Bone Tomahawk (2015): The Horror Rescue Western Nightmare

How does Bone Tomahawk blend the western and horror genres together?S. Craig Zahler's Bone Tomahawk is, like a throwback cult classic, a low-budget film that has carved out a large fanbase.A "rescue western," the movie puts four men on a journey to rescue abducted townsfolk from a Native American tribe of otherworldly cannibals.And although the movie is notorious for one graphic death scene, there's much more than simple exploitation here. There's a clever screenplay and a film about courage in the face of hardship.Join for a discussion of the film's slow-burning realism, bone-crunching sound design, and lightning-quick violence.Written and Directed by S. Craig Zahler. Starring Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Lilli Simmons, Richard Jenkins, Evan Jonigkeit, Kathryn Morris, Sid Haig, David Arquette, Fred MelamedConnect with us on Bluesky:@not-ni-theaters.bsky.socialAnd to read more of Will's writing or check out more podcast episodes, you can visit him at: willturntale.com