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
The Silence
›PG-132019 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 91m · Stanley Tucci, Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto
With the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound, a teen and her family seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult.
Big Legend
›NR2018 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 89m · Kevin Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Summer Spiro
An ex-soldier ventures into the Pacific Northwest to uncover the truth behind his fiance's disappearance.
River of Blood
›R2024 · Horror, Thriller · 86m · Joseph Millson, Sarah Alexandra Marks, David Wayman
Four kayakers take the wrong river into a jungle inhabited by a tribe of merciless cannibals.
Night of the Demon
›R1980 · Horror · 96m · Michael Cutt, Paul Kelleher, Melanie Graham
An anthropology professor and his students attempt to track down a Bigfoot responsible for a rash of violent murders, only to uncover something even more sinister.
Sacrifice
›R2021 · Horror · 87m · Barbara Crampton, Sophie Stevens, Ludovic Hughes
Isaac and his pregnant wife visit a remote Norwegian village to claim an unexpected inheritance. The couple finds themselves caught in a nightmare when they encounter a sinister cult that worships a sea-dwelling deity.
Cthulhu
›R2008 · Horror, Thriller · 100m · Jason Cottle, Casey Curran, Cara Buono
A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reacquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance.
Berserker
›R1987 · Horror · 85m · Joseph Alan Johnson, Greg Dawson, Valerie Sheldon
Six young adults in the woods run afoul of a berserker, a viking warrior who dons the fur and snout of a bear, and are slain in turn by him.
The House Where Evil Dwells
›R1982 · Horror · 88m · Edward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClure
At the prompting of his diplomat friend, Alex, writer Ted Fletcher takes his wife, Laura, and daughter, Amy, on an extended working holiday. Alex finds a house for them in Kyoto, Japan, and the Fletchers move in, laughing off rumors that the place is haunted. But the ghost of 19th-century samurai Shigero turns out to be very real, and is intent on making the family re-enact an ancient murder-suicide.
The Brotherhood of Satan
›1971 · Horror · 92m · Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Charles Bateman
A family is trapped in a desert town by a cult of senior-citizens who recruit the town's children to worship Satan.
Hallowed Ground
›NR2007 · Horror · 83m · Jaimie Alexander, Brian McNamara, Ethan Phillips
After she becomes stranded in a small town, a young woman discovers her arrival there was foretold a century earlier by the town's founding preacher and that she is an integral part of his impending - and terrifying - rebirth.
The Fields
›2011 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 100m · Tara Reid, Cloris Leachman, Brian Anthony Wilson
Tells the story of a young boy and his family who are terrorized by an unseen presence.
Deadtime Stories
›R2009 · Horror · 77m · George A. Romero, Amy Marsalis, Marty Schiff
An anthology of three horror stories presented by George A. Romero. In "Valley of the Shadow," a woman searches for her missing husband in the jungles of South America, only to be in great danger herself. In "Wet," a lonely man finds an empty box on the beach and opens it, with disastrous results. In "House Call," a doctor is called to a rural farm house to diagnose a strange ailment. This segment is a short film directed by Tom Savini in 2004 as a failed television pilot.
The Unwanted
›NR2014 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 95m · Hannah Fierman, Christen Orr, William Katt
Carmilla comes to a rural town where her mother mysteriously disappeared years earlier. She is aided in her quest by an emotionally troubled local girl, with whom she becomes romantically involved. Their relationship ignites the wrath of the girl's father, who holds the key to the dreadful truth Carmilla is seeking. Inspired by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's famed Gothic novella.
Red Riding Hood
›PG-132011 · Thriller, Drama, Fantasy · 100m · Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke
Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect ... and bait.
Blair Witch
›R2016 · Thriller, Horror · 89m · James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott
Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
›R2013 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 101m · Chad Michael Murray, Katee Sackhoff, Abigail Spencer
A young family moves into a historic home in Georgia, only to learn they are not the house's only inhabitants. Soon they find themselves in the presence of a secret rising from underground and threatening to bring down anyone in its path.
Bagman
›PG-132024 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Sam Claflin, Antonia Thomas, Caréll Vincent Rhoden
For centuries and across cultures, parents have warned their children of the legendary Bagman, who snatches innocent children and stuffs them into his vile, rotting bag—never to be seen again. Patrick McKee narrowly escaped such an encounter as a boy, which left him with lasting scars throughout his adulthood. Now, Patrick’s childhood tormentor has returned, threatening the safety of his wife Karina and son Jake.
Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare
›NR2025 · Horror, Thriller, Fantasy · 89m · Megan Placito, Martin Portlock, Kit Green
Wendy Darling strikes out in an attempt to rescue her brother Michael from the clutches of the evil Peter Pan who intends to send him to Neverland. Along the way she meets a twisted Tinkerbell, who is hooked on what she thinks is fairy dust.
Madman
›R1981 · Horror, Thriller · 89m · Gaylen Ross, Tony Nunziata, Harriet Bass
Madman Marz, an old folklore legend who murdered his family before escaping into the woods, is inadvertently summoned to a campsite to finish the spree he started decades ago.
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow
›R2009 · Horror · 94m · Norman Reedus, Heather Stephens, Claire Holt
The family man farmer John Rollins is stressed with his financial situation: the crows and the lack of irrigation are destroying his crop of corn; the bank is near closure of his mortgage; he does not have credit to fix the water pump or to buy seeds; and his marriage is in crisis and his wife Mary is giving too much attention to her friend Tommy. When John accidentally discovers a hidden compartment in the barn, he finds a creepy scarecrow but his son Michael makes him promise to destroy it. However, his neighbor Jude Weatherby visits him, gives a six-pack of beer to the abstemious John and convinces him to put the scarecrow in the cornfield. Out of the blue, the life of John changes: the crows die; the pump works again irrigating the land; and the banker responsible for the closure has an accident and dies. However, he feels that his land is possessed by something evil that is threatening his beloved family.
Rawhead Rex
›R1986 · Horror · 89m · David Dukes, Niall Tóibín, Cora Lunny
Ireland will never be the same after Rawhead Rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer. The film follows Rex's cross country rampage, while a man struggles to stop it.
Dolly Dearest
›R1991 · Horror · 93m · Denise Crosby, Sam Bottoms, Rip Torn
An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toy factory happens to be next to a Sanzian grave and the toys come into possession of an old, malicious spirit.
Witches in the Woods
›2019 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 90m · Hannah Kasulka, Craig Arnold, Sasha Clements
A group of students head off for a snowboarding adventure on an untouched piece of land. When their SUV mysteriously stalls in a brutal snowstorm they are not only faced with the reality of freezing to death but a fate even more horrifying. For they have become stranded in Stoughton Valley, home of some Witch Trials even more horrendous than Salem, and are being hunted by a supernatural creature determined to keep them there.
Deep in the Darkness
›NR2014 · Horror, Thriller · 100m · Dean Stockwell, Sean Patrick Thomas, Dina Cataldi
Dr. Michael Cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of New York City behind for the quiet, small town of Ashborough would bring his family closer together. Soon after arriving, however, he discovers the town's deepest secret: a terrifying and controlling race of creatures that live amongst the darkness in the woods behind his home.