Zombies

This movie does take a little to much time with the setup, so much so that I was beginning to think it was going to be an all around weak ending with maybe one kill or something. Most of the first hour or so is used establishing this and that, lots of teenage whining, lots of people looking for people in the woods and such, I was so sure this would be the best of the after dark movies that I was really getting disappointed. However, the last twenty or so minutes I got the movie I was expecting as it was one bloody ride the rest of the way. The story, well for the first part it rather mirrors the start of "Mortuary" as we have a family moving into a new home...we have the single mom, the little girl, and sub a teen girl for the guy in that movie and you have your setup. The house is in rather bad shape, as for some reason the mother here never apparently checked it out beforehand and there ya go. The whining about wanting to go back home and thinking the place is the dumps gets old quick. Well there is also a mine on the property, a mine where children were forced to work and they died there as well in an accident. Makes me want to smack those kids who are in stores wanting video games even more, the spoiled brats. Well you just know the mining accident and the children who died are going to be the cause of the terror. Unfortunately, there is not much terror to be had during the very long setup. This movie was going to score a three or four before the very bloody conclusion where people are getting totally chopped up and we even get zombies!!! So if you can make it through the first part, you are in for a treat as the movie totally changes gears and ramps up the horror. Before that it almost was like a television movie or something.

(May be slight spoilers of random silly plot points, but nothing major) This movie opens with a horrible disaster that leads to the death of a bunch of little brats. Flash forward a few decades later, and we have a widow (Lori Heuring, terrible as ever) and her two daughters moving to a creepy old house in the middle of the woods. Apparently her hubby owned (err...leased) this property and she never knew about it. Guess she thought that $500/mo was going to his * addiction! Anyways, the obnoxious teen daughter (played by the deliriously awful Scout-Taylor-Compton, who will be the star of the upcoming Rob Zombie's Halloween) hears of local legends about killer kids that stalk the woods at night. Creeeepy! She doesn't believe them, but her lil sis befriends some little ghost girl named Mary, so maybe it's true after all? Hell yeah, the legends are true, which she finds out while necking with the buddy of some guy who sexually harassed her the day before. And boy, these little tykes are P-O'ed! The attack scenes are really gross and funny, and the faces on the child actors are priceless. Apparently the kids are after one person in particular, but kill other people too just for ha-has. Who wouldn't? And Mary isn't a threat to the daughters because apparently she's their great-aunt or something. Stupid movie, but amusing enough to warrant a rental. One of the "8 Films That Could Only Get Distribution as Part of a Package Deal."

Amazing movie. Slightly gory, don't go if you are strongly opposed to seeing a few people get hacked up. But the little kids look SWEET, and the story is definitely cool. Slightly creepy, freaky vibe to it, so definitely a horror movie, but not really scary, as in keep-you-up-at-night, scar-you-for-life type scary. But I thought it was really good, though some people might think the ending is sappy, I thought it was fitting. Yeah, so I definitely enjoyed it but other than the fact that it was kids killing and eating the people, I didn't really understand why it was in "Horrorfest", I mean weren't the movies supposed to not have been released because they were too violent and scary? I didn't think that this movie was terribly disturbing, I mean it is slightly graphic at the points when they show the half-eaten bodies and pig carcass, and I guess the fact that these were like 10 year old kids and what not eating and mutilating people could make it so they wouldn't want to release it but I didn't understand why they would say it was unreleasable. In my opinion it is a good movie, and definitely a horror movie, but not terribly scary (as I stated before), and not amazingly graphic and disgusting, which is one of the reasons I liked the movie, because it was not excessively graphic and violent. I also really liked the forest scenes, and the way the kids have no eyes, I think that was cool. Also, I really liked the fact the child miner zombie characters. They weren't corny looking, they looked really, really amazing, in my opinion. I don't know why I thought that. But yeah, my favorite part of the movie was actually was when the mother and here older daughter come out of the mine and look behind and see the one little girl and then the camera zooms out and you see that all of the kids are standing there. Anyways, enough about how cool the kids looked, right? I really liked the feel of the movie, it was scary when you were watching it and not completely predictable, but it wasn't excessively gory, and it wasn't a total letdown when you see the zombies, they actually look decent, unlike some movies. Also, the acting wasn't horrible, like in some movies where no matter how cool you thought the story was, the acting ends up being so bad that you can't stand to watch the movie. That seems to be the case in a lot of horror movies especially, so kudos for that. That's about all I have to say, sorry if anyone who reads this is bored to death by my rambling.

If you described any of the scenes; nightmares of children murdering you in your sleep, your infant daughter talking to ghosts, searching for your lost child in an abandoned mine at night, so petrified with fear that you can't move even though the blood from a murder victim is dripping onto you from the floor above – then I'd say you had a horror movie. But some how 'Wicked Little Things' just wasn't scary. I am a horror fan and I loved the location, the plot in principal and I liked the three leading ladies. I didn't want to see them come to harm, I wanted the 'bad guy' to get his just desserts, the rest of the cast are always simply cannon fodder so I was indifferent either way with them and it played out every cliché in the book - even down to the torch battery running out in the pitch dark just as you start to here whispering voices closing in on you. I would still recommend that you watch it, but unless you are new to horror movies or under 12 years, you will have seen it all before.

My wife loves this film, and I found it more then a romantic-horror movie. A intriguing story, of deception, death, the after life, and greed. This is a great film, with character you care about, suspense, romance, and a fresh script. Never saw a horror film that was so touching, so caring and so close to my heart. My wife and I really enjoyed it and I felt like these kids belonged to me and I had some sort of responsibility for them. Very well written story and a great cast make this little adventure a real treasure among horror films. The mix between horror and heartfelt compassion is surreal but gives the picture something Picasso-and-Dali-esquire (if there is such a thing as in film). Emotions usually not put together within the same context, this film creates something new, something not see - and more: not felt - before. Almost like a horror film for kids, I wanna say. But that wouldn't be correct either. Maybe more like a horror film for kids for adults, kinda. Anyway the point being is that the story is great, the acting is great, and the entertainment is great. It makes you feel feelings you've never felt together before. We really liked it!

I'm trying to think of the few films that moved me to tears - you know us stiff upper lipped males can't be seen with a tear in our eyes - not very macho. The first film that achieved this was for me was 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' an all-together more serious adventure. So what was it about this lighter weight film, which could so easily have veered into corny territory, which remains, for me, a contemporary classic horror story? - I'm not sure - it could be the sincere performances, it could be the sound track but I think it is probably the way it explores that area of love and horror that goes beyond the boundaries of mortal souls, beyond the realms of this world, a bond which transcends that fragile hold we have on life to an unknown world of hopefully everlasting love. Yes it is gory and it is horror and people get killed, but the real essence of this film is the love that still lives in the souls of these kids. Great work!

This was one of the best horror movies I've seen in a decade. By FAR the best film of Horrorfest, and is WAY too good to go straight to DVD after this. This film needs a wide theatrical release! The kids were INSANELY CREEPY! Great plot, surprisingly gorgeous cinematography, great acting - Lori Heuring and Scout Taylor-Compton give strong, emotionally charged performances. This is not just some mindless, one dimensional slasher. This one's the real deal. The mine children looked and acted horrifying (easily the creepiest children ever filmed... they make Damien look like the kid from Home Alone) but you really sympathize with them too. The shocks (classic zombie gore combined with supernatural what's-in-the-woods suspense) are balanced with the storyline and it all blends together nicely; nothing overwhelms and the movie never drags. Great pacing and editing. I don't want to give too much away but horror fans, this is one you DON'T want to miss. I'm hoping it does well enough for some sequels, particularly following the child miner Mary Tunny. With sub-par, mediocre "horror" flicks like "The Grudge 2" getting wide releases, here with "Wicked Little Things" we have a true horror masterpiece that needs a LOT more attention and fanfare. It's an instant classic and needs more attention and love.

If you are looking for a really scary movie, this is not the case. I am always amazed how some directors/producers thinks cliché + dark locations results in good terror movies when it is not so easy. The plot of this movie is not too much imaginative (working kids of a mining complex in the 1900's are killed in an explosion and seeks revenge against the descendants of the mine's owner. A windows with her two girls goes to the house near the mine and you know the rest of it). Dialogues are weak, actors are so so, no fx at all, poor characterization and just a little tension all along the movie, none really scary moment and a dull ending. If you're looking for a light terror movies for watching in a lazy Wednesday night or with friends just for fun of watching a terror movie with your buddies, this is the right choice.

I thought Wicked Little Things was a really good movie, in my honest opinion. I will say at some parts it seemed really unbelievable, and at others it seemed as if there was just not enough thought put into the actions of the characters, as it became mediocre, but overall it was exciting and entertaining with a nice premise, even though many commenters thought it was boring. I do not understand why so many comments are bashing this movie when other B-movies that are most definitely not better get much more recognition and praise. It's an excellent movie overall, and nothing more or less. Wicked Little Things provides great entertainment and mostly did not have many major flaws at all other than, like I said, being mediocre because of production value. This is definitely worth a look, because you will not be disappointed with the outcome, regardless of what other comments may have you believe and if you know what you are looking for and getting into. Wicked Little Things is one of the best 1st Annual Afterdark Horrorfest films, and compared to a lot of other films in the 8 Films to Die For series, this is one of the best overall. As a movie, it's a darn good one, even though it's of course no masterpiece. It's just fun, and I am glad I own it.

Saw this film in it's early stages in a college Com class when the director was screening it for opinions. Just saw it at Horrorfest, finished. Wow. Very cool. Very different. Great performances all around. Great score. Awesome photography. Story to die for. Touching family issues blended with shocking images. There hasn't been many horror films over the years where the killers are children and these kids are bloody killers. But they still make you feel for them while repulsing you at the same time. That's a very hard trick to pull off. I haven't seen a film like this in a long time. Sad that it probably won't be widely released in theaters but don't miss it on DVD.