Leprechaun 2 – USA, 1994 – overview and reviews
‘The Gold, the Bride and The Ugly…’ Leprechaun 2 is a 1994 American supernatural comedy horror feature film directed by Rodman Flender (The Unborn; Idle Hands; Scream: The TV series) …
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Wendigo – USA, 2001 – reviews
Wendigo is a 2001 American horror film written, edited and directed by Larry Fessenden (Depraved; Beneath; Habit); it stars starring Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, Erik Per Sullivan, and John Speredakos. George (Jake …
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Lake of Shadows: The Legend of Avocado Lake – USA, 2017 – overview
Lake of Shadows: The Legend of Avocado Lake is a 2017 horror film written and directed by Michael S. Rodriguez, based on a story by Tino Zamora. It stars Robert LaSardo, Dawna Lee Heising, …
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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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Demon – Poland, 2015 – reviews
Demon – aka Ha’dibouk – is a 2015 Polish-Israeli horror film directed by Marcin Wrona from a screenplay co-written with Pawel Maslona. The film takes its inspiration from the Jewish legend of the dybbuk …
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El Silbón – folklore
El Silbón – English translation: “The Whistler” – is a character appearing in both Colombian and Venezuelan folk tales, famed for terrorising men, women and children, especially the latter whom he …
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Baba Yaga – folklore
“That’s not my mother’s voice I hear. I think that Baba Yaga’s near!” Baba Yaga is a recurrent figure in East European folklore, usually as a single entity though sometimes …
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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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El Sombrerón – folklore and legend
El Sombrerón is a fictional character and one of the most famous legends of Guatemala, told in books and a 1950 film. El Sombrerón is also a bogeyman figure in Mexico and is …
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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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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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The Devil’s Tramping Ground – folklore
The Devil’s Tramping Ground is a camping spot located in a forest near the Harper’s Crossroads area near Bennett, North Carolina. It has been the subject of persistent local legends and lore, which …
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The Highgate Vampire – folklore
The Highgate Vampire was a media sensation surrounding reports of supposed supernatural activity at Highgate Cemetery in North London in the 1970s. The publicity was initiated by a group of young people interested in the occult …
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The Blair Witch Project (1999) reviews and overview
The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American horror film written and directed by Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick. It was produced by the Haxan Films production company and uses the narrative device of purporting to be ‘found …
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