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Be careful what you wish for. Someone might be listening.

NR 2017 · 88 min · ★ 5.9 · Horror, Thriller

A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.

Directed by Adam MacDonald · Written by Adam MacDonald

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