I love Westerns, and I love horror. So a horror/Western should be a done deal in terms of a good night at the movies, right? Well, sometimes. Bone Tomahawk was great, and I didn't mind Dead Birds. The Burrowers had potential, but wasn't quite a win. Sadly, The Pale Door from director/co-writer Aaron B. Koontz is also such a flick. All the elements are there are on the Western front, from the gang of outlaws looking to rob a train to a gunfight on Main Street. And the horror tropes -- coven of freaky ass witches, blood and guts, and a few jump scares -- are also on hand. In fact, the film reminded me a lot of From Dusk Till Dawn in the way it plays out. We get a straight-up Western until about the 50-minute mark, then the witches come into play in the film's best -- and bloodiest -- sequence. I was impressed! The problem I have with The Pale Door is the tone and pacing. The film moves too slowly to generate much excitement, at least until the witches are revealed. ...