FolknHell discuss Azrael (2024), a Rapture-set, wordless #horror with mute cults, fiery burned ones, and a demonic birth. Is it #folkhorror brilliance… or just nicking the vibes?  🎧 Tune in for cults, tunnels, blood rituals & plenty of debate: https://tinyurl.com/fnhazrael

Children of the Stones, the #folkhorror classic where sci-fi, myth, ritual and uncanny folklore are all served up to 1970s kiddies with their tea. What were programme makers thinking? https://www.folknhell.com/blog/children-of-the-stones #FolkHorror #ChildrenOfTheStones #CreepyClassics

FolknHell discuss Azrael (2024), a Rapture-set, wordless #horror with mute cults, fiery burned ones, and a demonic birth. Is it #folkhorror brilliance… or just nicking the vibes?  🎧 Tune in for cults, tunnels, blood rituals & plenty of debate: https://tinyurl.com/fnhazrael

Sennentuntschi: Myth, madness & misogyny meet in the Alps. A mute woman, a goat, and dark folklore collide. FolknHell unpacks this schnapps-soaked, WTF-filled tale of alpine horror. Listen to the podcast: tinyurl.com/fhsents

Whistle and I’ll Come to You: No jump-scares, just patient, creeping dread. It’s gothic, it’s British & it’s one of those tales that proves folk horror isn’t about spectacle, but atmosphere.  https://www.folknhell.com/blog/whistle-and-i-ll-come-to-you #FolkHorror #MRJames #GhostStoryForChristmas

The Company of Wolves: #Folkhorror or just a cheese dream? FolknHell talks symbolism, set design, sexuality and asks two burning questions: 1. Are wolves scarier than men? 2. Is smashing Grandma’s head in a feminist act? Listen at tinyurl.com/562wyewr

Songs from or about the greatest British horror film and musical, The Wicker Man This is Pulp's "Wickerman"

Koko-di Koko-da, a looping, grief-soaked Scandi #folkhorror nightmare. Grief as a time trap. If you like your folklore bleak, your horror intimate, and your stories echoing in circles, this one’s for you. 🎧 Listen to the podcast at FolknHell: tinyurl.com/fhkoko

Witchfinder General: not so much #folkhorror as a film about horrible folk. FolknHell rewatches and reanalyses the film and finds it wanting. Give us a listen; I'd be interested to know what we're missing! https://tinyurl.com/fhpwg or wherever you get your podcasts

FolknHell meets Laurin (1989) — Robert Sigl’s German oddity where fairy tale meets Hammer horror. Vanishing kids, spectral visions & crimson-soaked dream logic. But is it #folkhorror? Listen at tinyurl.com/fhlaurin

FolknHell discuss Azrael (2024), a Rapture-set, wordless #horror with mute cults, fiery burned ones, and a demonic birth. Is it #folkhorror brilliance… or just nicking the vibes?  🎧 Tune in for cults, tunnels, blood rituals & plenty of debate: https://tinyurl.com/fnhazrael

Whistle and I’ll Come to You: No jump-scares, just patient, creeping dread. It’s gothic, it’s British & it’s one of those tales that proves folk horror isn’t about spectacle, but atmosphere.  https://www.folknhell.com/blog/whistle-and-i-ll-come-to-you #FolkHorror #MRJames #GhostStoryForChristmas

Sennentuntschi: Myth, madness & misogyny meet in the Alps. A mute woman, a goat, and dark folklore collide. FolknHell unpacks this schnapps-soaked, WTF-filled tale of alpine horror. Listen to the podcast: tinyurl.com/fhsents

More Weight by Ben Wickey revisits the Salem witch trials. Stark B&W art, slow-burn dread, no easy villains, just communal panic tightening its grip. A sobering study of hysteria, power, and refusal. https://www.folknhell.com/blog/book-review-more-weight-by-ben-wickey

More Weight by Ben Wickey revisits the Salem witch trials. Stark B&W art, slow-burn dread, no easy villains, just communal panic tightening its grip. A sobering study of hysteria, power, and refusal. https://www.folknhell.com/blog/book-review-more-weight-by-ben-wickey

🎙️FolknHell wades into the Dutch bogs to unearth the dread of Moloch (2022)—a chilling folk horror full of curses, possession, and ancient gods. 👁️‍🗨️ Body horror 🪦 Bog graves 🧠 Generational trauma 🔥 One hell of a finale Listen to the podcast at: tinyurl.com/rdztjvd6

Songs from or about the greatest British horror film and musical, The Wicker Man. This is The Go! Team's version of Willow's Song

Children of the Stones, the #folkhorror classic where sci-fi, myth, ritual and uncanny folklore are all served up to 1970s kiddies with their tea. What were programme makers thinking? https://www.folknhell.com/blog/children-of-the-stones #FolkHorror #ChildrenOfTheStones #CreepyClassics

Whistle and I’ll Come to You: No jump-scares, just patient, creeping dread. It’s gothic, it’s British & it’s one of those tales that proves folk horror isn’t about spectacle, but atmosphere.  https://www.folknhell.com/blog/whistle-and-i-ll-come-to-you #FolkHorror #MRJames #GhostStoryForChristmas

Koko-di Koko-da, a looping, grief-soaked Scandi #folkhorror nightmare. Grief as a time trap. If you like your folklore bleak, your horror intimate, and your stories echoing in circles, this one’s for you. 🎧 Listen to the podcast at FolknHell: tinyurl.com/fhkoko

Witchfinder General: not so much #folkhorror as a film about horrible folk. FolknHell rewatches and reanalyses the film and finds it wanting. Give us a listen; I'd be interested to know what we're missing! https://tinyurl.com/fhpwg or wherever you get your podcasts

FolknHell meets Laurin (1989) — Robert Sigl’s German oddity where fairy tale meets Hammer horror. Vanishing kids, spectral visions & crimson-soaked dream logic. But is it #folkhorror? Listen at tinyurl.com/fhlaurin

February 2016 marked the wide theatrical release of Robert Eggers' debut Sundance hit THE WITCH, starring Anna Taylor-Joy and heralding a new voice in folk horror. buff.ly/VcEk8TR

🎙️FolknHell wades into the Dutch bogs to unearth the dread of Moloch (2022)—a chilling folk horror full of curses, possession, and ancient gods. 👁️‍🗨️ Body horror 🪦 Bog graves 🧠 Generational trauma 🔥 One hell of a finale Listen to the podcast at: tinyurl.com/rdztjvd6

More Weight by Ben Wickey revisits the Salem witch trials. Stark B&W art, slow-burn dread, no easy villains, just communal panic tightening its grip. A sobering study of hysteria, power, and refusal. https://www.folknhell.com/blog/book-review-more-weight-by-ben-wickey

Songs from or about the greatest British horror film and musical, The Wicker Man. This is The Go! Team's version of Willow's Song

The Company of Wolves: #Folkhorror or just a cheese dream? FolknHell talks symbolism, set design, sexuality and asks two burning questions: 1. Are wolves scarier than men? 2. Is smashing Grandma’s head in a feminist act? Listen at tinyurl.com/562wyewr

Angel Heart (1987) - #noir detective chases debt through voodoo, fate & the Devil himself. Mickey Rourke stumbles through New Orleans like a bruised angel. De Niro immaculate #folkhorror or a fascinating inversion that doesn't quite land? Well-worn but worth the descent 🎙️ Listen @ folkandhell.com

Our latest episode of Horror Joy Meet Your Maker with Daisy Pearce is live! We explore the different cultural approaches to folk horror in the US and UK, the power dynamics behind traditions, and the challenges of writing horror from a female perspective. #horrorsky redcircle.com/shows/979960...

I've always counted Candyman and Texas Chainsaw Massacre among the folk horror greats. Rocky Horror is plain and simple one of the movie greats

"Rupert Russell’s documentary shows true crime intersecting with folk horror in a real yet mythic space of British (agri)culture": THE LAST SACRIFICE (2024) is on @shudder.com UK from today. projectedfigures.com/2025/03/07/t...

More Weight by Ben Wickey revisits the Salem witch trials through Giles Corey’s defiant silence. Stark B&W art, slow-burn dread, no easy villains, just communal panic tightening its grip. A sobering study of hysteria, power, and refusal. www.folknhell.com/blog/book-re...

Children of the Stones, the #folkhorror classic where sci-fi, myth, ritual and uncanny folklore are all served up to 1970s kiddies with their tea. What were programme makers thinking? https://www.folknhell.com/blog/children-of-the-stones #FolkHorror #ChildrenOfTheStones #CreepyClassics

Everyone remembers Children of the Stones but there was a 1972 #folkhorror kids show with standing stones which moved. Escape into Night: A bedridden girl draws a house & standing stones, then steps into her sketch. The stones creep closer when she's not looking. www.folknhell.com/blog/escape-...

Everyone remembers Children of the Stones but there was a 1972 #folkhorror kids show with standing stones which moved. Escape into Night: A bedridden girl draws a house & standing stones, then steps into her sketch. The stones creep closer when she's not looking. www.folknhell.com/blog/escape-...

There's always a copy out there if you're prepared to pay. Cheap ones turn up every now and then too. I got mine about 5 years ago for £20. No dustjacket, but otherwise it's in great condition. A lovely, lovely book

Every black dog, standing stone, pagan dance & village ritual leads back here. Reader's Digest "Folklore, Myths & Legends of Britain" (1973) is the keystone of British #folklore & #folkhorror. A book that's become part of the myth it recorded. New blog in appreciation: tinyurl.com/fhfmlb

Every black dog, standing stone, pagan dance & village ritual leads back here. Reader's Digest "Folklore, Myths & Legends of Britain" (1973) is the keystone of British #folklore & #folkhorror. A book that's become part of the myth it recorded. New blog in appreciation: tinyurl.com/fhfmlb

#Musicsky #IndieMusic & especially #HobbyMusic fans, I've just noticed that my #Hauntronica #Electronicmusic tour of an ancient Sussex Church is a year old today You can join the Tour Guide, Lucy Laguda, & sign the visitor's book here 👇 ruraldistrictlofirecordingproject.bandcamp.com/album/time-t...

How's about that? 2/3 of the number of the beast ;-)

An excellent analysis of this classic volume. “With more enthusiasm than academic rigour, essays on 2000 years of British folklore are presented with county maps displaying hotspots of historic, folkloric or ghostly shenanigans.” It has faults, but it is inspirational.

Every black dog, standing stone, pagan dance & village ritual leads back here. Reader's Digest "Folklore, Myths & Legends of Britain" (1973) is the keystone of British #folklore & #folkhorror. A book that's become part of the myth it recorded. New blog in appreciation: tinyurl.com/fhfmlb

Angel Heart (1987) - #noir detective chases debt through voodoo, fate & the Devil himself. Mickey Rourke stumbles through New Orleans like a bruised angel. De Niro immaculate #folkhorror or a fascinating inversion that doesn't quite land? Well-worn but worth the descent 🎙️ Listen @ folkandhell.com

The 1968 Whistle & I'll Come to You is the gold standard of MR James adaptations A desolate Norfolk beach. A pompous scholar (Michael Hordern) and a bedsheet. No jump scares, just pure, patient dread The best horror is often the quietest. New blog: tinyurl.com/fnhwhistle #FolkHorror #MRJames

Nigel Kneale's Murrain (1975) is a #folkhorror classic about the clash between science & superstition in a remote English village. Is Mrs Clemson a lonely outsider or something more sinister? Ambiguous & unsettling, it remains shocking over 50 years later. #BritishTV #1970s tinyurl.com/fhmurrainb

🌬️ 🪭 - Ceiling fans spinning like fate itself 🖤 🎷 - Jazz soaked streets hiding old magic 😈 🩸 - A Faustian bargain that refuses to stay buried Angel Heart Listen to the podcast episode on www.folknhell.com

The 1968 Whistle & I'll Come to You is the gold standard of MR James adaptations A desolate Norfolk beach. A pompous scholar (Michael Hordern) and a bedsheet. No jump scares, just pure, patient dread The best horror is often the quietest. New blog: tinyurl.com/fnhwhistle #FolkHorror #MRJames

The 1968 Whistle & I'll Come to You is the gold standard of MR James adaptations A desolate Norfolk beach. A pompous scholar (Michael Hordern) and a bedsheet. No jump scares, just pure, patient dread The best horror is often the quietest. New blog: tinyurl.com/fnhwhistle #FolkHorror #MRJames

Angel Heart (1987) - #noir detective chases debt through voodoo, fate & the Devil himself. Mickey Rourke stumbles through New Orleans like a bruised angel. De Niro immaculate #folkhorror or a fascinating inversion that doesn't quite land? Well-worn but worth the descent 🎙️ Listen @ folkandhell.com

Angel Heart (1987) - #noir detective chases debt through voodoo, fate & the Devil himself. Mickey Rourke stumbles through New Orleans like a bruised angel. De Niro immaculate #folkhorror or a fascinating inversion that doesn't quite land? Well-worn but worth the descent 🎙️ Listen @ folkandhell.com