Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
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2021 · Movie · 3h 13m
The read
Scores higher than 85% of the 2,502 2020s documentary movies in this catalog. It runs long at 3h 13m.
Synopsis
An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic80/100
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Kier-La JanisseWriter
- Jim WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Kier-La JanisseDirector
Cast
- Abraham Castillo FloresSelf
- Adam ScovellSelf
- Alexandra Heller-NicholasSelf
- Alice LoweSelf
- Amanda ReyesSelf
- Andy PaciorekSelf
- Bernice M. MurphySelf
- Briony KiddSelf
- Bruce G. HallenbeckSelf
- Carlos PrimatiSelf
- Chad Crawford KinkleSelf
- Darren CharlesSelf
Stills
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Themes
cinema on cinemavoodoonew agepaganismwitchcraftscience vs religionvampirismfolk horrorreligious persecutioncinema historybritish cinemanazi occultism