Horror westerns are hard to come by these days. Although contemporary outings like “Bone Tomahawk” and “The Wind” earned their fair share of critical praise and audience approval upon release, blending supernatural scares with gritty Americana has remained largely underutilized. As two genres known for subversion and simplicity, it is surprising that more creators have not sought to capitalize on horror-westerns.

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Respectably, as a member of the aforementioned subgenre, “The Pale Door” leans into its western roots with a commendable authenticity.

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Horror and western are
not two genres that are typically paired together, or you would expect would
mesh well with one another. “The Pale Door” trailer proves that they
should in fact be paired together more often.

The film follows the Dalton gang after they botch a robbery attempt. They take shelter in a nearby town with a group of women in a local brothel. The gang learns that the women who take them in are a coven of witches.

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