Short film

Within the Woods

1979 · 32 min

A scrappy, mean little cabin siege that feels like raw horror energy before the polish, queasy and relentless despite its crude edges.

Tagline: Before "The Evil Dead", came…
Overview: While spending a weekend at a remote cabin, Bruce desecrates an Indian burial ground and becomes re-animated, making way to kill his friends.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and campy. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Survival, death, violence, isolation
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
death
violence
isolation
fate
Places: wilderness
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild