kingkevzilla 
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Post by kingkevzilla on May 8, 2022 8:24:02 GMT -6
I really like Folk Horror. It is hard to describe what Folk Horror is, a good primer for Folk Horror would be the Unholy Trinity. The Wicker Man, Blood On Satan's Claw and Witchfinder General.
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john1701d
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Post by john1701d on May 8, 2022 8:42:38 GMT -6
I think Midsommar fits the bill too.
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on May 8, 2022 8:45:51 GMT -6
Yeah I don't know how to describe folk horror. I GUESS this is the closest thing...   |
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Post by kylor on May 8, 2022 8:50:59 GMT -6
Folk Horror is when a movie/tv show partly or fully uses folklore tales to create fear for the audience. In which case I really like Sleepy Hollow.
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kingkevzilla
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Post by kingkevzilla on May 8, 2022 8:59:24 GMT -6
Folk horror casts such a wide shadow that films like Hatchet and Sleepy Hollow are part of it. When you think about if all the Bigfoot movies fall into it as well. This is absolutely Folk Horror.  |
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on May 8, 2022 9:08:27 GMT -6
Folk Horror is when a movie/tv show partly or fully uses folklore tales to create fear for the audience. In which case I really like Sleepy Hollow. I mean, I would say Cadejo, but they never made a movie about those fucks. Not that I know of anyway. |
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Post by jaytl on May 9, 2022 19:56:31 GMT -6
Folk Horror is when a movie/tv show partly or fully uses folklore tales to create fear for the audience. In which case I really like Sleepy Hollow. If that's the case, do we also call Hereditary one? |
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Post by john1701d on May 10, 2022 7:37:38 GMT -6
Just remembered this one, saw it a couple of months ago.
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Post by kylor on May 10, 2022 9:39:42 GMT -6
Folk Horror is when a movie/tv show partly or fully uses folklore tales to create fear for the audience. In which case I really like Sleepy Hollow. If that's the case, do we also call Hereditary one? Possibly, but it doesn't appear on the google search. I google searched "folklore horror movies" and Hereditary doesn't appear in the results. But if it uses real folklore then I'd imagine it would be. |
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Post by kingkevzilla on May 10, 2022 12:27:22 GMT -6
If that's the case, do we also call Hereditary one? Possibly, but it doesn't appear on the google search. I google searched "folklore horror movies" and Hereditary doesn't appear in the results. But if it uses real folklore then I'd imagine it would be. My criteria for what makes a folk is that it has to take place in the country side and has to have a strong connection to the region's folklore, history, religious beliefs and traditions. The reason why most people don't think of Hereditary as Folk Horror as it can be set anywhere and not change the story. This video dose a great job setting out what makes Folk Horror what it is. |
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Post by kylor on May 10, 2022 12:30:16 GMT -6
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