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The Horrors of ‘Allison Road’ Aren’t Limited to a House
There’s so much more to Allison Road than its source material, and yet, I can’t help but see it as a continuation of the Silent Hill franchise. It’s clear there’s an ambition behind it that’s much more imposing than the claustrophobic hallways and abandoned rooms of the home we’ve seen numerous times now. In fact, there’s a big, wide world out there, and it’s inhabited by even more things that go bump in the night.
“When you are in the house, all you want to do is get out.” explains a post on the game’s Kickstarter page. “When you are out, all you want to do is to get back to the ‘safety’ of the house.”
I’ll be clawing at an exit the moment the walls start bleeding, though I’m not confident that my odds will improve much when I’ve fled into the marshland that surrounds it. There’s a modicum of familiarity that comes with being trapped in a house with a ghost girl, while the sky is literally the limit as to what could be lurking outside.
“The story just really lends itself to be told in contrasting settings and what better way to perceptually open up the quite confined space of the house, than to set it in a proper outdoor environment,” explained Allison Road project lead Chris Kesler in an interview with IGN. “While you are in them you’ll encounter a quite different type of horror/terror of course, since these environments allow for a different kind of game design.”
Kesler may be referring to the bandaged man-corpse we can see in this freshly exhumed artwork, or maybe it’s the freaky tree creature that’s staring at us with the hollow face pits that might be eyes — that is, assuming it even needs them.
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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