The Dark and the Wicked (2020): Family has never been so close #14

This week, Richard and Angeles take a bleak detour into pitch-black territory with The Dark and the Wicked (2020)—a slow-burn nightmare drenched in dread, isolation, and demonic despair.

We go scene-by-scene through Bryan Bertino’s haunting rural horror, unpacking the film’s unsettling atmosphere, grief-soaked tension, and skin-crawling visuals. This one isn’t here to entertain—it’s here to unravel you.

🪦 In this episode:

• Full breakdown of The Dark and the Wicked (2020)

• Exploring death, grief, and religious trauma

• Minimalism in horror: how quiet becomes terrifying

• The effectiveness of sound, lighting, and isolation

• Viana’s Review Corner – Her unfiltered take on bleak horror and goat deaths

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If you’ve ever felt that creeping sense of something watching from the shadows—this episode is for you. Don’t listen alone.

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