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Thehorror Western is a crossgenre of both thehorror andWestern genres. It has it roots in films such asCurse of the Undead (1959), featuringMichael Pate as a vampire gunfighter; andBilly the Kid vs. Dracula (1966), which depicts the real-life outlawBilly the Kid fighting against the fictional vampireDracula.[1]
Newer examples includeNear Dark (1987) directed byKathryn Bigelow, which tells the story about a human falling in love with avampire.[1]From Dusk till Dawn (1996) byRobert Rodriguez deals with outlaws battling vampires.Vampires (1998), byJohn Carpenter, is about a group of vampires and vampire hunters looking for an ancient relic in the Old West.Ravenous (1999) concerns cannibalism at a remoteUnited States Army outpost andThe Burrowers (2008) is about a band of trackers who are stalked by the titular creatures.Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) depictsAbraham Lincoln's life as a secretvampire hunter.[2]Bone Tomahawk (2015), one of the most recent entries in the genre, received wide critical acclaim for its tale of cannibalism, but like many other films in the genre, it was not a commercial success.[3][4]
Among games which combine the two genres,Deadlands is analternate historyrole-playing game.[5]Darkwatch (2005);Undead Nightmare (2010), an expansion toRed Dead Redemption (2010) is an example of avideo game in the genre, telling the tale of azombie outbreak in theOld West.[6]
