#backwoods horror

[goryhorroor]

horror sub-genres • backwoods horror

backwoods horror movies share many similarities with folk horror movies. except backwood horror movies tend to focus more on the socio-political divide between urban and rural ways of living.

[suspiria76]

DEATH TRAP also known as EATEN ALIVE

USA

1976

Directed by Tobe Hooper

[ultimate-horror-genre]

killer: slasher vs. backwoods horror

slasher: the slasher genre is probably the most well-known subgenre in horror. typically, these films feature a human-like killer (sometimes with supernatural powers) that hunts down a group of people, usually teenagers. the deaths are bloody and unique, which makes it a fun yet gruesome watch. it is also the genre that is responsible for the final girl trope that we can’t help but love.

examples: halloween, child's play, candyman, freaky, happy death day

backwoods horror: backwoods horrors are easy to define. they are simply slasher films that are set in forests, woodlands, or rural locations that are affected by rural poverty. oftentimes, city slickers traveling through rural territory run into the country folk who eventually hunt the city slickers down in a grisly manner.

examples: the texas chainsaw massacre, the hills have eyes, wrong turn

[hallucinationhorrors]

[endlessnightlock]

I think maybe all the old gods of appalachia I’ve been listening to could lead me into wrapping up Impetuous.

[moviesandmania]

GUTS ON THE CHAINSAW - Free on Tubi

‘Based on Pennsylvania folklore’ Guts on a Chainsaw is a 2023 horror film about a young woman who heads into the backwoods to face her fears. Written and directed by Ryan Cavalline. The Legend Hunters Films production stars Eddie Benevich and Nikki Carlson. Plot: Nova (Nikki Carlson) sets off on one last hike through the backwoods of Pennsylvania to face her fears. But watching from the forest is…

[catchinghorrors]

Saw The Hills Have Eyes for the first time earlier this week. Didn't know until then that "nuclear radiation caused the mutants" was an invention of the remake. In the original, Jupiter and his brood were just Like That.

[mother-lee]

cr. brendan burton (@burtoo)

[noxhell]

[videoreligion]

Porkchop (2010)

[herosplatling-replica]

(warning for body horror below the cut) 🩸 growing pains 🩸

if you cannot protect, then make yourself a bigger threat than the others

[ignotabackwoods]

A Message From Your New Home

To anyone who likes the mildly unsettling. A world of secrets and mysteries, the unknown and the things you don't want to know come together in this small town to hide. For those of you who need somewhere to go to escape the harshness of reality, this is for you. If you've ever heard of Averno and really liked the concept or you're a fan of Welcome to Night Vale, this is for you so consider sticking around

[suspiria76]

THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE

USA

1974

Directed by Tobe Hooper

[wealmostaneckbeard]

Going into the Forest of Horrors?

What for? Wait, let me guess: to find the treasure of St. Hemos's Lost Abbey? No, no, you don't look that greedy. Avenging a kin whose life was ruined by a runaway Fey creature? Nah, you don't look that angry. Oh! I know! you seek the Green Hermit and their knowledge of life, death, and beyond! Huh? You don't? Hmmm... now that makes you interesting. So interesting, that I suggest you follow me into the back of my weapon's shop. The stuff I've got up front is for farmers to kill thieving foxes, neighbors, and bears. But the stuff I've got locked up in this chest... These things have helped many forest-fooled like yourself descend into that green hell and return to pasture lands alive... mostly alive, most of the time.

Ahem

Obviously I will supply mundane ammunition and weapons, for a price. But I'll waive that if you bring back a tale or a treasure...

[a reblog would be appreciated]

[hallucinationhorrors]

[oflightandshadows88]

Midnight (1982) | dir. John A. Russo