10 Terrifying Low Budget Horror Movies
8. Backcountry
Backcountry is a simple film centred around a pair of hikers.
Brash and cocky Alex thinks that it’s entirely appropriate to ignore the advice
of a park ranger and take his girlfriend Jen hiking along a closed trail, and
soon they find themselves injured and at the mercy of a hungry, man-eating
bear.
Apparently based on a true story, Backcountry is not unlike the Stephen King novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon in that it takes the simple idea of being lost – possibly pursued – through the woods, and explores the concept as far as it will go.
Initially slow-building where we get to meet and know our characters, Backcountry quickly begins to put the pair through their paces, using all of the natural fears we have – being lost, the dark, giant flesh-eating monster bears – in order to torture the audience almost as much as it does Alex and Jen.
Again, this is a film that you may have skirted over before,
but it’s a quick little hitter that’s well worth your time, though maybe don’t
watch it just before you head out on a winter woodland wander.