Don't Go in the Woods Movie Review

Don't Go in the Woods is a 1981 horror movie directed by James Bryan and starring Jack McClelland and Mary Gail Artz.

The movie begins with some campers getting attacked and killed in the woods by an unknown assailant. A group of campers are going to the woods for a camping trip. They are Peter(McClelland), Ingrid(Artz), Craig(James P. Hayden) and Joanie(Angie Brown). They are walking through the woods when they smell something really bad. They look for a cabin to stay in. The local cops are wondering why there are so many missing people. The Sheriff(Ken Carter) is told about it. He starts to investigate by talking to the locals. More people get killed in the woods. The Sheriff starts a search for missing persons. A woman is in the woods painting a picture with her baby. She gets killed and the baby is taken.

Peter sees something in the woods. It is a man. He heads off alone to see what is going on. The others are worried. Peter sees the man killing someone and he runs off. The killer has spotted him, so he is in trouble! Ingrid is waiting for him. The group decide that they will look for him. Craig meets his end when he encounters the maniac. He meets a sticky end. Joanie runs off through the woods. Ingrid finds Peter and they go to find the rest of their group. They find a cabin and they look for food. What they find is Craig's dead body. They run off once again. The maniac follows closely. Ingrid makes it to hospital along with Peter. Joanie is still in the woods. Ingrid and Peter tell the Sheriff what happened. He arranges a huge manhunt. Peter decides to go back into the woods to look for Joanie. She is in a cabin and the maniac shows up.

The Sheriff finds the cabin and he finds Joanie and she is pretty dead. The Sheriff recovers six bodies. He wants to find Peter so he brings Ingrid up there to bring him in. A guy who just happens to be rolling around the woods in his wheelchair gets decapitated!! Ingrid finds a knife and she goes to find Peter. They discover the maniac and Peter injures him. He and Ingrid share a hug. The maniac is not dead and he chases them. They manage to get him this time and stab him until he can't get up. The movie ends with Ingrid and Peter walking away. The baby from earlier is in the woods is playing with a hatchet.

This film is not great at all. I didn't hate it, but I found that it was really badly made. The acting was terrible and there were some silly scenes. It is one of those really cheap 1980's slasher movies that were churned out. If you enjoy some cheap horror, then you might enjoy this one. It is really just for die hard horror fans, I think. I always have fun with these bad films and even though this was pretty bad, it was worth a look!!! I will give it a 4/10.