Movies: Folk horror

After ransacking an ancient island monastery, two siblings, now trapped in their sinking campervan, are torn apart by history, hallucination, and a sacred stone....

Made for straight 8's 2018 competition on one cartridge of super 8mm film with only in-camera edits and no post-production. Premiered on may 14th 2018 at straight 8's Cannes film festival screening....

A car load of four young people - two guys and two girls - were driving home from a dance on a dark and stormy Halloween night in 1930. They were on a dark road going through the woods between the small towns of Richibucto and Rexton on New Brunswick...

Ana, a young orphan moves to the house in the forest where her only friend lives. The ambition of her friend's father to take over the nearby lands will awaken an old pagan cult that will use Ana as their only option to protect the place....

Young art school student Lana travels deep into a secluded area of the New Jersey Pine Barrens to sketch wildlife, but after a chance encounter in the woods, she struggles as a malevolent force tries to take control of her mind, body, and soul....

In rural Ireland in the 1840s, a land dispute makes a man kill his brother. He buries the body at the bottom of his field but soon, his crops begin to die. This earthy horror blends the pagan traditions of the English folk horror cycle with more ...

After encountering the mysterious CHICKENMAN, a man must unravel the mystery of the creature before it's too late....

A young person finds themselves chased by a mysterious presence in rural Eastern Washington...

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A grieving mother hires a filmmaker and a tracker to help document her search in the Florida wilderness, as she hunts a cult she believes murdered her daughter....

A writer, possessed by a terrifying story hunts for its secret heart in a mysterious landscape. He journeys into unknown, dreamlike places, haunted by the infamous Hum emitted from a strange factory....

When a folklore-obsessed Instagrammer livestreams her visit to a haunted wood, her viewers get a glimpse of the truth behind the legends....

Three brothers, Selma, Emre and Ayşe, went for a little stroll by the river near the city they live in. This is a different trip because Selma and Emre are going to sacrifice their little sister Ayşe, who is deaf and dumb according to their family's ...

A TV crew visits the remote Bosnian village of Blervici to film their cooking show, drawn by its rustic charm. Their host, Meho, impresses them with a mysterious traditional dish. However, a sudden rainstorm traps them overnight, and they reluctantly...

The idyllic, rural past of a Suffolk village comes to life through the memories of an old man who tends a country graveyard....

Following a traumatic incident, Lily, a socially-aware writer, attempts to restart her life by touring the country with her friend, Zara. After accepting a free boat tour on the "Lady-Jane" through England's canals, the pair begin to realise that the...

A knight, abandoned by his battalion, is allured by a strange woman dancing on the hilltops. But where is she leading him?...

Rosie Dean doesn't look like a typical Morris dancer, but something about her local group has drawn her in to the extent that she has cut off all contact with her friends and family....

In December of 2004, the bodies of a young couple were found in the middle of Dartmoor, a vast moorland that sits in the south western corner of the United Kingdom. The following film is made up of footage which was recovered eighteen years later....

When Sam heads back to her sleepy, Scottish hometown for a job interview - she bumps into an old friend who's never been able to leave. Why hasn't Peter left and what do his premonitions mean? Something sinister is watching them both....