What does everyone think are the major sub genres of Spaghetti Westerns?
The obvious answer is the Zapata western, that is the political spaghetti western.
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Everyone’s favourite… Twilight Westerns!
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I’m certainly aware of that one from Corbucci’s films. I originally asked because of Django the Bastard (1969) and And God Said to Cain (1970) both having a gothic feel to them. It got me wondering what other sub genres are out there.
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Giallo western?
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Django Kill would definitely fall into that category.
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I think both Vengeance (1968) and Kill the Wicked (1967) both have a gothic feel to them…to an extent.
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Comedy westerns: My beloved 
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‘Shakespearean Westerns’?
I’m thinking particularly of ‘Johnny Hamlet’ (‘Hamlet’); and ‘The Fury of Johnny Kid’ (‘Romeo and Juliet’).
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many SWs are political, not all of them are Zapata westerns, which are those taking place during the Mexican Revolution of some kind.
Other possible subgenres:
- adventures / Jack London type stories (White Fang)
- Paella Westerns (Spanish westerns)
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Fedra West, another one
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