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People who have seen a brutal horror film are saying it has left them ‘scarred for life.’
Over recent years, we have seen a rise in horror movies that have garnered critical praise and achieved cult status among fans – despite maybe not being box office hits – due to being original and outright disturbing.
Terrifer 2 had viewers throwing up in the middle of screenings, while Men was also so scary that people were walking out of showings.
Now people have discovered a film from 2015 that has left a haunting impression on them.
The film is available to watch on Amazon Prime and people have taken to social media to react to it.
One person writes: “And the fact that this movie has quite the cast with Kurt Russel, Patrick Wilson, and Richard Jenkins makes it all the better. One of the best horror movies of them all in my opinion.”
“I went in thinking it was just a cowboy movie, I was wildly mistaken,” quips someone else.
A third person adds: “Most of the movie is just another western, but the ending will leave your jaw on the floor. Very strong gore scenes.”
Reacting to one moment in the film, someone shares: “Probably the most disturbing scene I have ever seen.”
“My stomach turns every time I think of it and I want to erase it from my brain!!” agrees another user.
While a sixth person comments: “To this day I regret watching this movie. One scene has left me scarred for life.”
And it’s not just viewers who are loving the film.
Critics, too, have offered their rave reviews for the movie.
Peter Bradshaw writes in The Guardian: “Cult status could beckon for this well-made, macabre and violent western-horror from cinematographer turned director S Craig Zahler.
“It’s a film with a parched, sunbleached look appropriate for the drying of human bones, and it appears to be a gruesome, pulpy twist on John Ford’s The Searchers.”
Jeannette Catsoulis agrees with this praise in The New York Times, pointing out: “When it does, Mr. Zahler doesn’t disappoint with scenes that are swift, sure and shockingly brutal.
“Right to the end, the movie’s idiosyncratic sensibility doesn’t flag, with villains who sew animal bones into their throats to facilitate their bloodcurdling battle cries, and a victim who meets his end in the manner of a wishbone at Thanksgiving dinner.”
The movie is a Western about a Sheriff, his deputy, a gunslinger, and a cowboy who embark on a mission to rescue three people from a savage group of cave dwellers.
The film boasts an impressive cast as it features stars such as Kurt Russell (The Thing), Patrick Wilson (Insidious), Matthew Fox (Lost), and Richard Jenkins (Step Brothers).
It’s directed by S. Craig Zahler – who is known for his violent stylized filmmaking and is behind movies such as Brawl in Cell Block 99.
Just going by the premise and cast, you would be right to assume that this is simply another Western story with a plot similar to other films from the genre.
But you’re wrong, as Bone Tomahawk takes a drastic turn and delivers some of the most brutal and horrific imagery in recent times.
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