Three Incredibly Intense Backwoods Horror Movies

This subgenre might be a little difficult to name, but you surely know it when you see it! The Horror Movie Syllabus is looking at horror movies about those creepy backwoods characters that do awful things to regular folk who happen to lose their way—and it’s gonna be a bumpy ride! We’ll discuss three bona fide modern horror classics about redneck/mutant antagonists wreaking havoc in the backwoods, along with some “extra credit” movies that further the theme.
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