Tag: Folk Horror

[Short Film Review] A Horrifying History Revealed in GRIND MIND’s MUMMERING LEGENDS

On By C.H. NewellIn Film1 Comment

History, especially the scary stuff, is never far behind us, as GRIND MIND explore in their short film MUMMERING LEGENDS.

[Fantasia 2021] An Encyclopaedic Perspective on Genre in WOODLANDS DARK & DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR

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Kier-La Janisse's documentary explores folk horror's roots and its evolution through a wide range of interviews from many perspectives.

“Broad is the Road That Leads to Death”: Christianity & Cults Are All Alike in APOSTLE

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Cult, Dan Stevens, Dark Fantasy, Elen Rhys, Film, Folk Horror, Gareth Evans, Horror, Michael Sheen, Mystery, Netflix, Paul HigginsLeave a comment

The new Gareth Evans film takes on Christianity, cults, and more with its dark fantasy + folk horror.

KILL LIST: Gothic Nationalism’s Violent Erasure of Modernity

On By C.H. NewellIn Ben Wheatley, Crime, Film, Folk Horror, Gothic Horror, Horror, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring, Neil MaskellLeave a comment

KILL LIST begins as a crime-thriller, ending as a horrific bit of Gothic terror, and full of relevant modern themes.

PUMPKINHEAD: A Gruesome Fairy Tale

On By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Dark Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Film, Folk Horror, Horror, Lance Henriksen, Stan WinstonLeave a comment

A fantastic slice of the late '80s, like a dark fairy tale set in the South, the horrific stuff of folklore.

Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man: Fever Dream Memories of Christianity and Paganism

On By C.H. NewellIn Anthony Shaffer, Britt Ekland, Christopher Lee, David Pinner, Diane Cilento, Edward Woodward, Film, Folk Horror, Ingrid Pitt, James Frazer, Mystery, Novel, Paganism, Robin HardyLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-tDnavDCwI The Wicker Man. 1973. Directed by Robin Hardy. Screenplay by Anthony Shaffer; based on the novel Ritual by David Pinner. Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, Lindsay Kemp, Russell Water, Aubrey Morris, Irene Sunters, Walter Carr, Ian Campbell, & Roy Boyd. British Lion Film Corporation. Rated R. 94 minutes. …

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