Wild Eyed and Wicked
Lily Pierce is sick of being haunted. She decides to reconnect with her estranged father, a disgraced history professor, and learn how to draw upon a time of steel and blade when armor-clad knights rode out and dueled their monsters to the death.
Why it matters
A psychological folk horror that melds haunted family drama with medieval myth, grounding ancient fears in modern trauma.
- Unearths the weight of ancestral sins through Lily’s tense reconnection with a fallen academic steeped in dark lore.
- Blends atmospheric dread with visceral flashbacks to armored knights battling monstrous embodiments—practical effects and gritty fight choreography anchor the fantasy.
- For fans craving horror that mines history’s shadowy corners and explores how myth shapes personal demons.
- Balances slow-burn psychological unease with moments of brutal, archaic violence—a meditation on legacy and survival.
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Horror DNA
⚠ Limited data — scores are approximate
Gore
0
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
18
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
0
Survival
0
Monster
