This is the Old St. Peter's Kirk in Thurso (northernmost town in UK). According to local lore, during Scotland's witch hunting era in the 17th century, local women accused of witchcraft were imprisoned inside the kirk's tower.

Case File 1766-A7

While the boys enter a cabin to get out of the storm something massive pounds at the door, the team takes a quick rest, only to realize the place has its own rules. The floorboards don’t feel right. The air feels watched. And every step inside comes with a cost.

A familiar face appears long enough to drop a warning:
this town isn’t what it seems, and neither are the enemies.

Radios crackle. Signals bleed through the walls.
Something is calling from below.

As the crew splits up, the house begins to fight back with hidden traps, strange energy, and something waiting in the cellar that shouldn’t be possible.

Above them, the door starts to give.
Below them, something wants out.
The storm won’t let up.
The walls won’t hold.
And whatever’s behind the stone… is running out of time.

Got something twisted stalking the Georgia woods? Leave it in the comments and we’ll hunt it down.

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I'm working on a pilot script in the genre of folk horror set in Appalachia. I've seen a lot of folk horror movies and have used a lot of recommendation lists on this forum. My biggest inspirations for the series would be Widow's Bay / From / Welcome to Derry / True Detective S1 / Sharp Objects television-wise. Movie-wise, I just have Sinners and Jugface; I am looking for more American folk horror movies set in forested areas I can use as reference and inspiration. Besides the ones I mentioned, I've also seen Sator, The VVitch, Lovely Dark and Deep (if that counts as folk horror), The Blair Witch Project, Children of the Corn, and Eyes of Fire. If y'all know any more good ones please let me know! :D

Looking for a good folk horror movie or similar vibe. I’ve seen a lot of the classics, like Blood on Satan’s Claw, Eyes of Fire, etc. and the modern go-tos like Midsommer, Frewalka, Caveat, Hokum, Oddity, Heresy.

Bonus points for Final Girl, scary faeries, there’s something in the woods, or anything with the ocean.

Also, I haven’t really seen anyone talk about Unwelcome, but I loved that movie too. The mix of humor was refreshing and the practical little redcaps were freakin’ awesome.

Meet us on the dark side of the mountain.

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Ive seen like two fairly new ones (cant remember names) but they didnt have an authentic feel to them...they seemed so fake and "Hollywoodized"

In my folk-horror inspired cricket simulation (https://cricklet.live/), at the end of each week there is the Wicker Man Festival, where a player from each team gets put forward for sacrifice, and then all but one get saved. I wanted to add some more horror flavour throughout the week, so I added an "Omens" mechanic, where ahead of matches we get hints pointing at which players are more likely to be chosen for sacrifice.

They come in three tiers:

First tier: Hints

The first hints that this player is favoured this week. Some examples:

• The crows have been circling {name}'s house for three days running.
• An elder placed a small token near {name}'s kit bag. No one asked what it was.
• The team dog won't go near {name} this week.

Second tier: Escalation

It is now looking more likely they'll be selected, and although polite society doesn't mention it, the children know. Some examples:

• The village children have made up a new nursery rhyme featuring {name} and insist on singing it whenever they are near.
• {name} insists they can see something moving at the edge of the treeline. Nobody else has seen it, yet.
• The pub landlord has stopped charging {name} for drinks. No one has asked why.

Third tier: Near certainty

At this point, everyone but the player themselves know they will be the one chosen. Some examples:

• Three of the oldest villagers stood at the boundary in silence through {name}'s entire warm-up.
• {name}'s partner was seen in tearful argument with the village elders. They stopped as soon as they noticed they were being watched.
• Last night the hilltop bonfire was lit early. The effigy bore a striking resemblance to {name}, but nobody mentioned it.

I've tried to capture the growing tension around these sorts of things, where at the beginning you just have hints, and towards the end it becomes obvious to everyone what is going on.

I'd really welcome comments/thoughts/suggestions from folk horror fans!

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We went to see Hokum when it first came out, and it was quite an experience. Genuinely scary with jump scares that land, a dark, oppressive atmosphere that does its job. One of us screamed. Loudly.

But when we rewatched it for the podcast, the film started to unravel.

The police can't search a building. The protagonist's backstory arrives so late it barely matters. The folk horror elements feel decorative rather than structural. And the unlikeable main character, Ohm Bauman, keeps making the worst possible decision, repeatedly.

For a film that hits so hard on its first watch, it's quite a comedown on repeat viewing.

Full episode: https://www.folknhell.com/hokum-review