The Woods - 2006

This one isn't talked about much. It was directed by Lucky McKee, who most people know for "May". This movie is set in 1965 with a girl being sent to a private school in the woods by her bitch of a mother and her seemingly reasonable father, played by BRUCE CAMPBELL. That's right.

The narrative seems heavily inspired by Suspiria and... to no surprise... Evil Dead. Our protagonist Heather doesn't want to be here, but she bears with the school bullies and bitch teachers because her parents (mostly her mother) wont take her back. She's stuck here, and it fucking sucks.

In the vein of Suspiria, Heather starts to notice some weird shit going on right off the bat, and while I wont go into detail, some of it is a bit creepy. The madness exacerbates and the Evil Dead comes into play with the trees that have a mind of their own. What does it all mean? Watch and find out, fuckers.

Bruce Campbell doesn't have a terribly large role, but enough of his charm is able to shine through. A pretty solid movie all in all.