Best Folk Horror Movies & Films Subgenre

Plot / Synopsis: A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil...

Plot / Synopsis: An incredibly gifted pianist makes a Faustian bargain to overtake her older sister at a prestigious institution for classical musicians...

Plot / Synopsis: Hanif (Ario Bayu) took his wife Nadya (Hannah Al Rashid) and their three children to the orphanage where Hanif had been raised. The caretaker of the orphanage, Mr. Bandi (Yayu A.W. Unru), was very old and seriously ill, Hanif came to visit after years of not meeting. Two of Hanif's best friends while living at the orphanage, Anton (Tanta...

Plot / Synopsis: Kara, a private nurse and single mother, moves from the big city to the quiet countryside with her two children, 13-year-old Jesse and 8-year-old Cambria, to live with and take care of an elderly man with multiple sclerosis. Things seem normal enough until Jesse discovers a mysterious old relic in the old man's house, leading to unexpected and horrifying...

Plot / Synopsis: When city dwellers Erkhmee and Selenge arrive at an old cabin deep in the Mongolian wilds, a foreboding settles over the couple. Erkhmee's seemingly keen desire to provide a safe and nurturing space for his artistic wife is at odds with the violent actions and mannerisms their quizzical neighbor observes. As the neighbor digs deeper for the reason behind...

Plot / Synopsis: Synopsis: Magpie lives in an isolated church community ruled over by her father, The Pastor. When a man is murdered, paranoia sets in and people start to whisper about a strange 'Beast' that lives in the forest. In the heart of an isolated religious community, The Pastor delivers his fervent sermons to a devoted congregation. But dark secrets fester. In the...

Plot / Synopsis: Director Scott Cooper's Antlers (2021), is produced by Guillermo del Toro, Disney’s Searchlight was originally scheduled to release in movie theaters in April 2020, but that date was pushed back due to the ongoing pandemic. Antlers (2021) will now be releasing in theaters on October 29, 2021. Based on the scary short story "The Quiet Boy" by Nick Antosca ("Channel Zero"). The Antlers movie...

Plot / Synopsis: A team of paranormal investigators head for the highlands of Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, to probe a series of alleged disturbances at a house with a dark past...

Plot / Synopsis: Sam, an Indian-American teen, lives in an idyllic suburb with her conservative mother and her assimilated father. Sam's cultural insecurities grow due to her estranged friend, Tamira, who mysteriously carries around an empty mason jar all the time. In a moment of anger, Sam breaks Tamira's jar and unleashes an ancient Indian demonic force that kidnaps Tamira. Sam searches...

Plot / Synopsis: George is a high-strung professional photographer who is starting to unravel from the stress of his work with a Manhattan advertising agency... Tagline: Some myths are real...

Plot / Synopsis: After three centuries, three witch sisters are resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it is up to two teenagers, a young girl, and an immortal cat to put an end to their reign of terror once and for all.Tagline: It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!...

Plot / Synopsis: Eva, an ex-dancer, is now living in a wheelchair, unable to walk. when her friend Sophie gives her an old wooden antique advent calendar before Christmas, she realizes each window contains a surprise that triggers repercussions in real life: some of them good, but most of them bad - Now Eva will have to choose between getting rid of...

Plot / Synopsis: Reboot of the 1987 horror film about an evil creature summoned from another dimension. In this reimagining of Clive Barker's seminal Hellraiser franchise, a young woman must confront the sad**tic, supernatural forces behind an enigmatic puzzlebox responsible for her brother's disappearance...

Plot / Synopsis: A desperate search for the young daughter of the town's new minister. Tagline: Beware the harvest...

Plot / Synopsis: Five carpoolers travel in a motorhome to reach a common destination. Night falls, and to avoid a dead animal carcass, they crash into a tree. When they come to their senses, they find themselves in the middle of nowhere. The road they were traveling on has disappeared and there is only a dense, impenetrable forest and a wooden house...