It stars John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda, Zarah Mahler, Kevin Bigley, Gabriela Quezada Bloomgarden, Richard Ellis, Blane Crockarell, Jamison Jones, and Azie Tesfai.

The film follows a defiant teenage boy who faces off with an evil witch posing as the neighbor next door.

The Wretched had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 19, 2019, and was released in drive-in theaters and through Premium VOD on May 1, 2020.

In the woods, Dillon, the son of Liam's neighbor Abbie, finds a tree with the same symbol seen at the Gambel house.

The witch crawls out of Sara's corpse and goes after Ben, but he takes Liam to safety as their house burns down.

Later, Ben and Mallory kiss goodbye, and she puts a flower in his hair before leaving to give sailing lessons.

Ben notices the flower is fake, revealing that the witch is alive and is now possessing Mallory, who is alone with three children.

[17] It became the first film to top the box office five weekends in a row since Black Panther, which opened in February 2018,[18] although it was noted that Trolls World Tour would have likely come in first over the course of its release had its weekly grosses been made public.

The website's critics consensus reads, "The Wretched stirs up a savory blend of witch-in-the-woods horror ingredients that should leave genre fans hungry for a second helping from writer-directors Brett and Drew T.

[24] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times gave the film a largely positive review, writing, "Blessed with shivery setups and freaky effects—here, skin-crawling is literal—The Wretched transforms common familial anxieties into flesh, albeit crepey and creeping.

"[25] Geoff Berkshire of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "What the Pierce brothers lack in flavorful storytelling or compelling characters, they almost entirely make up for in good old-fashioned atmosphere and suspense.

The Wretched rarely surprises, but it's well-crafted enough to get under your skin anyway, with an able assist from the creepy camerawork of cinematographer Conor Murphy and unsettling score by Devin Burrows.

"[26] Writing for RogerEbert.com, Simon Abrams gave the film 1.5 out of 4 stars, saying that "unlike Stranger Things, The Wretched is a little too cute about teen angst, and not light enough on its feet to make you want to root for its ostensibly typical adolescent.