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Horror westerns are hard to come by these days. Although contemporary outings like “Bone Tomahawk” and “The Wind” earned their fair share of critical praise and audience approval upon release, blending supernatural scares with gritty Americana has remained largely underutilized. As two genres known for subversion and simplicity, it is surprising that more creators have not sought to capitalize on horror-westerns.