The "Horror" or gothic western

[Horace Cordier Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Horace Cordier]

Aside from HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER can someone come up with a few examples of this sub-genre? I'm drawing a blank. Can be a traditional American or spaghetti variety.

[Scott Intellectual Carrot Find all posts View Profile Close Scott]

Probably not the quality you want but the recent Wesley Snipes DTV, GALLOWWALKERS. I thought it was fun. Liked it better than the Blade films.

Of more quality is Gregory Peck in THE STALKING MOON. Kinda of a western slasher. Though not overtly gothic, it is an excellent flick.

The third GINGER SNAPS is set in the old west (or rather north). I liked it the best of the series. Takes place in a snowbound fort with everyone taking refuge from the wolves in the forest.

There's that Casa Negra flick THE LIVING COFFIN, I can't comment on it, it's their only release I never got.

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The Burrowers
Dead Birds
Ravenous

[Paul L Scholar of Sleaze Find all posts View Profile Close Paul L]

There are lots. Here's a quick list (about to take the dog and kids out to the park). I'll return later with some more:
A Man for Hanging (1973) - not a supernatural Western, but tinged with horror elements
The Burrowers
Dead Birds
Grim Prairie Tales
Near Dark
Pale Rider

Italian:
Django the Bastard
… And God Said to Cain

Mexican:
The Living Coffin

[Lalala76 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lalala76]

From Dusk till Dawn Hangmans Daughter

[Paul L Scholar of Sleaze Find all posts View Profile Close Paul L]

A few more US ones:
Curse of the Undead
Black Noon (I've never seen this one, but it looks pretty interesting)
Devil Rider
Haunted Range
Mystery Ranch
The John Wayne picture Haunted Gold
Riders of the Whistling Skull
The Beguiled !!!! (How could I forget this off my first list?)

There was a spate of DTV horror-Westerns in the early 2000s, but not many of them were very good. I've seen quite a few of them on those cheapo DVD sets that are available from US Amazon.

Italian:
Sei sei viva... spara!/Django Kill!
Requiem for a Gringo

[Richard--W a straight arrow Find all posts View Profile Close Richard--W]

Curse of the Undead (1959) is the Gothic western you want. Michael Pate "gets it" as the gunslinger vampire and his performance makes the whole thing work. The film generates the classic Universal monster-movie atmosphere in an old west setting. It's a lot of fun, but Universal seems to have forgotten about it. I haven't seen it in ages. No DVD release.

Black Nooon (1974 or 1975) was a 74-minute movie-of-the-week with Roy Thinnes as the devil tempting pioneers. Nicely done but never released to home video. Another movie-of-the-week The Hanged Man (1974) with Steve Forrest and Will Geer has a distinct horror premise, not too pronounced. Timeless released it in an adequate transfer. Avoid the transfers in the Brentwood / Mill Creek-type box collections.

Into the Badlands (1991) an anthology of stories with Bruce Dern and Muriel Hemingway.

Purgatory (TNT, 1999) with Sam Shepard and Eric Roberts.

Recent direct-to-DVD's include High Plains Invaders (2009) in the Maneater series, The Righteous and the Wicked (2010), The Dead and the Damned (2011), and Heathens and Thieves (2012).

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Curse of the Undead (1959) is the Gothic western you want. Michael Pate "gets it" as the gunslinger vampire and his performance makes the whole thing work. The film generates the classic Universal monster-movie atmosphere in an old west setting. It's a lot of fun, but Universal seems to have forgotten about it. I haven't seen it in ages. No DVD release.

That makes it look and sound amazing.

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[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

That makes it look and sound amazing.

No kidding. That poster art completely sells it. Too bad there's no legit DVD release, but a torrent seems to be around and this place has it listed in their catalogue...

http://silveragemovies.com/curse-of-...959-p-677.html

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http://www.amazon.com/Curse-Undead-V...the+undead+vhs

Universal released CURSE OF THE UNDEAD on a vhs. I rented it ages ago. I'll paypal somebody to transfer it to DVD-R for me. You'll need to over-ride the macrovision.

I've been meaning to review THE SCARLET WORM (2011) a shoestring indy that invokes the Old Testament. The preacher is the serial killer. He's going to stop abortion by stopping women. Sort of. Different, but unpleasant.

[Andrew Monroe Pallid Hands Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew Monroe]

Italian:

… And God Said to Cain

I think this one is the epitome of a gothic western - crashing thunderstorms, people wandering around darkened hallways, and it's directed by Margheriti.

[Lalala76 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lalala76]

Universal released CURSE OF THE UNDEAD on a vhs

Well, if Universal do ever release it lets hope they don't use that vhs cover. The Original poster art (like Ian says) completely sells the film, whereas the vhs art makes me ignore it.

[Richard--W a straight arrow Find all posts View Profile Close Richard--W]

Of more quality is Gregory Peck in THE STALKING MOON. Kinda of a western slasher. Though not overtly gothic, it is an excellent flick.

The third GINGER SNAPS is set in the old west (or rather north). I liked it the best of the series. Takes place in a snowbound fort with everyone taking refuge from the wolves in the forest.

Is this the one you mean:



THE STALKING MOON (1968) is a major western in the top 5 westerns of the 1960s and a tense horror film, too. Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur couldn't have done it any better.

[Andrew Monroe Pallid Hands Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew Monroe]

I think this one is the epitome of a gothic western - crashing thunderstorms, people wandering around darkened hallways, and it's directed by Margheriti.

And by the way -- Wild East just released ... AND GOD SAID TO CAIN this week, paired with another Kinski western, TWICE A JUDAS.