Where i got 'The Woods' idea

Over the past couple of years i have watched many horror films. Not many of which were slashers though. When thinking of the idea for the film i tried to think of my favourite slasher horror films for inspiration. The main one that came to my mind was Friday the 13th which is set in the woods with a murderous man in a hockey mask killing teenagers. This film gave me the idea of the woods as a setting. The idea of the killer being a ghost came from just watching horror films general as this makes the film seem more spooky and paranormal. I needed  to give the characters a reason to enter the woods and thought that the idea of entering as a dare or just curiosity would make the plot seem believable.