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Works where the horror lurks in the realm of rural areas where modern man doesn't belong. Expect inbreds, deranged killers and especially [[Cannibal Clan|Cannibal Clans]] (along with [[Unfortunate Implications]]).
Works where the horror lurks in the realm of rural areas where modern man doesn't belong. Expect inbreds, deranged killers and especially [[Cannibal Clan]]s (along with [[Unfortunate Implications]]).


[[Don't Go in The Woods]] (usually in the [[Deep South|Deep]]/[[Savage South]]) is the most common flavor, though other locales such as a [[Swamps Are Evil|swamps]], [[Thirsty Desert|deserts]], [[Ghost Town|abandoned towns]], [[Deserted Island|deserted islands]], endless stretches of highway, [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer|beneath]] [[Sinister Subway|the bustling city streets]], and even [[Slippy Slidey Ice World|snowscapes]] have seen use.
[[Don't Go in The Woods]] (usually in the [[Deep South|Deep]]/[[Savage South]]) is the most common flavor, though other locales such as a [[Swamps Are Evil|swamps]], [[Thirsty Desert|deserts]], [[Ghost Town|abandoned towns]], [[Deserted Island|deserted islands]], endless stretches of highway, [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer|beneath]] [[Sinister Subway|the bustling city streets]], and even [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World|snowscapes]] have seen use.


[[The Other Wiki]] refers to this as "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hixploitation Hixploitation]".
[[The Other Wiki]] refers to this as "[[wikipedia:Hixploitation|Hixploitation]]".

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== Film ==
== Film ==
* ''[[And Soon the Darkness (Film)|And Soon the Darkness]]''
* ''[[And Soon the Darkness]]''
* ''[[Ax Em (Film)|Ax Em]]''
* ''[[Ax 'Em]]''
* ''[[Cabin Fever (Film)|Cabin Fever]]''
* ''[[Cabin Fever (film)|Cabin Fever]]''
* ''[[The Cabin in The Woods (Film)|The Cabin in The Woods]]'' (part of it, anyway; it gets complicated after that)
* ''[[The Cabin in the Woods]]'' (part of it, anyway; it gets complicated after that)
* ''[[Carver (Film)|Carver]]''
* ''[[Carver]]''
* ''[[Deliverance (Film)|Deliverance]]''
* ''[[Deliverance]]''
* ''[[The Devils Rejects (Film)|The Devils Rejects]]''
* ''[[The Devil's Rejects|The Devils Rejects]]''
* ''[[Don't Go in The Woods (Film)|Don't Go in The Woods]]''
* ''[[Don't Go in the Woods]]''
* ''[[Eaten Alive (Film)|Eaten Alive]]''
* ''[[Eaten Alive (film)|Eaten Alive]]''
* ''[[Eden Lake (Film)|Eden Lake]]'' (for [[Oop North]])
* ''[[Eden Lake]]'' (for [[Oop North]])
* ''[[Friday the 13 th (Film)|Friday the 13 th]]''
* ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]]''
* ''[[Frontiers (Film)|Frontiers]]''
* ''[[Frontiers]]''
* ''[[Hatchet (Film)|Hatchet]]''
* ''[[Hatchet (film)|Hatchet]]''
* ''[[House of 1000 Corpses (Film)|House of 1000 Corpses]]''
* ''[[House of 1000 Corpses]]''
* ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (Film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]''
* ''[[The Hills Have Eyes]]''
* ''[[I Drink Your Blood (Film)|I Drink Your Blood]]''
* ''[[I Drink Your Blood]]''
* ''[[I Spit On Your Grave (Film)|I Spit On Your Grave]]''
* ''[[I Spit on Your Grave]]''
* ''[[Jeepers Creepers (Film)|Jeepers Creepers]]''
* ''[[Jeepers Creepers]]''
* ''[[Joy Ride (Film)|Joy Ride]]''
* ''[[Joy Ride (film)|Joy Ride]]''
* ''[[Just Before Dawn (Film)|Just Before Dawn]]''
* ''[[Just Before Dawn]]''
* ''[[Madman (Film)|Madman]]''
* ''[[Madman]]''
* ''[[Man-Thing (Film)|Man-Thing]]''
* ''[[Man-Thing (film)|Man-Thing]]''
* ''[[Monster Man (Film)|Monster Man]]''
* ''[[Monster Man]]''
* ''[[Motel Hell (Film)|Motel Hell]]''
* ''[[Motel Hell]]''
* ''[[Motor Home Massacre (Film)|Motor Home Massacre]]''
* ''[[Motor Home Massacre]]''
* ''[[The Nail Gun Massacre (Film)|The Nail Gun Massacre]]''
* ''[[The Nail Gun Massacre]]''
* ''[[Pumpkinhead (Film)|Pumpkinhead]]''
* ''[[Pumpkinhead]]''
* ''[[Shark Night (Film)|Shark Night]]'' (the sharks are the "pets" of some redneck [[Snuff Film]] makers)
* ''[[Shark Night]]'' (the sharks are the "pets" of some redneck [[Snuff Film]] makers)
* ''[[Sick Girl (Film)|Sick Girl]]''
* ''[[Sick Girl]]''
* ''[[Straw Dogs (Film)|Straw Dogs]]'' (moreso [[The Remake]])
* ''[[Straw Dogs]]'' (moreso [[The Remake]])
* ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Film)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''
* ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''
* ''[[Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (Film)|Tucker and Dale vs. Evil]]'' (a [[Deconstructive Parody]] of the genre)
* ''[[Tucker and Dale vs. Evil]]'' (a [[Deconstructive Parody]] of the genre)
* ''[[Two Thousand Maniacs (Film)|Two Thousand Maniacs]]''
* ''[[Two Thousand Maniacs!|Two Thousand Maniacs]]''
* ''[[Violent Shit (Film)|Violent Shit]]'' (just the first two)
* ''[[Violent Shit]]'' (just the first two)
* ''[[Wolf Creek (Film)|Wolf Creek]]''
* ''[[Wolf Creek]]''
* ''[[The Woman (Film)|The Woman]]''
* ''[[The Woman]]''
* ''[[Wrong Turn (Film)|Wrong Turn]]''
* ''[[Wrong Turn]]''


== Literature ==
== Literature ==
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 8 January 2017

It's the road less traveled for a reason...

Works where the horror lurks in the realm of rural areas where modern man doesn't belong. Expect inbreds, deranged killers and especially Cannibal Clans (along with Unfortunate Implications).

Don't Go in The Woods (usually in the Deep/Savage South) is the most common flavor, though other locales such as a swamps, deserts, abandoned towns, deserted islands, endless stretches of highway, beneath the bustling city streets, and even snowscapes have seen use.

The Other Wiki refers to this as "Hixploitation".

Examples of Hillbilly Horrors include:

Film

Literature

Live Action TV

  • Parodied on a Saturday Night Live sketch from Season 26, Episode 14. A man is in a car accident, and when he wakes up, asks where he is. He's told, "You're tied to a bed in a shack. We're weird hillbilly cannibals and we're gonna stick things in your butt." After he freaks out, he's told he's actually in a hospital; the hillbilly cannibal thing is "an old hospital joke".
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