Top 21 must-see new folk horror movies from folk horror movies, including Troll, Unwelcome, Wolfkin - Kommunioun, You Wont Be Alone, A Classic Horror Story, Antlers, Broadcast Signal Intrusion, Candyman, Censor, and Fear Street Part One: 1994 ranked and rated by release date, new folk horror movie releases first.
Plot / Synopsis: Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, Norway, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway, with city-dweller struggling to stop something they thought existed only in Norwegian folklore.
Tagline: Mountains Will Move...
Director: Roar Uthaug Stars: Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gard B. Eidsvold, Pål Richard Lunderby
Plot / Synopsis: Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare of London to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. Heavily pregnant, Maya is soon targeted by the goblins and the family she befriended after forgetting to make sure the creatures are fed. Who -...
Director: Jon Wright Stars: Hannah John-Kamen, Kristian Nairn, Douglas Booth, Colm Meaney, Jamie-Lee O`Donnell
Plot / Synopsis: Single mother Elaine is disturbed by her son Martin's aggressive behaviour, she visits his late father's estranged family in small-town Luxembourg, which hides a much darker nature. When she realizes that Martin could become like them, Elaine is forced into a desperate fight for her son's future...
Director: Jacques Molitor Stars: Louise Manteau, Victor Dieu, Marja-Leena Junker, Jules Werner, Marco Lorenzini
Plot / Synopsis: Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, You Won't Be Alone follows a young girl who is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. Curious about life as a human, the young witch accidentally kills a peasant in the nearby village and then takes her victim's shape to live life in her...
Director: Goran Stolevski Stars: Noomi Rapace, Alice Englert, Anamaria Marinca, Sara Klimoska, Félix Maritaud
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...
Directors: Roberto De Feo, Paolo Strippoli Stars: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Francesco Russo, Peppino Mazzotta, Will Merrick, Yuliia Sobol
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...
Director: Scott Cooper Stars: Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze
Plot / Synopsis: In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them.
Tagline: Follow the tapes...
Director: Jacob Gentry Stars: Harry Shum Jr., Kelley Mack, Chris Sullivan, Anthony E. Cabral, Richard Cotovsky
Plot / Synopsis: Candyman (2021) is now releasing on August 27, 2021, earlier than the previous October 1, 2021 release date.
A "spiritual sequel" to the 1992 horror film 'Candyman' that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.
Candyman was scheduled for a September 25, 2020 release but is pushed back to an October 16, 2020 release date...
Plot / Synopsis: After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality...
Director: Prano Bailey-Bond Stars: Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta
Plot / Synopsis: A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside...
Plot / Synopsis: The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever...
Director: Leigh Janiak Stars: Olivia Scott Welch, Gillian Jacobs, Elizabeth Scopel, Charlene Amoia, Ashley Zukerman
Plot / Synopsis: Shadyside, 1978. School's out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival...
Plot / Synopsis: A lonely teen discovers her family's ties to witchcraft.
Limited Edition Blu-ray release September 16, 2025
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original lossless stereo 2.0 audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary with filmmakers Toby Poser, John Adams, Zelda Adams and Lulu Adams
From the Forest She...
Directors: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser Stars: Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams, John Adams, Rinzin Thonden
Plot / Synopsis: As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run.
Tagline: Nature is a force of evil...
Director: Ben Wheatley Stars: Joel Fry, Reece Shearsmith, Hayley Squires, Ellora Torchia, John Hollingworth
Plot / Synopsis: A childless couple, María and Ingvar discover a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland. The unexpected prospect of family life brings them much joy, before ultimately destroying them...