I get a kick out of the horror western movie sub-genre. I'd define it as western at root but with horror elements, like a vampire, or alien creatures, or zombies, etc. Or you could consider them horror films with a western-themed setting. This doesn't include science fiction westerns, like Cowboys and Aliens. I've seen these, in order of year of their release:
1937 Riders of the Whistling Skull
1956 The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1959 Curse of the Undead
1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1973 High Plains Drifter
1983 Eyes of Fire
1985 Pale Rider
1996 From Dusk Till Dawn
2006 Dead Man's Bounty
2007 Sukiyaki Western Django
2008 The Burrowers
2009 Blood Creek
2010 Jonah Hex
2011 Priest
2013 Dead in Tombstone
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I have seen two of the film's on your list, both starring Clint Eastwood - "Pale Rider" and "High Plains Drifter" 😁. I really enjoy westerns too and it's a happy coincidence that we have just watched "The Outlaw Josey Wales" tonight ...lol 😉. Thanks for sharing your list and posts! Happy Friday and Weekend! J 😊
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely an obscure sub-genre. Clint Eastwood is a treasure! :)
DeleteIt seems kinda of a stretch to call From Dusk to Dawn a western.
ReplyDeleteYes, but there are so few of the horror westerns, and this has been the only thing close that I could find from the 1990s. And it does have gunfights in bars in Texas... ;)
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ReplyDeleteI didn't even notice lol
DeleteI need to check some of these out. I like westerns, not so big on gory horror but I like the idea of a zombie or vampire in the old west. I saw something recently that had that theme. Hmmmm. Maybe its not as recent as I thought since I can't remember what it was- or maybe we were watching Westworld from HBO as there's a western theme to that. I don't follow the show closely but see an episode every now and again to get the gist, but not know the characters. Happy Saturday. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteI saw the original Westworld film but haven't seen the tv series. Have you seen High Plains Drifter? That might be a good place to start. Or maybe The Burrowers, which isn't nearly as good a film but has more overt horror than High Plains Drifter.
DeleteRecognise some of the names here - my Dad was a big fan of Westerns and horror movies so probably saw some of these! Chrisx
ReplyDeleteThe crossover is an interesting concept. Westerns were so popular back in the 40s/50s/60s. I'm surprised there aren't more of these.
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