11/18/2023 0 Comments Germany black forest scary![]() ![]() In Pyewacket, emo teen Leah ( Nicole Munoz) is angry and depressed after the death of her father and goes into the woods to summon a demon to kill her mother. Let’s put it this way: I’ve written about dozens of horror movies for this 31 Days of Horror Lists projects, and this is the only one that’s made me feel scared just thinking about it. The cabin-home-set occult movie flew under the radar upon release last year - outside of our own list of 2018’s best horror movies - but it’s one of the most chilling horror films I’ve seen in years. When I think of Pyewacket, I think of dark blood oozing so thick that I almost gag. Don’t forget to check back at the site for a new horror list each day in October. Forests are central settings in Grimm’s fairy tales and plenty of other bits of folklore, so it’s no surprise that horror filmmakers have capitalized on our childhood-ingrained aversion to the dark, dark woods.īelow, find our picks for the freakiest forest-set films in horror, chosen by Chris Coffel, Kieran Fisher, Brad Gullickson, Rob Hunter, Meg Shields, Anna Swanson, Jacob Trussell, and myself. It’s easy to believe that if an ancient force (witch, old God, Sasquatch, whatever) is lurking in wait somewhere out there you’ll probably discover it under the cover of trees in the middle of nowhere. Forests are dark, remote, and elemental in a way few other places are. There’s something scary about the woods, and not just because most of us would be bear food if we got lost in them. This article is part of our ongoing series, 31 Days of Horror Lists.
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