“There are many legends about the Blackwood. So as you travel forth from here, please take caution. Let’s hope those stories I’ve heard aren’t all true,” Sally Pickerton (played by Kara Rainer) says in the trailer.
Which, don’t let the movie poster for Blackwood fool you, by the way. (Like it almost did to me.) At first glance, this forthcoming movie from Saban Films may look like a regular western. Especially when it starts out with one of the characters asking, “Do you like gold? We know where enough of it is to make you a rich man.”
Well, that’s certainly both the American Dream (to be rich) and the basis of so many westerns, isn’t it? The quest to find gold and the adventure the characters have along the way while searching for it?
Blackwood contains all of those elements too. “We’re gonna find the prospectors, get the gold and get the hell out of Dodge!”
However, Blackwood is also a horror movie. A creature feature about the Wendigo, to be exact. Because as the characters quickly figure out, they’re not alone. “There’s something out there.” Worse, they realize “the stories are real.”
Let’s take a closer look at this intense journey into the darkness of the American Old West, including who’s in it, the trailer, and the movie’s release date.
Blackwood Synopsis
Here’s how IMDB summed it up:
Dowanhowee, a Native American woman, evades the notorious Dutch Wilder Gang by escaping into the uncharted Black Wood Forest. Once inside, they quickly discover they must help each other for they have unknowingly awaken an ancient ravenous creature, known as The Wendigo.
Blackwood Cast
The film stars Bates Wilder (Castle Rock), Glenn Morshower (Transformers: The Last Knight, The Resident), and Tanajsia Slaughter (The Last Son). It was written and directed by Chris Canfield.
Blackwood Release Date
It releases in theaters on July 22 and on digital and on demand on July 26.
Blackwood Trailer
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Which one have you watched most recently: a western or a movie about a Wendigo?
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