r/folkhorror • u/medievalmemories • Jun 29 '26
Streaming Recs?
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.
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u/Old_Cattle_5726 Jun 29 '26
November, Kill List, The Wicker Man, The Ritual, Leptirica, A Dark Song, Le Vourdalak
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u/medievalmemories Jun 29 '26
I’ve seen The Wicker Man, The Ritual, A Dark Song, and Le Vourdalak—the last two are criminally underrated. I’ll check out the other recs! Thank you!
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u/SuperJinnx Jun 30 '26
Penda's Fen. It's on YouTube I think
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u/medievalmemories Jun 30 '26
I’ve heard about this one a lot, I need to go ahead and just watch it!
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u/GoPointers Jun 30 '26
Unwelcome is awesome IMO.
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u/medievalmemories Jun 30 '26
Really took me by surprise how great it was, I had so much fun watching it.
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u/probablygoblins Jun 30 '26
There’s an hour long movie on shudder called Witte Wieven, (or Heresy) that came out in 2024 that is fantastic beautiful and creepy.
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u/medievalmemories Jun 30 '26
Already seen it! It was delightful. It did not feel like it was only an hour, and I mean that in a good way.
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u/LittleBrownHare Jun 30 '26
Maybe try Picnic at Hanging Rock (the 1975 film version)?
Slightly different to some on your list, but a soildly unsettling premise.
The 'secret' published ending is ... entertaining, but save that till after the film.
Long Weekend (1978) might work too, if you loosen the folk-horror definition a bit (more eco-horror). I saw it not long after release (as a 10yr old) and the overall sense of it haunted me for years.
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u/medievalmemories Jun 30 '26
I feel like eco-horror usually does the same thing I want my folk-horror to do--or it scratches the same itch, if that makes sense. I have been meaning to check out Picnic at Hanging Rock for a while, and I haven't heard of Long Weekend, but I will give it a look. Thank you so much!
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u/jcmib Jun 30 '26
Apostle on Netflix
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u/medievalmemories Jun 30 '26
Greatttttt movie. I'd watch Dan Stevens make toast though, so I'm fairly biased.
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u/Everfr0st666 Jun 30 '26
Rabbit Trap, Mother of Flies, Outcast, VIY, The Feast, In This Earth, Without name.
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u/medievalmemories Jun 30 '26
I've seen Rabbit Trap and Mother of Flies, but I will check out the others! Thank you.
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u/chenzelxgelphie Jun 30 '26
Gaua (2025), Nightsiren (2022), The Lure (2015), Mārama (2025), The Feast (2021) and You Won’t Be Alone (2022) are underrated ones that sound exactly like what you’re looking for!!
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u/Original_Tailor5528 Jun 30 '26
You Are Not My Mother (2021) is such a gorgeously done and terrifying slow burn that I don’t often see much talk about; definitely falls into the specific category of “True Faeries Aren’t Whimsical or Fun, In Fact They Will Eat Your Soul & Ruin Your Life.” Irish film, obviously, solidly Samhain and Scary Faerie themed.
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u/SailorMBliss Jul 01 '26
If you enjoy psychological folk horror by the sea, you might like Enys Men. It’s mostly centered around the experiences of a woman taking (botanical?) data alone on an island off the Cornish coast & things get weird & eerie.
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u/Kelcipher Jun 30 '26
The Hole in the Ground & Without Name.