Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
NR
7.6
2021
3 hr 13 min
History
, Documentary
An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.
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- Cast：
- Alexandra Heller-Nicholas , Alice Lowe , Dennis Widmyer , Dennison Ramalho , Emma Tammi
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