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Folk horror

Folk horror blends rural folklore, paganism, and horror. Its signature style features haunting landscapes and isolated communities. Examples of British folk horror include The Wicker Man, The League of Gentlemen and Blood on Satan’s Claw.

Folk Horror articles on Spooky Isles

Religious Horror and the Ecogothic

Religious Horror and the Ecogothic BOOK REVIEW

9 July 2024

A scene from To Fire You Come At Last 2023.

To Fire You Come At Last 2023 REVIEW

5 September 2023

Sean Hogan is the director of To Fire You Come At Last 2023

Sean Hogan: ‘To Fire You Come At Last’ INTERVIEW

5 September 2023

Sacrifice 2020 REVIEW

7 March 2021

Top 10 Greatest British Folk Horror Films

10 July 2019

Blood On Satan’s Claw 1971 BLU-RAY REVIEW

12 June 2019

Suede’s The Blue Hour Evokes Memories of Children of the Stones

4 October 2018

Baby: Beasts REVIEW

14 January 2018

Inside Number 9’s The Devil of Christmas TV REVIEW

17 December 2017

Robin Redbreast 1970

Robin Redbreast 1970 TV REVIEW

23 October 2017

Against the Crowd: Murrain 1975 REVIEW

1 December 2016

Cry of the Banshee 1970: 15 Things You Didn’t Know

23 July 2015

Cry of the Banshee 1970 REVIEW

8 May 2014

Wake Wood 2011 REVIEW

24 August 2013

Blood On Satan’s Claw 1971 REVIEW

22 May 2012

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