7. Don't Go In The Woods (1981)
Don't go in the woods? These are some of the busiest woods in Christendom, with a line of people just queuing up to be butchered. There are four backpackers, a pair of honeymooners, a birdwatcher, a fisherman, a vigilante gang, a sheriff, a guy in a wheelchair... the list is endless. They are fodder for a mountain wild man who has a penchant for decapitation and hacking stupid people to death with a machete. Made on a budget of $20,000, the filmmakers don't even attempt to aim for quality. Don't Go in the Woods is widely derided as the ultimate worst slasher movie ever made, and it is easy to see why it has attained the status. There is no attempt at plot, motivation or storyline in the film, the soundtrack is annoying, the killer just looks stupid and everyone acts like a fool. Saying it is so bad to be good is wildly over-generous praise of the film. Released in Britain in 2007 uncut with a 15 certificate.
Clare Simpson
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My first film watched was Carrie aged 2 on my dad's knee. Educated at The University of St Andrews and Trinity College Dublin. Fan of Arthouse, Exploitation, Horror, Euro Trash, Giallo, New French Extremism. Weaned at the bosom of a Russ Meyer starlet. The bleaker, artier or sleazier the better!
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