10 Spine-Chilling Folk Horror Films That Turn Ancient Myths into Nightmares

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Folk horror explores ancient fears — rituals, superstition & dark traditions. These films trade haunted houses for eerie villages & cult rituals.

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Here are ten must-watch titles steeped in myth and madness.

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Kwaidan ( Apple TV)

Four haunting Japanese tales of spirits, vengeance, and eerie silence that explore life, death, and the supernatural.

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The Wicker Man (Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV)

A devout policeman investigates a missing girl on a Scottish island, uncovering pagan rituals that end in shocking sacrifice.

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The Wailing (Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV)

A South Korean village faces gruesome deaths after a stranger’s arrival. A desperate father turns to shamans as evil closes in.

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Sleepy Hollow (Amazon Prime Video)

Constable Ichabod Crane hunts the Headless Horseman, uncovering witchcraft and dark family secrets.

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Hereditary (Amazon Prime Video)

A grieving family unravels terrifying ancestral secrets tied to demonic rituals and fate.

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Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana)

A woman joins a Swedish festival that turns into a daylight nightmare of cult rituals and human sacrifice.

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The Witch (Amazon Prime Video)

In 17th-century New England, a family’s faith collapses as paranoia and witchcraft consume them.

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The White Reindeer (Apple TV)

A Finnish woman’s love spell turns her into a vampire-like creature in this snowy, mythic horror.

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Celia (Apple TV, Amazon)

A lonely girl’s imagination darkens amid grief and paranoia in 1950s Australia.

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The Devil’s Bath (MUBI, Apple TV)

In 18th-century Austria, a devout woman’s despair leads to sin and madness born from faith.

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