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![[PODCAST] Tigers Are Not Afraid, Dark Fairy Tales, and the Mexican Drug Wars](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_54f75aec20e04b1da4ce432a497731df~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_54f75aec20e04b1da4ce432a497731df~mv2.jpg)
E. L. King
- Jan 13
[PODCAST] Tigers Are Not Afraid, Dark Fairy Tales, and the Mexican Drug Wars
E.L. King discusses Tigers Are Not Afraid, written and directed by Issa López with Kate Sanchez and Jessica Scott on the Slay Away podcast.

![[PODCAST] Director George Popov Invites Us to Step Through a Doorway and Into the SIDEWORLD](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_a0a8b96630a84a2bb204e1efc7477670~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_a0a8b96630a84a2bb204e1efc7477670~mv2.jpg)
E. L. King
- Jan 5
[PODCAST] Director George Popov Invites Us to Step Through a Doorway and Into the SIDEWORLD
E.L. King interviews George Popov about his documentary folk horror film series Sideworld and the mysteries explored within.

![[PODCAST] BRING OUT THE FEAR Writer and Director Richard Waters on His Award-Winning Folk Thriller](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_e34803e3feeb427486365e6370b8d268~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_e34803e3feeb427486365e6370b8d268~mv2.jpg)
E. L. King
- Jan 3
[PODCAST] BRING OUT THE FEAR Writer and Director Richard Waters on His Award-Winning Folk Thriller
E.L. King interviews Richard Waters about his award-winning folk horror film Bring Out the Fear, toxic relationships, and his love of...


Tessa Kaur
- Nov 18, 2022
THE MEDIUM Review – Bone-Chilling and Female-Led Thai Folk Horror
Tessa Kaur says The Medium is a chilling tale about the horror lurking in Southeast Asian folklore. To a Southeast Asian, The Medium is...


E. L. King
- Nov 16, 2022
BLOODLINES: THE JERSEY DEVIL CURSE Review – Frightening Folklore Comes to Life
E.L. King says Bloodlines gives audiences an in-depth and fascinating analysis of the origins of the Jersey Devil that will leave them...


Mitchell Brown
- Oct 26, 2022
HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH Review – Celtic Folklore, Killer Masks and Science Fiction
Mitchell Brown says Halloween III pays tribute to the franchise while being a beloved standalone cult film. Sequels are tricky. Those...

![[BHFF] MOTHER SUPERIOR Review – An Artistically Dark Thriller Centered on Folk Feminism](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_e9a6e3b1a4694d6f92093b91b006ff08~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_e9a6e3b1a4694d6f92093b91b006ff08~mv2.jpeg)
Sarah Kirk
- Oct 21, 2022
[BHFF] MOTHER SUPERIOR Review – An Artistically Dark Thriller Centered on Folk Feminism
Sarah Kirk describes Mother Superior as a captivating and haunting debut feature exploring occult magic and the eternal cycle of the...

![[Interview] A Conversation with Elise Finnerty, Director of THE ONES YOU DIDN'T BURN](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_db84ad79842c44f4858acea346b5dac2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_db84ad79842c44f4858acea346b5dac2~mv2.jpg)
Breanna Lucci
- Sep 7, 2022
[Interview] A Conversation with Elise Finnerty, Director of THE ONES YOU DIDN'T BURN
Breanna Lucci chats with Long Island native Elise Finnerty about her feature-length film debut, The Ones You Didn’t Burn. Elise Finnerty...

![[Popcorn Frights] FANGA Review – A Horrifying Tale as Old as Time](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_10645fd9b8104b6a8078e6b431abcc32~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_10645fd9b8104b6a8078e6b431abcc32~mv2.jpg)
Julia Straub
- Sep 5, 2022
[Popcorn Frights] FANGA Review – A Horrifying Tale as Old as Time
Julia Straub says Fanga is a masterful reworking of Beauty and the Beast, employing captivating cinematography and contemporary themes to...


Sarah Kirk
- Aug 1, 2022
MOLOCH Review – Nico van den Brink Intimately Weaves Together Fear and Dutch Folklore
Sarah Kirk calls Moloch psychologically disturbing and an exposition of Dutch culture, filled with death and tragedy. In Moloch, family...


Breanna Lucci
- Jun 10, 2022
MEN Review - Alex Garland's Unsettling Psychological Folk Horror Film is Deliciously Sinister
Breanna Lucci says that Men's underlying themes of grief, guilt, and trauma take a backseat to the patriarchal nightmare. [THIS REVIEW...


Cayenn Landau
- Jun 9, 2022
SIDEWORLD: HAUNTED FORESTS OF ENGLAND - A Dark Journey Through British Folklore
Cayenn Landau says George Popov’s analysis of three British landscapes lends weight and credibility to folklore and legend in a...


Breanna Lucci
- May 20, 2022
YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER Review - An Intricate Exploration of Inherited Trauma and Irish Folklore
Breanna Lucci says filmmaker Kate Dolan has created something equally unsettling and special with her debut feature-length film. [THIS...


Slay Away
- May 19, 2022
Eerie Horror-Thriller YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER from Filmmaker Kate Dolan Arrives in June
Kate Dolan takes viewers on a frightening, yet authentic coming-of-age journey through the dark history of Irish folklore in You Are Not...

![[Grimmfest Easter] THE FAMILY Review – A Brooding Folk Horror Tale Where Fear is Familial](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_f1b201a734634c4aa80318f73e9bf2be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_f1b201a734634c4aa80318f73e9bf2be~mv2.jpg)
Sarah Stubbs
- Apr 16, 2022
[Grimmfest Easter] THE FAMILY Review – A Brooding Folk Horror Tale Where Fear is Familial
The Family is a film that doesn’t bring anything new to the Folk Horror pantheon but the slow burn remains a film worth watching.

![[Grimmfest Easter] BRING OUT THE FEAR Review – Isolation Brings Out the Worst in People](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_2bef68e90b6e4a86912551ea72811b9d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_2bef68e90b6e4a86912551ea72811b9d~mv2.jpg)
Brianna Geiger
- Apr 16, 2022
[Grimmfest Easter] BRING OUT THE FEAR Review – Isolation Brings Out the Worst in People
Bring Out The Fear transcends the horror realm with psychological twists and turns that will leave you mesmerized.

![[Grimmfest Easter] POST MORTEM Review – A Mourning Portrait Photographer Goes Ghost Hunting](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_49e0c474c3114719b2642be357693e8a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_49e0c474c3114719b2642be357693e8a~mv2.jpg)
Christopher Proeh
- Apr 16, 2022
[Grimmfest Easter] POST MORTEM Review – A Mourning Portrait Photographer Goes Ghost Hunting
Post Mortem is a cold and eerie Hungarian supernatural folk horror film.

![[Podcast] Director Avalon Fast on Her Debut Feature HONEYCOMB and Feminist Horror](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_b98c8b5a23fd416cb55c153dd201b6e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_b98c8b5a23fd416cb55c153dd201b6e3~mv2.jpg)
E. L. King
- Mar 29, 2022
[Podcast] Director Avalon Fast on Her Debut Feature HONEYCOMB and Feminist Horror
E.L. King interviews director Avalon Fast about her debut feature film, Honeycomb.

![[Sundance] YOU WON'T BE ALONE Review – A Hauntingly Poetic Folk Horror](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_1e13bfbf13224fe6b6ef671223630ecf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_1e13bfbf13224fe6b6ef671223630ecf~mv2.jpg)
E. L. King
- Jan 27, 2022
[Sundance] YOU WON'T BE ALONE Review – A Hauntingly Poetic Folk Horror
You Won't Be Alone, the debut feature from Goran Stolevski is a haunting and unexpectedly poetic folk tale.

![[Death Creeps] Spiritual Ecology, Dominion Over Theology and Earth Inspired Sacrifice](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_18c3ef9738ca492b8314c9c9b7d0a8a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_18c3ef9738ca492b8314c9c9b7d0a8a0~mv2.jpg)
Sydney Bollinger
- Oct 8, 2021
[Death Creeps] Spiritual Ecology, Dominion Over Theology and Earth Inspired Sacrifice
The Wicker Man serves as a springboard for exploring the tension between dominion-over and communion-with in climate activism.
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