Way of the Wicked

Synopsis

When he was a child, Robbie (Jake Croker) tried to defend his friend Heather (Emily Tennant) from bullying classmates. The attempt ended with one of the bullies dying. Years later Robbie has returned to town and is keen on befriending Heather again, much to the ire of her classmate Greg (Aren Buchholz). However Robbie is also at the center of several strange deaths where every victim had an altercation of some sort with Robbie prior to their deaths. Henry (Christian Slater), a defrocked priest, is convinced that Robbie is the Anti-Christ and is set on convincing John Elliott (Vinnie Jones), Heather's father, that Robbie is to blame for everything.In the end it turns out that Heather is the Anti-Christ.

Cast

Production

Plans to film Way of the Wicked were announced in 2012. Rutger Hauer and Peter Facinelli were initially attached to star in the film along with Christian Slater. The initial plot description was different from the final product, and Hauer was to portray a priest assisting Facinelli, a detective trying to discover the whereabouts of a murderer. Slater was to star as Facinelli's boss. The initial script was written by Lawrence Salva, but was re-worked into a new script by Matthew Robert Kelly. Jones was later signed to portray detective John Elliott and Slater took on the role of Henry, a defrocked priest. Of filming, Carraway stated that he enjoyed working with Slater on the film and that Jones liked the chance to "play something a little different because he always plays the tough guy characters".

Reception

HorrorNews.net wrote a positive review for Way of the Wicked, as they felt that it was "one of the better horror movies that [they] have seen recently" and cited the film's cast as a highlight. In contrast, Ain't It Cool News panned the movie overall and cautioned readers to "steer clear of this bland witch/paranormal outing".