Wake Wood

Wake Wood is a 2009 British horror film by recently refinanced "Hammer Films" starring Aiden Gillen, Eva Birthistle, and Timothy Spall. It tells the story of a couple who, after losing their daughter to a crazed dog, learn that the small English town of Wake Wood, to which they moved, brims with pagan magic. After the death of one of the locals, an opportunity arises to revive their daughter, Alice, for three days. The ritual works and the parents are overjoyed, but something is very wrong with their returned daughter.


 * Campbell Country
 * Chekhov's Gun:
 * Chekhov's Skill:
 * Closed Circle: Those who perform the resurrection spell are bound to the town and unable to go beyond its borders. What this means for the living is unclear, but is particularly painful to the dead, at least until they're brought back inside.
 * Genre Blindness: Patrick and Louise are given very specific rules about resurrecting their daughter which they willfully violate at every turn.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: You'd think someone as smart as Littlefinger would know better than to get mixed up with the likes of Wormtail.
 * Kick the Dog: No animal that crosses  path remains unscathed.
 * Our Zombies Are Different: A very intriguing example. Those who have been dead for less than a year will return to life exactly as they were for three days. They may show confusion and agitation by the third day but can easily be calmed by a special talisman/restraint and will return to the earth willingly.
 * Town with a Dark Secret: Subverted. The villagers give every indication of being an evil small-town cult.
 * Town with a Dark Secret: Subverted. The villagers give every indication of being an evil small-town cult.