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Folk Horror

Subgenre
The folk horror subgenre features themes of rural folklore, pagan beliefs, and the supernatural or uncanny elements associated with rural or isolated settings. Folk horror often explores the clash between ancient, often pre-Christian traditions and modern society, blurring the line between the natural and the supernatural.
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Popular movies

Trending in Folk Horror movies
Keeper
5.9
Keeper
Trailer
Sinners
7.6
Sinners
Trailer
Shelby Oaks
5.5
Shelby Oaks
Trailer
Nosferatu
7.1
Nosferatu
Trailer
Prey
7.1
Prey
Trailer
Hereditary
7.3
Hereditary
Trailer
Get Out
7.8
Get Out
Trailer
Until Dawn
5.7
Until Dawn
Trailer
The Witch
7.0
The Witch
Trailer
Death of a Unicorn
5.9
Death of a Unicorn
Trailer
Midsommar
7.1
Midsommar
Trailer
Gremlins
7.3
Gremlins
Trailer
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
6.2
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Trailer
Silent Hill
6.5
Silent Hill
Trailer
The Lighthouse
7.4
The Lighthouse
Trailer
Suspiria
6.7
Suspiria
Trailer
Under the Skin
6.3
Under the Skin
Trailer
Bone Tomahawk
7.1
Bone Tomahawk
Trailer
The Watchers
5.7
The Watchers
Trailer
The Brothers Grimm
5.9
The Brothers Grimm
Trailer
Eden Lake
6.7
Eden Lake
Trailer
Oddity
6.7
Oddity
Trailer
Sleepy Hollow
7.3
Sleepy Hollow
Trailer
Krampus
6.2
Krampus
Trailer
Men
6.0
Men
Trailer
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
7.4
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Trailer
Bird Box
6.6
Bird Box
Trailer
Late Night with the Devil
7.0
Late Night with the Devil
Trailer
The Ritual
6.4
The Ritual
Trailer
The Blair Witch Project
6.5
The Blair Witch Project
Trailer

Top rated movies

IMDb top rated Folk Horror movies
Tumbbad
8.2
Tumbbad
Trailer
Get Out
7.8
Get Out
Trailer
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
7.8
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Trailer
Evil Dead II
7.7
Evil Dead II
Trailer
Sinners
7.6
Sinners
Trailer
The Wicker Man
7.5
The Wicker Man
Trailer
An American Werewolf in London
7.5
An American Werewolf in London
Trailer
The Lighthouse
7.4
The Lighthouse
Trailer
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
7.4
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Trailer
The Wailing
7.4
The Wailing
Trailer
Army of Darkness
7.4
Army of Darkness
Trailer
Nosferatu the Vampyre
7.4
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Trailer
Hereditary
7.3
Hereditary
Trailer
Gremlins
7.3
Gremlins
Trailer
Sleepy Hollow
7.3
Sleepy Hollow
Trailer
The Evil Dead
7.3
The Evil Dead
Trailer
Suspiria
7.3
Suspiria
Angel Heart
7.2
Angel Heart
Trailer
Ring
7.2
Ring
Trailer
Nosferatu
7.1
Nosferatu
Trailer
Prey
7.1
Prey
Trailer
Midsommar
7.1
Midsommar
Trailer
Bone Tomahawk
7.1
Bone Tomahawk
Trailer
A Tale of Two Sisters
7.1
A Tale of Two Sisters
The Witch
7.0
The Witch
Trailer
Late Night with the Devil
7.0
Late Night with the Devil
Trailer
Brotherhood of the Wolf
7.0
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Trailer
When Evil Lurks
6.9
When Evil Lurks
Trailer
Ravenous
6.9
Ravenous
Trailer
The Babadook
6.8
The Babadook
Trailer

Popular TV shows

Trending in Folk Horror TV shows
Attack on Titan
9.1
Attack on Titan
Trailer
From
7.8
From
Trailer
The Outsider
7.6
The Outsider
Trailer
Berserk
8.7
Berserk
Trailer
Penny Dreadful
8.2
Penny Dreadful
Trailer
Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
8.1
Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
Trailer
Castle Rock
7.5
Castle Rock
Trailer
Over the Garden Wall
8.7
Over the Garden Wall
Trailer
Castlevania
8.3
Castlevania
Trailer
Primal
8.6
Primal
Trailer
The Promised Neverland
8.1
The Promised Neverland
Trailer
Made in Abyss
8.3
Made in Abyss
Trailer
The Owl House
8.6
The Owl House
Trailer
Dororo
8.2
Dororo
Trailer
Ash vs Evil Dead
8.4
Ash vs Evil Dead
Trailer
Akame ga Kill!
7.7
Akame ga Kill!
Trailer
Lovecraft Country
7.1
Lovecraft Country
Trailer
Mushi-Shi
8.5
Mushi-Shi
Trailer
Redo of Healer
6.4
Redo of Healer
Trailer
Hellsing Ultimate
8.2
Hellsing Ultimate
Courage the Cowardly Dog
8.3
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Trailer
Goblin Slayer
7.3
Goblin Slayer
Trailer
Marianne
7.3
Marianne
Trailer
The Third Day
6.4
The Third Day
Trailer
Hilda
8.6
Hilda
Trailer
Swamp Thing
7.3
Swamp Thing
Trailer
Hellsing
7.7
Hellsing
Trailer
Shiki
7.6
Shiki
Trailer
Claymore
8.0
Claymore
Trailer
Gleipnir
6.7
Gleipnir
Trailer

Top rated TV shows

IMDb top rated Folk Horror TV shows
Attack on Titan
9.1
Attack on Titan
Trailer
Berserk
8.7
Berserk
Trailer
Over the Garden Wall
8.7
Over the Garden Wall
Trailer
Primal
8.6
Primal
Trailer
The Owl House
8.6
The Owl House
Trailer
Hilda
8.6
Hilda
Trailer
Mushi-Shi
8.5
Mushi-Shi
Trailer
Ash vs Evil Dead
8.4
Ash vs Evil Dead
Trailer
Castlevania
8.3
Castlevania
Trailer
Made in Abyss
8.3
Made in Abyss
Trailer
Courage the Cowardly Dog
8.3
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Trailer
Penny Dreadful
8.2
Penny Dreadful
Trailer
Dororo
8.2
Dororo
Trailer
Hellsing Ultimate
8.2
Hellsing Ultimate
Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
8.1
Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
Trailer
The Promised Neverland
8.1
The Promised Neverland
Trailer
Claymore
8.0
Claymore
Trailer
From
7.8
From
Trailer
When They Cry
7.8
When They Cry
Trailer
Akame ga Kill!
7.7
Akame ga Kill!
Trailer
Hellsing
7.7
Hellsing
Trailer
The Outsider
7.6
The Outsider
Trailer
Castle Rock
7.5
Castle Rock
Trailer
Black Spot
7.4
Black Spot
Trailer
Goblin Slayer
7.3
Goblin Slayer
Trailer
Marianne
7.3
Marianne
Trailer
Swamp Thing
7.3
Swamp Thing
Trailer
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
7.2
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Trailer
Lovecraft Country
7.1
Lovecraft Country
Trailer
Redo of Healer
6.4
Redo of Healer
Trailer

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Supernatural Horror
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Teen Horror
Tom Cruise and Indra Ové in Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Vampire Horror
David Naughton in An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Werewolf Horror
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Witch Horror
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Zombie Horror

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