Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
★ 7.6 · 2021 · 193m · Documentary · History
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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