Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

09/09/2021 (US) • 3h 13m

Documentary, History

Overview

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

cinema on cinema

voodoo

new age

paganism

witchcraft

science vs religion

vampirism

folk horror

religious persecution

cinema history

british cinema

nazi occultism

southern gothic

occultism

british folklore

hoodoo

macumba

religious fanaticism

neo-paganism

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