Cowboy
Real estate agent Christian travels the countryside scouting for investment prospects. In a forgotten, seemingly abandoned village far off the main roads, he finds more than he is looking for. Getting entangled in an encounter with a taciturn teenage farmhand, he confronts his sexual frustrations and, in the process, gets drawn into the undergrowth of a bloodthirsty rustic community.
Why it matters
A slow-burning rural nightmare that unspools queer desire into something darkly primal and unsettling.
- Merges folk horror with queer subtext in a way that predates the recent wave of LGBTQ+ horror.
- The isolated countryside setting doubles as a character — claustrophobic, decayed, and menacing.
- Understated performances heighten the simmering tension before the bloodletting erupts.
- Not for jump-scare junkies; this one’s a mood piece that rewards patience and attention to atmosphere.
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
43
Supernatural
0
Creature
18
Disturbing
50
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
57
Survival
17
Isolation
