Hansel vs. Gretel
Siblings battle for power in a witch-filled horror sequel.
Hansel vs. Gretel (written as Hansel V Gretel) is a 2015 action horror movie from The Asylum. It continues the story of the company’s 2013 film Hansel & Gretel, which was a modern take on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. The plot picks up after the first movie and centers on witch hunter Hansel fighting his sister Gretel, who has fallen under a dark spell and wants to take over a witch coven.
**Plot**
Some years after the first film, a Candlewood man named Mason stops by Gretel’s pie shop and bakery just after closing one night. A hooded figure kills him. Meanwhile, Hansel has spent years as a witch hunter and has just killed a powerful witch named Bunny. He learns that his old friend Mason is missing and decides to return home to Gretel, whom he hasn’t spoken to in a year. When he arrives, Gretel says she thinks Mason was murdered in the bakery. That night, four witches—Circe, Kikimora, Morai, and their high priestess Cthonia—meet in the woods near Candlewood. They take control of a local homeless woman to serve them as they plot revenge for their sister Lilith’s death and to reclaim her shop.
The next day, Hansel and Gretel visit Mason’s brother Jacob and his roommate Willy. Hansel explains his theory that a new witch has taken over Lilith’s bakery. Jacob and Willy insist on helping search for Mason, but as the group leaves the house, the possessed homeless woman starts shooting at them. Gretel is kidnapped while the others take cover. Hansel shoots and kills the homeless woman, finding a witch’s mark on her forehead that confirms his theory. They realize Gretel is gone. Meanwhile, the witches tie Gretel up in the bakery and confront her. She admits to killing Lilith and implies she ate part of her, gaining her powers. Cthonia makes a deal: if Gretel brings them Hansel’s head, she can keep Lilith’s bakery; if she doesn’t kill him, they will kill her.
Gretel kidnaps Willy. The next day, Hansel receives texted hostage photos of Gretel and Willy, which he shows to Jacob. Jacob, who took photography classes, recognizes graffiti in the pictures from an abandoned warehouse. There, they find Gretel and an unconscious Willy tied up. Kikimora fills the room with blinding fog. Gretel lets Hansel decapitate Kikimora, and while Hansel and Jacob help Willy, she feeds on Kikimora’s corpse, gaining her powers. Hansel believes more witches are around, but they escape. C
- Release year
- 2015
- Director
- Not specified in source
- Production company
- The Asylum
- Genre
- Action horror
- Starring
- Brent Lydic, Lili Baross
- Distributor
- The Asylum Home Entertainment
Lore & Background
The film picks up after the events of the first film. Hansel has become a witch hunter and returns home after learning of his friend Mason's disappearance. Gretel, who now operates Lilith's bakery, is kidnapped by a coven of witches led by Cthonia. They offer her a deal: kill Hansel or be killed herself. Gretel proceeds to kill several witches, gaining their powers by consuming their blood or flesh, and eventually assumes leadership of the coven after Cthonia concedes her high priestess ring. The climax involves a resurrection attempt and a final confrontation between the siblings.
Reader's Guide
Hansel vs. Gretel is a low-budget sequel that continues The Asylum's tradition of capitalizing on major studio releases, in this case Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. The film received mixed reviews, with critics noting that it does not take itself seriously, which makes its humor effective. Performances by Brent Lydic and Lili Baross were praised as charismatic and well-acted, though the special effects were described as low-budget and lacking. The film was likened to an episode of Charmed with more gore and was said to be suitable for MST3K. It was released on DVD on January 20, 2015, with special features including a featurette, gag reel, and trailers.
Did You Know?
- The film was released by The Asylum as a sequel to their 2013 Hansel & Gretel.
- Gretel was recast for this film and portrayed by Lili Baross, while Brent Lydic returned as Hansel.
- The film's plot involves Gretel gaining powers by eating part of the witch Lilith and later consuming the blood or flesh of other witches.
- A reviewer noted that the film 'would be right at home on MST3K'.
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