-model Hammer is harking back to a less atrocity-driven style of horror, built on an accumulation of creepy atmosphere rather than the systematic subjection of disposable teenagers to gruesome ordeals. |
| Sky CinemaTim EvansCinematographer Chris Maris has a keen eye while Brendan McCarthy's dark narrative makes this a worthy frontrunner in Hammer's return to the horror fray. |
| Empire MagazineKim NewmanNothing too groundbreaking but a compelling rife on creepily occult British horrors nonetheless. |