Folk horror is a genre where ancient beliefs, rural isolation, and the unseen forces of nature entwine to create chilling tales that linger like smoke in the trees. Unlike monsters that lurk in city shadows, folk horror draws its terror from forgotten rituals, eldritch folklore, and the oppressive weight of tradition. Think of movies like […]
(Flash Fiction) The wind moved through the barley like a whisper, low and urgent. Mila tightened her shawl and glanced toward the edge of the field, where the Straw Eyes stood. There were seven of them this year. Seven straw effigies, tall and silent, their twig arms reaching slightly outward, as if in invitation—or warning. […]
In the dim-lit spaces between tradition and terror, twilight and dawn, a unique subgenre of horror has taken root: folk horror. Unlike the jump-scares and gore of modern horror films, folk horror is deeply psychological, pulling its fear from the soil of ancient rites, forgotten customs, and the primal dread of isolation. It often revolves […]
