Bloody West: A Collection of Westerns Horrors
Everything under the high sun, from monsters and mayhem to hauntings and sorrow set across the hot, dry plains of the West. This collection spans from pure horror to the horror-adjacent found in both new printings and older classics.
created by Krispyy
last updated April, 2026
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Western horror is such an interesting genre to me. Those grat plains, canyons and mountains have a whole lot of potential for fear.
I agree - itâs sort of the opposite of forest horror (which is probably my favorite). Thereâs something so eerie about those wide open spaces, the scale of it, that makes you feel like thereâs no way out. Iâm loving this list!
Yeah! The wide open spaces are the creepiest! The heat, the sun as an indifferent god, the dust settling on every surface and causing perma-dirt on the skin, the afternoon sun casting harsh and dark shadows out of every man-made object and structure. It's all just so creepy and depressing!
KrispyyOP
I'm so glad you get it! There's something so horrifying about the wide open plains that even with all that space you'll be so isolated. Then throw in the unrelenting sun and chances of being shot or worse and you get some really great settings for horror!
For sure! I'm glad I saw this list. It reminded me to read Butcher's crossing this year đ do you have any recommendations from the list?
