In A Violent Nature is nothing less than a complete re-conception of the slasher movie, a film that takes the subgenre’s well-established tropes and looks at them from a fresh point of view. First of all, most of the story is told from the perspective of our villain, undead masked killer Johnny. But In A Violent Nature also reimagines the style and structure of a slasher movie, placing arthouse influences alongside gory kills.

After the film’s Sundance premiere, writer-director Chris Nash has shared with Letterboxd a list of the films that inspired his slasher, and it’s as eclectic as you might expect. Nash’s thoughts on each title are included in the notes.

In a Violent Nature will release later this year from IFC Films and Shudder.