Netflix viewers say ‘terrifying’ cannibal western has ‘the most brutal on screen death ever’ despite not being a horror

Sometimes the scariest films around aren’t even horrors purpose built to get you hiding behind your couch.

If I looked at the most scared I have ever been at a film, it has be little 12-year-old-me watching The Mummy when a scarab beetle began rooting around under someone’s skin.

While a horror movie has you in a constant state of feeling under attack, a non-horror can lure you into a false sense of security.

If 12-year-old me saw one of these from The Mummy he was running screaming. (Universal)

In the case of one film, which is not a horror, it is considered ‘terrifying’ by viewers due to some shockingly brutal depictions of violence – including what has been dubbed ‘the most brutal on-screen death ever’.

What’s more, this is not some schlocky action movie that has B-movie gore to try and shock you – but an incredibly well received Western.

The film has an unreal cast, including Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Lili Simmons, and Richard Jenkins.

Add to that a respectable score 7.1 on IMDb and a whopping 91 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and you have what by all accounts is an incredible film.

Check out the trailer here:

The movie in question is called Bone Tomahawk, and it is absolutely brutal.

Bone Tomahawk, which is on Netflix in the US as well as Hulu and Tubi, focuses on a small town that has been terrorised by ‘cannibalistic savages’.

The people of the town then decide to put an end to it in gory fashion.

A fan asked the subreddit r/horror if Bone Tomahawk was scary despite it not being a horror, with one commenter saying: “Scary is subjective but I’d describe Bone Tomahawk as a film that is terrifying, horrifying and disgusting”.

Another said: “It scared me sh*tless personally”.

Kurt Russell stars (RLJE films)

One 8/10 IMDb review of the film said: “Written and directed by S. Craig Zahler, 'Bone Tomahawk' is a brilliant, bloody film that you'd be hard pressed to forget.

“[The film] will have you gripped from start to finish”.

Now, for the ‘most brutal on-screen death ever.’

This is a lofty title, which many films could lay claim to, whether it be Cannibal Holocaust or Final Destination.

In a recent discussion on r/horror however, the question was asked, with one fan receiving over 1,000 upvotes for saying: “I’ll forever vote for the splitting scene in Bone Tomahawk”.

The scene in question is so shocking we can't show it. (RLJE films)

Another fan commented that ‘the screaming’ stuck with them, while third agreed commented: “Yea and just the sound design in general... It really goes to show big of an impact sound has on movies.

“Jesus Christ that kill was brutal. I'm a seasoned horror guy but that was genuinely shocking. Stuck with me for days.”

If you want an idea of how horrible it is, we cannot even show you a picture or video of the kill.

Guess you’ll have to open up Netflix, stick on Bone Tomahawk, and see for yourself.