BABA YAGA: TERROR OF THE DARK FOREST (2019) Overview
Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest is a 2019 Russian horror feature film about a young family terrorised by the titular demon. The original title is Yaga. Koshmar …
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BLOOD MYTH (2019) Review and overview
‘You will never get them back’ Blood Myth is a 2019 British horror feature film about a young woman kidnapped by a sinister ancient cult. Written and directed by Sean …
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CUCUY: THE BOOGEYMAN (2018) Reviews and overview
‘You better behave’ Cucuy: The Boogeyman is a 2018 American supernatural horror feature film written, produced and directed by Peter Sullivan (The Sandman; Ominous; High School Possession; Summoned). The Hybrid/Production …
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THE INCUBUS STUDIO (2017) Chinese horror
The Incubus Studio – aka Fright Studio and 画室惊魂 – is a 2017 Chinese supernatural horror feature film directed by Xing Bo. The movie stars Luo Xiang, Yang Xin, Chen Meixing, Peng Bo, …
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Trolls: Their journey from folklore to franchises – article
Trolls are beings whose roots are embedded in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore and are typified as much by where they are found as their appearance and behaviour. Said to …
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VALLEY OF SHADOWS (2017) Overview
Valley of Shadows is a 2017 Norwegian fantasy horror film directed by Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen from a screenplay co-written with Clement Tuffreau. It stars Adam Ekeli and Kathrine Fagerland. A young boy, Aslak …
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HAGAZUSSA (2017) Reviews and overview
‘A gothic folk tale’ Hagazussa aka Hagazussa – A Heathen’s Curse is a 2017 Austrian-German horror feature film directed by Lukas Feigelfeld. It marks Feigelfeld’s graduating feature from the Berlin-based …
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THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL (2018) Reviews and overview
The Field Guide To Evil is a 2018 horror anthology film from the producers of the ABCs of Death and its sequel. Ant Timpson, the producer behind such Sundance films …
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The Witch of Wookey Hole – folklore legend
The Witch of Wookey Hole is a folklore legend. It is said that the witch is still preserved in the form of a stalagmite in the first chamber of the Wookey Hole …
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Strigoi – folklore
In Romanian mythology, strigoi (English: striga, poltergeist) are the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave. Some strigoi can be living people with certain magical properties. Some of the …
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Enfield Monster – folklore
The Enfield Monster refers to reports of an unidentified creature around Enfield, Illinois, United States in April 1973. The reports were covered by the news media at the time, with …
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Nachzehrer – folklore
A nachzehrer is a form of vampire found in Germanic and Polish regions including Silesia and Bavaria, which also exhibits behaviour displayed by ghouls. The name translates as “after (nach) …
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Ghoul – folklore
A ghoul is a folkloric monster or evil spirit associated with graveyards and consuming human flesh, often classified as undead. The oldest surviving literature that mentions ghouls is likely One …
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Jack-O’-Lantern – Halloween folklore and tradition
A Jack-o’-lantern is a carved pumpkin or similarly-sized gourd or turnip, associated chiefly with the holiday of Halloween, and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, …
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The Entrance to Hell – mythical location
The entrance to Hell – or more accurately, entrances – has been designated at various locations on the surface of the Earth from ancient times right up to the present day. They have acquired …
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Kappa – Japanese folklore
Kappa (河童, “river-child”), alternatively called Kawatarō (川太郎, “river-boy”), Komahiki (“horse puller”), or Kawako (川子, “river-child”), are a yōkai (a class of supernatural monster) found in Japanese folklore, and also a cryptid. Their name comes from a mixture of the word “kawa” …
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Orang Minyak – folklore
The Orang Minyak is one of a number of Malay ghost myths. Orang Minyak literally means oily man in Malay. According to one legend, popularised in the 1956 film Sumpah Orang Minyak (The Curse of the Oily Man) …
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Kraken – folklore sea monsters
Kraken are legendary sea monsters of giant proportions said to dwell off the coasts of Norway and Greenland. The legend may have originated from sightings of giant squid that are estimated to grow to 13–15 m (40–50 ft) in length, …
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Peter Stumpp – folklore werewolf serial killer
Peter Stumpp (died 1589) (whose name is also spelt as Peter Stube, Pe(e)ter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a Rhenish farmer, accused of being a serial killer and flesh-eater also known as the …
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