One of my favorite horror sub-genres, folk horror, is usually slower and more atmospheric than typical horror films. Focused more on pagan ideology, witchcraft, nature, or the occult, and usually located in the woods or rural countryside, folk horror brings a distinctly different flavor to such a rich genre. If you’re new to folk-horror, The Unholy Trinity (The Blood on Satan’s Claw, The Witchfinder General, The Wicker Man) is the best place to start as they are three of the earliest and best. These films are not always as outright terrifying as other horror movies that are all about the scares, but they have a way of burrowing under your skin with their unassuming, almost pleasant facades—picturesque countrysides, friendly towsfolk, quaint lifestyles—but are always hiding something more sinister underneath...
