Movie

Don't Go in the Woods

1981 · 82 min

A grimy, low-budget slasher that feels like a grim campfire tale, with crude kills and a pervasive sense of dread.

Tagline: Everyone has nightmares about the ugliest way to die.
Overview: Four friends take a weekend camping trip in the mountains of Utah, where a homicidal woodsman begins murdering tourists.
How it feels: Dark, tense, campy and eerie. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Survival, violence, isolation, grief
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
isolation
grief
madness
Places: wilderness
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild