History, especially the scary stuff, is never far behind us, as GRIND MIND explore in their short film MUMMERING LEGENDS.
Tag Archives: Folk Horror
[Fantasia 2021] An Encyclopaedic Perspective on Genre in WOODLANDS DARK & DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR
Kier-La Janisse’s documentary explores folk horror’s roots and its evolution through a wide range of interviews from many perspectives.
FSHG’s Horror Recs for a Terrifying Halloween Season
This Halloween, try a few underrated creeps.
“Broad is the Road That Leads to Death”: Christianity & Cults Are All Alike in APOSTLE
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
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
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
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. Horror/MysteryContinue reading “Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man: Fever Dream Memories of Christianity and Paganism”
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