Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Directed by Kier-La Janisse
Explore the rural roots, occult creeds and cultural lore that continue to shape international cinema. From writer/director/co-producer Kier-La Janisse comes "a seductive mega-text" (Indiewire) through the history of folk horror, featuring clips from over 200 films and interviews with more than 50 filmmakers, authors and scholars. Severin Films presents this "astounding achievement" (Screen Anarchy) that Rue Morgue calls "an unprecedented journey into where folk horror has been, where it's going and ultimately what it says about humanity." A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE
This acclaimed documentary is a mega text through the history of folk horror, exploring the rural roots, occult creeds and cultural lore that continue to shape international cinema.
Cast: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer, Piers Haggard, Abraham Castillo Flores, Adam Scovell
Member Reviews
loved this!
Was enjoying it, but midway through it started getting a bit political so I gave up.
Brilliant
Dreamlike, mesmeric and very interesting.
This is a style of documentary that really irritates me. The method is to chop all the source material into 30 second clips, and then throw them all together in such a way as to show off the creativity of the editor. Thus we go back again and again to Witchfinder, and again and again we are confraonted with the faces of the not very convincing interviewees. —That’s my rant 🤣