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It's amazing how Australian this feels.

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So, I celebrate May Day every year right?
Went to bed yesterday at a reasonable hour, was unable to sleep. So I stay up and watch two films. Went to sleep but woke up three and a half hours later, then proceeded to watch six more films.

I am a folk horror machine. Eight films. In one day.

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

Happy May Day everyone.

I love The Wicker Man. Sergeant Howie's total disregard for private property rights and warrants, and the right to religious freedom. The 40-yearold woman playing an 8-yearold. Bursting into song every five minutes. The random cow sound that cuts out whilst Lord Summerisle is showing Sergeant Howie the garden. It is a bizarre and beautiful film.

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

This review may contain spoilers.

There are folkloric fae folk within this movie, but the most unbelievable aspect is that they're there for months in a 30ft x 60ft single roomed box, but not one of them thinks to lift the rug.

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

There is no character in all of fiction that I hate more than Gail Spicer.

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Check out my Folk Horror list!

These are films I'm currently trying to find/watch.
Some of them are harder to get hold of than others.

• Pollen

  Have/Obtained.

• Shepherd

  Have/Obtained.

• The Falling

  Have/Obtained.
  Seen already. Need to rewatch it.

• Pet Sematary

  Have/Obtained.

• Messiah of Evil

  Have/Obtained.

• The Turin Horse

  Have/Obtained.

• Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

  Obtained.

• Wake in Fright

  Obtained.

• Hour of the Wolf

  Obtained.

• Beyond the Hills

  Obtained.

...plus 123 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Introduction:
"Folk Horror" as a subgenre is pretty difficult to define, each person with their own opinion on what does and doesn't qualify. A good starting point though is "The Unholy Trinity", three films that are broadly considered to be the foundation of the film sub-genre as a whole. These are; The Wicker Man (1973), Witchfinder General (1968) and The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971).

Info (01/03/2022):
This list is the product of over two years of dedication. Within this list are entries that you yourself may not consider to be folk horror, but neatly placing any given film or series within the folk horror sub-genre is next to impossible.

The definition of folk horror itself is elusive, but there does seem to be a sort of connective tissue of varying strengths between these entries regardless. Beyond Adam Scovell's "folk horror chain", which is not without its numerous flaws, there really isn't one description or criteria that I feel adequately defines what folk horror is really. As you can imagine, that makes my self-assigned task of compiling a list of folk horror films and series rather difficult.

I have watched every single entry on this list, some many times over. I have another private list of films and series that I've been working through gradually. Included on this list are some films that are incredibly difficult to find. If you're wondering where you can locate any given entry, feel free to leave a comment and I will get back to you. If you have any suggestions of things you think should be included, I encourage you to leave a comment below.

What is folk horror?:
- Often set in a rural or remote location, although not always; the location tends to be hostile or perilous to the main characters, and can be seen as a character of itself within many Folk Horror films. A strong sense of social or geographical isolation or an inability to utilise modern technology, infrastructure or conveniences is almost always present.
- Typically British, sometimes West European, but can be based in any culture.
- Contains folklore, witchcraft, paganism, devil worship, "ancient evils" or a focus on cult activity or skewed religious practices.
- Sometimes contains themes of sacrifice or demonic/supernatural summoning in some form or another. This can be ritualistic sacrifice or even self-sacrifice.

Not On Letterboxd:

---- TV Series ----
The Red King (Season 1 - Future?) - Watched 25/07/2024
Shadow of the Rougarou (Miniseries) - Watched 11/07/2024
True Detective (Season 1)
Jordskott (2 Seasons)
Elves (Nisser) (1 Season)
Yellowjackets (2021 - Future)
Pagan Peak [Der ] (3 Seasons)
The Burning Girls (Miniseries) - Watched 07/11/2023
---- Short Films ----
The Coastal Path (Short Film)
The Pogels Part 4: A Flower For Wishes (Short Film)
---- Comic Books ----
The Autumnal (Comic Book Series)
---- Games/Other ----
Atomfall (Multi-Platform, Survival Action Adventure)
South of Midnight (Multi-Platform, Action-Adventure)
Until Dawn (Multi-Platform, Interactive Survival Horror)
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope (Multi-Platform, Interactive Survival Horror)
Bramble: The Mountain King (Multi-Platform, Adventure)
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (Multi-Platform, Point & Click)
Ready or Not - Carriers of the Vine (15th mission in the game)
Daemonologie (Short Game)
Huldufólk (Short Game, Free)
The Sacrifice (Short PDF RPG, Free)
The Good People (Text Adventure, Free)
Upstream (Short Visual Novel, Free)
Bewitched (Text Adventure, Free)

Reading List:

Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful and Things Strange by Adam Scovell.
Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies by Folk Horror Revival.
The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles: Their Nature and Legacy by Ronald Hutton.
Witches: An Encyclopedia of Paganism & Magic by Michael Jordan.

• The Wicker Man

  The Unholy Trinity.

• Witchfinder General

  The Unholy Trinity.

• The Blood on Satan's Claw

  The Unholy Trinity.

• Midsommar
• The Witch
• Häxan

  Arguably the first example of folk horror in cinema.

• Kill List
• A Field in England
• The Devils
• In the Earth

...plus 267 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Horror films based or filmed in Wales.
It's a very short list.

• The Feast
• Darklands
• Prevenge
• A Dark Song
• Censor
• Gwen
• From the Old Earth
• The Owl Service
• Summer Scars
• The ing

...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Are you a fan of the game South of Midnight by Compulsion Games? This is a list of films and television series that the game draws inspiration from, or that merely has similarities in either tone, aesthetics or plot.

Additional Media (Not on Letterboxd):

True Detective - Season 1 (TV Series)
American Horror Story - Coven (TV Season)
True Blood (TV Series)
Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Video Game)
American Gods (TV Series)

• Sinners
• Over the Garden Wall
• The Skeleton Key
• Alice in Wonderland
• Alice in Wonderland
• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• The Serpent and the Rainbow
• Eve's Bayou
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
• Pumpkinhead

...plus 31 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Are you a fan of the game Atomfall by Rebellion Developments? This is a list of films and television series that the game draws inspiration from, or that merely has similarities in either tone, aesthetics or plot.

Introduction:

Atomfall draws heavily from 1970s "wyrd" and folk horror, and more specifically, the blended science fiction work of author John Wyndham.

It is also inspired by the real events of the 1957 Windscale fire, Britain's largest nuclear disaster. I have included an accessible documentary at the top (you can find it on Archive.org and YouTube). Another, at the bottom of the list, is seemingly lost media - if anyone can find it, let me know.

Additional Media (Not on Letterboxd):

Dark (TV Series)
The Last of Us (Game Franchise)
The Last of Us (TV Series)
We Happy Few (Video Game)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (Video Game Franchise)
Fallout (Video Game Franchise)
Fallout (TV Series)

• Village of the Damned
• Stalker
• A Clockwork Orange
• Nineteen Eighty-Four
• Color Out of Space
• Annihilation
• In the Earth
• Threads
• Windscale: Britain's Biggest Nuclear Disaster
• Village of the Damned

...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

--- Total Stats (Updated:) ---

(NEEDS RECOUNT)
Total films seen:

--- Rewatched List (Just once, unless specified) ---
Avatar 2
Guardians of the Galaxy 3
Spider-man Across The Spiderverse
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Saltburn
Anyone But You (Watched 3 times)
Poor Things
Migration
Dune Part 2 (Watched 4 times, twice in one day)

--- Notes ---

06/01/2024:
From January to the end of June of 2023, I only watched 19 films at the cinema. From July to the end of the year, I watched 49 films at the cinema. So in the second half of 2023, I more than doubled the number of films I saw each month at the cinema.

• The Invisible Man
• Candyman
• Last Night in Soho
• Dune
• The Black Phone
• Antlers
• The Batman
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• X
• The Northman

...plus 147 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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GOATMAS 2024
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'Tis the season to be jolly. Goatmas has come around for me once more. This is a personal challenge to watch as many Christmas movies as I can. The current record is 68 in 2023.

List is in watch order, first to last.

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GOATMAS AWARDS 2024
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Best New Release:
Carry On (2024, Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra)

Best Rewatch:
The Holdovers (2023, Directed by Alexander Payne)

Best First Watch:
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017, Directed by Richard Boden and Adam Meggido

Worst New Release:
Dear Santa (2024, Directed by Bobby Farrelly)

Biggest Let Down: (I expected more)
Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point (2024, Directed by Tyler Taormina)

The Spirit of Christmas
(Actor(s) with the most credits in this list):
Matt Walsh (Office Christmas Party, Bad Santa, Christmas with the Kranks, Elf)

• Unaccompanied Minors
• 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas
• Deck the Halls
• Nutcrackers
• Dear Santa
• Becoming Santa
• The Lodge
• The Night Before
• Office Christmas Party
• A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

...plus 65 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

What's Goatober?
Goatober is a personal challenge where I try and cram in as many horror/thriller films into the month as possible, typically starting with Over the Garden Wall rewatch and ending with a rewatch of The Shining and Doctor Sleep.

What's the aim in 2024?
I think this year I'd like to focus more on classics and folk horror.

WORK IN PROGRESS

• Over the Garden Wall
• Brotherhood of the Wolf
• Red Shift
• Blood Tea and Red String
• The Devils
• House of Wax
• What Lies Beneath
• Thesis
• Huesera: The Bone Woman
• The Devil's Bath

...plus 38 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Elf watched twice.

• Elf
• The Naughty Nine
• Christmas with the Kranks
• It's a Wonderful Knife
• The Shepherd
• The Children
• Family Switch
• Click & Collect
• Better Watch Out
• Office Christmas Party

...plus 58 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• The Innocents
• Little Bone Lodge
• Saw X
• Appendage
• Deliver Us
• The Fields
• The Awakening
• The Serpent and the Rainbow
• The Company of Wolves
• Totally Killer

...plus 50 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.