Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

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Jaye R A fantastic primer on British folk horror and beyond. Extensive, artistic, beautiful to watch and listen to. I now have a Folk Horror movie bucket list ready to take me to Halloweentown. Thank you for giving such time, detail and thought-provoking conversations to a genre that's won my heart and stolen my soul. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review ArtystaPisarz P In the age of YouTube video essays that are several hours long and that I like to watch really badly, “Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror” don’t impress me nearly as much with their runtime as they would sometime ago. But this does not mean that it is not an impressive piece of work, not in any way. There are, after all, some things that YouTube video essays cannot (yet) do, such as multiple interviews with experts in their fields, and this is where documentaries still shine. “Woodlands” are an exceptionally good watch, a trough examination of a fascinating genre that leaves no stone unturned, with interviews chock-full with interesting information and takes by people who really know what they are talking about. It’s much more than just dry description of the particular movies, as it aims to describe the cultural history of folk horror, its sources and reasons why this genre resonates with the modern public. This is one of those documentaries that will enrich your knowledge on one particular topic, but by doing so will also broaden your horizons and invite you to do further research by yourself. What a wonderful piece of entertainment merged with education, comparable to the best of video essays. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Jonah K an absolutely fascinating and far-reaching study on the intrinsic contextual relationship that this medium has with reality. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review a a This is the best study of archaic images in cinematic art that I have ever seen in my life, executed meticulously. What a pity that this is such a short study, I am sure that it would have been possible to release 3 episodes of 2 hours each. In any case, this is the best I've seen from such an important horror genre. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/18/23 Full Review Laurel P If you enjoy folk horror, want to know more about it, or are doing any sort of research on horror films, this is a must-see. Not at all boring, very engaging to dig into what folk horror is and does, and why it makes these moves. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Meticulously researched and detailed, this film explains and documents the horror subgenre. Though the focus is on European and especially British folk horror, it does put it in context with films from all over the world - all exploring the modern man's anxiety around not so distant past represented by rural living, old religions and ancient cultural practices. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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