Don’t Go in the Woods… Alone!
Campers, hikers and weekend visitors enter a forest patrolled by a deranged killer who hacks victims apart with knives and machetes. Cheap, blunt and relentless, the film became a notorious drive-in and VHS item because of its body count rather than its polish.
Film details
| Original / alt title | Don’t Go in the Woods… Alone! |
| Year | 1981 |
| Director | James Bryan |
| Country | USA |
| Runtime | Approx. 82 min |
| Main cast | Jack McClelland, Mary Gail Artz, Ken Carter, Angie Brown |
UK status
One of the 39 films successfully prosecuted during the Video Nasty era.
Still a rough-edged cult item, appreciated for its wilderness setting and pure regional-slasher energy.
Why it caused controversy
UK censorship / Video Nasties history
A quick status check first, followed by the film’s censorship timeline. A DPP prosecution was an obscenity case against a particular video publication — it was not automatically the same thing as a permanent nationwide “ban”.
Detailed censorship timeline & facts
FACTS & TRIVIA
- The film is often criticised for its rough technique but admired for its determination and pace.
- Its wilderness setting sets it apart from suburban and holiday-camp slashers.
- The UK title often appears with the emphatic subtitle Alone!
- The poster art became better known than the film itself in some territories.
- It belongs to the prosecuted 39 rather than the dropped 33.
- Its DPP status helped cement its cult reputation.
Distributor / VHS label
Archive cover shown is the user-supplied scan. UK distributor / VHS-label attribution varies by edition and is not asserted here without a verified sleeve imprint.
Trailer
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