To all the folks enjoying “La Llorona” for #folkhorrorfriday, I highly recommend “Rita” by the same director, Jayro Bustamante. It deals with very difficult (real world) horror and tragedy with a similar delicate touch.

I won't be posting along for this week's #FolkHorrorFriday (packing for a move and going to the theater later to support a friend who's screening his films). But La Llorona is a great film: haunting, atmospheric, and poignant. Hope it resonates for y'all--can't wait to read your reactions later!

Tonight! For #FolkHorrorFriday we will be watching the 2019 Guatemalan film LA LLORONA! The movie is free to stream on Tubi. Please join us at 9pm ET and post along using the hashtag.

I'm on the cover of this month's Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social! If you get a copy, you'll get to read an interview with me and one with Joe Hill, as well as industry news, book reviews, and much more! BTW, does this mean my new nickname is "Atmosphere of Disturbia"? #booksky #Blackbooksky

November #FolkHorrorFriday line-up: 11/7 La Llorona (2019) 11/14 Blood on Satan's Claw 11/21 Clearcut 11/28 Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Cutting it down to the wire, but I am ready for PSYCHOMANIA #FolkHorrorFriday The movie is streaming free on Tubi. Also available on Shudder. The alternate title is DEATH WHEELERS. I love this movie so much.

Three more hours! Are you ready?

Friday! Halloween! Psychomania!

Thanks to everyone who joined #FolkHorrorFriday. You are the ones who make my Fridays amazing. Next Friday is Halloween, but if you're around, we're doing PSYCHOMANIA--the greatest film ever. You know the drill. Streaming free on Tubi, 9pm ET.

Just a few more minutes before we press play on LAKE MUNGO for #FolkHorrorFriday. Anyone seeing this movie for the first time? The folk horror connection is indirect, but let me know what you think.

A quarter of an hour before our #FolkHorrorFriday watch begins.

TONIGHT! Are you ready?

Next up for #FolkHorrorFriday: LAKE MUNGO (2008), a spectacularly eerie Australian mockumentary for the week before Halloween! Join us Friday, October 24, at 9pm EST. Available for free on Tubi.

Tonight's #FolkHorrorFriday movie is JUG FACE. Starting at 9pm EST--just a few minutes left. You can stream for free on Tubi!

Three more hours to go!

Tomorrow!

Thanks for joining this week's #FolkHorrorFriday Next week, we're going back to America with JUG FACE (2013). Join us Friday, October 17, at 9pm on Tubi!

We did it #FolkHorrorFriday

Samogotia ("lowlands") is in the NW of Lith and "was the last pagan region in Europe to be invaded and christened." It developed "a separate culture featuring diverse architecture, folk costumes, dances, songs, traditions, and a distinct Samogitian language" (wikipedia). #FolkhorrorFriday

I'm not watching Lokis for #folkhorrorfriday but I hope that those of you that are are having a good frolic

this elderly woman living in a tree with a snake basket is my nominee for president. i only want to hear from her and the snakes from the basket from now on, thank you #folkhorrorfriday

It's almost time for LOKIS, a movie I've seen 2-3 times and really love. #FolkHorrorFriday

A direct link to tonight's #FolkHorrorFriday watch on Tubi

THREE MORE HOURS

Tonight! I'll be watching my dvd from ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS, but you can stream the movie for free (with ads) on Tubi.

This Friday!

Cover reveal and preorder link. I wrote a book about food and ecocriticism in #folkhorror films, out early 2026 from McFarland Books. Preorder links make good spooky season gifts for the ecocrit professor haunting your department. mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Frig...

Look at that poster!

This #FolkHorrorFriday, October 10, join us for LOKIS: A MANUSCRIPT OF PROFESSOR WITTEMBACH (1970). I'm thrilled that this gem from Poland has been getting positive attention, in large part thanks to @kierlajanisse.bsky.social and the ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS box set. We'll start at 9pm ET.

Today on the newsletter, Tracing The Shape continues with a look at the moment when Michael Myers truly becomes The Boogeyman and changes Haddonfield forever. matthewjacksonwrites.com/tracing-the-...

#buymybooks THE BIG ONE. A double dose today because it’s important to note that this action-horror novella is out in less than a week from @tonyanuci.bsky.social. I mean, just check out that tentacular cover by @lynnehansenart.bsky.social. Can you punch your way past existential dread?

My debut novel ROOT MAGIC is a great intro for both kids & adults to Hoodoo and Gullah Geechee culture, full of historical events, folklore, & rootwork. If you're looking for a book about making a way when there’s no way, I hope you'll get a copy! www.harpercollins.com/products/roo... #booksky 📚

October lineup for #FolkHorrorFriday (as long as they are available to stream for free): 10/10 Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach 10/17 Jug Face 10/24 Lake Mungo 10/31 Psychomania (aka Death Wheelers)

@liminalitea.bsky.social got us a dvd of this with no context assuming I would yell at it for being a religion horror so Wrong About Religion (seriously, so much religious horror is bad at it). That is not what happened, and it's now one of my favourites.

THE BORDERLANDS (aka FINAL PRAYER) is streaming for free (with ads) on Tubi, but the movie can also be found on Shudder. Join us at 9pm ET as we post our reactions to the #FolkHorrorFriday tag. I picked a good and scary one to kick off the first week of Halloween season!

Join us tonight for one of the best found footage movies!

Tomorrow!

Throwing out some ideas in case it sparks something: --Environmentalism and ecohorror --The horror paperback boom --Portrayals of Indigenous people and cultures in media (beyond the stereotypes) --Fashion and aesthetics

The deadline for article proposals and artwork is TODAY! See the link in our bio for full details. We've had many wonderful pitches about 70s horror movies, but we'd also love to see more pitches about music, art, books, folklore, real life happenings, landscape, and dance. (See next post)

The deadline for proposals and artwork is tomorrow! See the rest of the thread and the linked site for more details.

Gentle reminder: The deadline for proposals and art samples is this Wednesday!

Up next: a change of pace for Crossroads! We're going with some British found footage folk horror to kick off the Halloween season with a really creepy choice: BORDERLANDS (2013), U.S. title: FINAL PRAYER. Join us next Friday at 9pm ET on Tubi for #FolkHorrorFriday

So, I've already selected next week's #FolkHorrorFriday watch, and it's *gasp* *shock* BRITISH!! But I wanted something properly scary to kick off October. Any guesses?

Good evening, #FolkHorrorFriday friends and fiends. It's time to press play on THE WIND.

A little over half an hour until we start THE WIND for #FolkHorrorFriday. You can stream the movie for free on Tubi, but feel free to use any platform on which you can access it.

Tonight at 9pm Eastern! We will watch THE WIND on Tubi and post our reactions using the #FolkHorrorFriday tag. Join us!

Another day, another inspiration behind CROSSROADS. HWAET! is a folklore/folk horror zine out of Britain, but where HELLEBORE has a slightly more academic vibe, HWAET! is more playful, featuring music reviews, playlists, and bingo cards. The brainchild of George Parr and Bunty May Marshall.

Tomorrow at 9pm Eastern! We will watch THE WIND on Tubi and post our reactions using the #FolkHorrorFriday tag. Join us!

One more week to submit!

One week from today! Article proposals and artwork samples are due next Wednesday, October 1st. If you're interested in contributing to our first issue, please see the submission guidelines linked under the quoted post.