folkhorror

Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark’s folk horror Starve Acre has confirmed its UK release date....

The ancient grounds of the old St Werburgh’s Church in Warburton were transformed into a film set for new folk horror, A Caution for The Wise....

Stories rooted in Irish folklore have shown audiences time and again that there is something chilling in the Emerald Isles and Paul Duane’s All You Need Is Death is no exception. A haunted and haunting tale that weaves together ancient folk tales, Irish ballads, and cosmic horror, the film proves to be a satisfying watch even...

The film is said to put “a folk horror twist on the story of Job.” Watch the trailer below....

To celebrate 50 years since the cult horror The Wicker Man came to our cinemas, BBC Radio 4 Extra is ‘sacrificing’ its normal evening schedule to bring you five hours of drama, comedy, documentaries and conversations connected to this unique film, its cast and its music....

Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark’s upcoming film Starve Acre has debuted with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score....

Gwen is the debut feature of William McGregor, a writer-director with various prize-winning shorts and acclaimed TV runs to his name, including Poldark (2015-). His breakthrough effort, co-financed by the BFI, is a tricky film to define, but he has a very specific way of describing it for prospective viewers. “A slow burn,...

Philosopher student Khoma Brut must spend three nights in a village church near the coffin of a deceased lady. The guy will read prayers over the body of the deceased, but there are rumors in the village that she was a witch....

Award-winning director Daniel Kokotajlo made a real impression five years ago with his fiercely distinctive debut feature, Apostasy, set in an enclosed religious world. Here is his diverting but frankly more generic follow-up, adapted from the novel by Andrew Michael Hurley. It is billed as contemporary folk horror but borders...

Just south of Mexico City, between the canals of Xochimico you can find a small island with a sad background which never intended to be a tourist destination. The island is known as Isla de las Munecas (Island of the Dolls)....

In rural 17th-century England, a group of men gather to carry a coffin on the long walk to the local graveyard for burial. Much ancient folklore and superstition surround the pathway to the church, and several of the party are afraid to walk it after dark. Squire Marlow, the grieving father of the dead man, promises to double...

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A group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a forest in Sweden, but encounter a menacing presence there stalking them....

Just thought I’d throw open a thread - if you hear any music you think is folk horrory then throw it in.

Writer Howard Hallenbeck is spending his vacation in the countryside of Ireland with his wife Elaine and their children, researching legends and myths for his book. Meanwhile, a farmer is trying to remove an old column on the field and accidentally unleashes the evil pagan god Rawhead Rex who begins a crime spree in the village...

Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness....

Unlike other sub-genres, folk horror’s very form is difficult to convey. Despite what its simplistic description implies – from the emphasis on the horrific side of folklore to a very literal horror of people – the term’s fluctuating emphasis makes it difficult to pin down outside of a handful of popular examples....

In the late 17th century, two Puritan witch hunters travel to a small Massachusetts town investigating rumors of devil worship, and are irrevocably transformed by the ungodly forces they encounter....

Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) arrives on the small Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the report of a missing child. A conservative Christian, the policeman observes the residents’ frivolous sexual displays and strange pagan rituals, particularly the temptations of Willow (Britt Ekland), daughter of the island...

When a mysterious corpse is accidentally dug up by a boy in a small town, a group of local teens starts acting very strangely. The adolescents, led by a girl named Angel (Linda Hayden), are convinced the corpse was once possessed. Hoping to get in touch with the devil through the body, the teens act out a series of demonic...

A disturbing tale of evil set during the English Civil War. When Matthew Hopkins is appointed Witchfinder General by the Puritans under Cromwell, he is empowered to travel the countryside with his henchmen and collect a fee for each witch from whom he extracts a confession - a policy which is exploited to the full....

It would be remiss of me not to share the documentary that helped popularise the term today, the second part of Mark Gatiss’ excellent A History of Horror series, worth watching in its entirety:...