Tag Archives: Folk Horror

Folk Horror for Beginners

Posted on 19th June 2016 by Sam George

I am increasingly intrigued by ‘folk horror’ and it was one of the sections in the British Library’s Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination exhibition  that I spent longest pondering over. The BFI’s recent article is a must read therefore, … Continue reading →

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Gothic Spaces and Standing Stones

Posted on 17th May 2016 by firekrank

I have just stumbled across this wonderful blog, Celluloid Wicker Man, which is run by writer and filmmaker Adam Scovell. He is particularly interested on Folk Horror which can be seen in this incredibly interesting series of posts, ‘Uncanny Portals … Continue reading →

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‘Witches’ Brew’ at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, February 2016

Posted on 10th January 2016 by firekrank

It’s not just vampires, werewolves and zombies that draw our interest at OGOM. We are equal opportunity supernatural entities and Sam has certainly been flying the flag for witches. (She has blogged about the ‘The Emergence of the Sympathetic Witch’, … Continue reading →

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Owen Williams, ‘A History of British Folk Horror’

Posted on 24th January 2015 by William the Bloody

A useful summary of the genre of Folk Horror in film.

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