Folk Horror

A subgenre, movies with this attribute are set in small towns, countryside, farms, forests and natural landscapes. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, folk horror is unsettling, and often has ancient rituals, family traditions or deep supersticions.

Psychological Horror | 2020s | Film Reviews | Folk Horror | Horror | International Cinema

The Feast, Welsh Folk Horror, A Shocking Slow Burn
ByMother of Movies November 16, 2021October 3, 2025

The Feast is a Welsh language folk horror set in the beauty of the mountains. A psychological slow-burn movie with shocking imagery.

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Documentary | 2020s | Creature Features & Animal Horror | Film Reviews | Folk Horror | Horror | Mystery | Release Year

Skinwalker: The Howl of the Rougarou | Documentaries To Freak You Out
ByMother of Movies September 18, 2021October 3, 2025

Small Town Monsters by Seth Breedlove. The latest installment of all things legend and beast. Skinwalker: The Howl of the Rougarou review.

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Short Films | 2020s | Fantasia Film Festival | Film Festivals Around the World | Film Reviews | Folk Horror | Release Year

“Radical Spirits” Fantasia Fest 2021 Short Film Collection
ByDaniel Hess August 14, 2021October 3, 2025

A short film collection called Radical Spirits, shown as a feature-length film. Reviewed as part of the Fantasia Film Virtual Festival 2021.

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Slasher | 2020s | Film Reviews | Folk Horror | Horror | Mystery

Fear Street 1994, 1978 & 1666 Review – A Guide to the Netflix Films
ByMother of Movies July 24, 2021November 19, 2025

The Summer of Fear, Fear Street trilogy films on Netflix. Get a dose of horror slasher movies set in different eras, directed by Leigh Janiak

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Folk Horror | 2020s | Drama | Film Reviews | Horror | Shudder

The Reckoning Film Claims To be The Work Of The Devil
ByMother of Movies May 10, 2021December 11, 2025

The Reckoning is a drama movie directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent.) A convicted witch fights back against her accusers.

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Folk Horror | 2020s | Drama | Film Festivals Around the World | Film Reviews | Final Girls Berlin Film Festival | Horror | International Cinema | Spanish Film

“The Returned” Los Que Vuelven Movie Bringing Back The Dead With Consequences
ByMother of Movies February 11, 2021October 3, 2025

Set in 1919, The Returned is a Spanish horror film about one woman’s desire to bring back the baby she lost. Movie review

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