''Pitchfork'' is a 2016 horror film and the

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of Glenn Douglas Packard. It premiered on September 23, 2016, at the Hot Springs Horror Film Festival, where it won "Best First Time Filmmaker Horror". By September 20, 2016, it was announced in

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that Uncork’d Entertainment had acquired the film and it would have a limited theatrical release on January 6, 2017, and would be released on VOD January 13 of the same year.

Synopsis

Hunter and friends travel back to his family farm in rural Michigan after sharing a deep secret with his conservative family. A festive night turns into horror as one by one they are all stalked by a deranged killer wielding a pitchfork.

Cast

*Daniel Wilkinson as Ben Holister Jr. / Pitchfork *Brian Raetz as Hunter Killian *Lindsey Nicole as Clare *Ryan Moore as Matt *Celina Beach as Lenox *Nicole Dambro as Flo *Keith Webb as Rocky *Sheila Leason as Janelle *Vibhu K Raghave as Gordon *Rachel Carter as Judy Holister / Ma *Andrew Dawe-Collins as Ben Holister Sr. / Pa *Derek Reynolds as Wayne Killian *Carol Ludwick as Ruth Killian *Addisyn Wallace as Jenny Killian *Anisbel Lopez as Trisha

Reception

''Pitchfork'' reviews have been mixed and the movie currently has a rating of 20% on

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with an average rating of 2/10, based on 5 reviews. ''

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'' both criticised the film, which the ''Los Angeles Times'' felt was "tediously routine." Horror website

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was more favorable, stating that "there is still some fun to be had with ''Pitchfork.'' The classic slasher formula works for a reason, and the movie does have some of that low-budget charm that’s so illusive in this age of digital film." Another horror website, Heaven of Horror, gave it a 3/5 rating and called it "a hardcore horror movie with a few campy elements and some truly awesome moments".

References

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* {{IMDb title, 4985848 2010s slasher films 2016 films 2016 horror films American slasher films Films set in Michigan Gay-related films LGBTQ-related horror films 2016 directorial debut films 2016 LGBTQ-related films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films American LGBTQ-related films English-language horror films