Keep an Eye On ‘A Man in the Woods With an Axe’
Upcoming found-footage, indie slasher ‘A Man in the Woods With an Axe’ is one horror fans will want to keep an eye on.
In the early days of Dread Central, what helped distinguish us from a new crop of online homes for horror was our bright and true passion for indie filmmaking. That spirit remains as much alive today as it did during our early years, and it’s why we’re so excited to spotlight Dillon Brown’s upcoming found-footage slasher A Man in the Woods With an Axe, coming early next year.
Read the official synopsis (along with some sick comps) below:
A Man in the Woods With an Axe is a found-footage meta slasher that intentionally presents itself as one thing on the surface before revealing itself to be a very different animal once the layers are peeled back. It’s a bloody love letter to 1980s horror cinema, blending practical gore, slasher mayhem, and dark comedy. Tonally, it sits somewhere between Friday the 13th and The Truman Show thrown into a blender, with comedic elements reminiscent of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil and a wild, escalating second half that channels the energy and unpredictability of The Cabin in the Woods.
Brown describes the project as his “most ambitious” to date, shooting on weekends around full-time schedules with a meager budget of just $10,000. First-look material from the collective, The Horror Dadz, looks promising. A Man in the Woods With an Axe encapsulates the indomitable grit of indie filmmaking, and in a post-Terrifier world, some of the best, most exciting horror projects are those with the most modest of origins. Truthfully, it just looks like a ton of fun, and as a certified , it’s easily one of my most-anticipated for next year.
