Don't Go in the Woods

In James Bryan’s 1981 slasher favorite, a group of obnoxious campers are stalked and killed by a bonkers backwoods brute. Unlike other slashers, DGITW wastes no time getting down to business with a series of gory guttings that continue in relentless fashion until the final frame. Banned in the UK and panned by critics, the film has many defenders today, including horror historian Stephen Thrower, who writes, “DGITW is cheap, gruesome, and yet operating on some sublime atavistic pleasure-frequency....I just wish it had been a hit. Can you imagine Part 2?” Contains violence and gore.