
Sub-genre
Folk Horror
🌾 Every folk horror title worth your dread, gathered and ranked by the Crypt Score — our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and viewer reviews.
532 titles

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›NR2020 · Horror · 99m · Tshamano Sebe, Inge Beckmann, Keita Luna
An old man, fated to collect souls for eternity, seeks atonement after trading his daughter's soul.

The Passion of Darkly Noon
›R1995 · Mystery, Drama, Thriller · 99m · Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, Viggo Mortensen
Desire torments a former cultist taking refuge at the home of a scantily clad woman whose husband is away.

The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
›2020 · Horror, Drama · 93m · Catherine Walker, Jared Abrahamson, Hannah Emily Anderson
A devout community suffering from a plague is torn apart by a beautiful young woman and the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession.

Cry of the Banshee
›R1970 · Horror · 91m · Vincent Price, Essy Persson, Hilary Dwyer
In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.

Baphomet
›2021 · Horror, Thriller · 72m · Colin Ward, Rebecca Weaver, Matthan Harris
An American family celebrates their 28-year-old daughter's pregnancy. The celebration is interrupted when a Satanic cult leader, Henrik Brandr, unexpectedly visits their ranch. Henrik offers to pay the family a large sum for ownership of their land. Jacob Richardson, the father, rejects the offer due to the priceless sentimental value of the ranch. Henrik, displeased, begins to put devastating curses on the Richardsons, trying to force them off their land - even if it means murdering them. After suffering unexplainable tragedies, the Richardsons seek help from Marybeth, a white witch high priestess. They soon discover a terrible secret about their house, revealing why their land is so valuable to the cult. They realize they must protect their house from the cult at all costs, and a violent battle between good and evil ensues.

Outcast
›R2010 · Fantasy, Horror · 98m · James Nesbitt, Kate Dickie, Thérèse Bradley
When Mary and her teenage son, Fergal, move to yet another new home, it soon becomes clear they live their lives on the run, hiding from someone or something, terrified of being found. Their hunter, Cathal, soon picks up the trail. Intent on tracking Mary and Fergal, he will go to any lengths to succeed in his quest, often using dark arts to aid him. Mary’s only defence is to use an ancient form of her own magic to protect her only son. When local residents begin to be brutally murdered by an unknown life force, the sense of fear escalates. Is Cathal the beast responsible for the killing? Or is it the beast that he is trying to destroy?

I Don't Understand You
›R2024 · Horror, Comedy · 96m · Andrew Rannells, Nick Kroll, Morgan Spector
Stranded in rural Italy without transportation or language skills, an American couple on the verge of adopting tries to reconnect during a disastrous vacation, as their fears and relationship problems threaten to boil over.

Welcome to Mercy
›2018 · Drama, Horror · 103m · Lily Newmark, Eileen Davies, Kristen Ruhlin
When a single mother begins to experience symptoms of the stigmata, she seeks the help of a local priest and nun to help her understand what is seen and unseen.

Medusa's Venom
›2023 · Horror · 83m · Becca Hirani, Sarah T. Cohen, Connor Powles
The beast is back and her venom is deadlier than ever. When newcomer Lola is welcomed into Medusa's circle, she endures a ritual to bring her closer to her new sisters.

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
›R2013 · Fantasy, Horror, Action · 88m · Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen
After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.

House of 1000 Corpses
›R2003 · Horror · 89m · Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie
Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.

Clown
›R2014 · Horror, Thriller · 99m · Andy Powers, Laura Allen, Peter Stormare
A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.

No One Gets Out Alive
›R2021 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 85m · Cristina Rodlo, Marc Menchaca, David Figlioli
An immigrant in search of the American dream is forced to take a room in a boarding house and soon finds herself in a nightmare from which she can't escape.

Never Let Go
›R2024 · Horror · 101m · Halle Berry, Anthony B. Jenkins, William Catlett
As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.

Azrael
›R2024 · Action, Horror, Thriller · 86m · Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne, Katariina Unt
In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness.

In the Earth
›R2021 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 107m · Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires
As a deadly virus ravages the world, Dr. Martin Lowery embarks on a mission to reach test site ATU327A, a research hub deep in the Arboreal Forest. The arduous journey, guided by park scout Alma, is set back by a nighttime attack that leaves the two bruised and shoeless. When they run into Zach, a man living off the grid, they gratefully accept his help. Zach’s intentions aren’t exactly what they seem, however, and a path out of the forest and into safety quickly fades as the line between myth and science blurs.

Antrum
›NR2018 · Horror · 94m · Nicole Tompkins, Rowan Smyth, Dan Istrate
Rumored to have been lost, Antrum appears as a cursed film from the 1970s. Viewers are warned to proceed with caution. It’s said to be a story about a young boy and girl who enter the forest in an attempt to save the soul of their recently deceased pet. They journey to “The Antrum,” the very spot the devil landed after being cast out of heaven. There, the children begin to dig a hole to hell.

Witch Hunt
›R2021 · Horror, Fantasy · 92m · Gideon Adlon, Abigail Cowen, Elizabeth Mitchell
In a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to asylum in Mexico.

Dark Was the Night
›2014 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Kevin Durand, Lukas Haas, Bianca Kajlich
An evil is unleashed in a small town when a logging company sets up shop in the neighboring woods. Isolated and threatened, a mysterious force hidden within the trees outside the small town of Maiden Woods, strikes fear in the townspeople as Sheriff Paul Shields attempts to overcome the demons of his past while protecting those that he loves.

Keeper
›R2025 · Horror, Mystery · 99m · Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland, Birkett Turton
Liz and Malcolm escape for a romantic anniversary weekend at a secluded cabin. When Malcolm suddenly returns to the city, Liz finds herself isolated and in the presence of an unspeakable evil that reveals the cabin's horrifying secrets.

Opus
›R2025 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 104m · Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis
A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star's cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan.

Deadly Blessing
›R1981 · Horror, Thriller · 104m · Maren Jensen, Sharon Stone, Susan Buckner
When a former member of a religious cult dies in a mysterious accident, Martha, who now lives alone and close to the cult's church, begins to fear for her life and the lives of her visiting friends.

The Devil's Doorway
›2018 · Horror, Drama · 76m · Lalor Roddy, Ciaran Flynn, Helena Bereen
In the autumn of 1960, Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton were sent by the Vatican to investigate a miraculous event in an Irish home for 'fallen women', only to uncover something much more horrific.

They're Watching
›2016 · Thriller, Comedy, Horror · 95m · Brigid Brannagh, Carrie Genzel, David Alpay
An American TV crew gets trapped in a centuries-old web of revenge, horror, and blood, when their home improvement show is attacked by angry Eastern European villagers out to kill the show's star.
