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 Appointment
›1983 · Horror · 90m · Edward Woodward, Jane Merrow, Samantha Weysom
Prophetic nightmares precede a family's confrontation with an evil, unseen force.
The Demon of the Andes
›2014 · Horror · 87m · Nelba Acuña, Alessandra Denegri, Irvin Gonzáles
El Demonio de los Andes, directed by Palito Ortega Matute, is based on the Andean myth of the Jarjacha, a demonic character set on destroying everyone it comes across. The legend of the Jajacha has been passed down from generation to generation. Ortega Matute spoke to people who were told about it by their parents, who had been told the tale by their parents. He also listened to accounts from people who say they’ve seen the demon with their own eyes.
Pet Sematary
›R1989 · Horror · 103m · Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
The Skeleton Key
›PG-132005 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 104m · Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, Peter Sarsgaard
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
Candyman
›R2021 · Horror, Thriller · 91m · Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo
A Chicago artist's sanity starts to unravel, unleashing a terrifying wave of violence when he begins to explore the macabre history of the Candyman.
I Saw the TV Glow
›PG-132024 · Horror, Drama · 100m · Justice Smith, Jack Haven, Ian Foreman
In late-90s suburbia, a lonely teenager meets a girl at school who introduces him to a mysterious late-night T.V. show — a vision of a supernatural world pulsing beneath their own. As time goes on, however, questions begin to arise about why the show sometimes seems more real than their own lives. In the pale glow of the television, their view of reality begins to crack.
We Are What We Are
›R2013 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 105m · Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner
The Parkers, reclusive people who cling to ancient customs, find their secret lives threatened when a torrential downpour and the death of the family matriarch forces daughters Iris and Rose to assume special responsibilities.
Absentia
›R2011 · Horror, Mystery · 91m · Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, Morgan Peter Brown
Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.
The Borderlands
›R2014 · Horror · 89m · Gordon Kennedy, Aidan McArdle, Robin Hill
Vatican investigators are sent to the British West Country to investigate paranormal activity, and they find the events are more disturbing than they first imagined.
Hellbender
›NR2021 · Horror · 83m · Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams
A teen and her mother live simply in a home in the woods, spending their time making rock music. A chance encounter with a fellow teen causes her to uncover a connection between her family and witchcraft, which causes a rift with her mother.
Subspecies
›R1991 · Horror · 84m · Anders Hove, Angus Scrimm, Laura Mae Tate
Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.
You Are Not My Mother
›2022 · Horror · 93m · Hazel Doupe, Carolyn Bracken, Jordanne Jones
In a North Dublin housing estate, teenage Char's mother mysteriously goes missing. When she returns without explanation, Char resolves to uncover the truth behind her disappearance and shed light on her family's dark secrets.
Deranged
›R1974 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 83m · Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee, Leslie Carlson
A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies, he misses her, and a year later digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and begins robbing graves to get materials to patch her up, and inevitably begins looking for fresher sources of materials. Based loosely on the true story of Ed Gein.
Lowlifes
›2024 · Horror, Thriller · 90m · Amanda Fix, Matthew MacCaull, Brenna Llewellyn
The survival instincts of a road-tripping family are put to the test when they have no other choice but to stay the night at a remote homestead.
The Deeper You Dig
›NR2019 · Horror, Drama · 95m · John Adams, Toby Poser, Zelda Adams
14-year old Echo and her mother Ivy, a tarot card reader, live a quiet life in a rural area. When reclusive Kurt moves down the road to restore an abandoned farmhouse, an accident leads to Echo’s murder, and suddenly three lives collide in mysterious and wicked ways. Kurt assumes he can hide his secret under the ground. But Echo burrows into his head until he can feel her in his bones. As she haunts his every move, trying to reach her mother from beyond, Ivy must dig deep to see the signs and prove that love won’t stay buried.
Frightmare
›R1974 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Rupert Davies, Sheila Keith, Deborah Fairfax
In 1957, Dorothy and Edmund Yates were committed to an institution for the criminally insane, she for acts of murder and cannibalism and he for covering up her crimes. Fifteen years later, they are pronounced fit for society and released. However, in Dorothy's case the doctors may have jumped the gun a bit. Edmund and eldest daughter, Jackie, try to discover just how far Mother's bloodlust has taken her. Meanwhile, youngest daughter Debbie begins to explore the crazy roots of her family tree as fully as possible.
The Sisterhood of Night
›PG-132015 · Mystery, Drama, Thriller · 104m · Kara Hayward, Georgie Henley, Olivia DeJonge
When a teenage girl says she's the victim of a secret network called The Sisterhood of Night, a quiet suburban town becomes the backdrop for a modern-day Salem witch trial.
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural
›PG1974 · Horror · 85m · Lesley Gilb Taplin, Cheryl Smith, William Whitton
A notorious bank robber kills his wife and flees the police, only to be captured by a mysterious group of figures in an abandoned town. His beautiful daughter, Lila Lee, receives a letter stating that her father is near death and that he needs to see her. Sneaking away at night from her minister guardian, Lila embarks on a terrifying journey...
Eye of the Devil
›NR1966 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 96m · Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Sharon Tate
A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.
Van Diemen's Land
›2009 · Drama, History, Thriller · 104m · Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel, Paul Ashcroft
The true story of Australia’s most notorious convict, Alexander Pearce and his infamous journey into the beautiful yet brutal Tasmanian wilderness. A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland, Van Diemen’s Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement at the end of the earth.
Leaving D.C.
›2013 · Mystery, Drama, Horror · 77m · Karin Crighton, Josh Criss, Jeff Manney
After 20 years of living in Washington, D.C., Mark Klein seeks much-needed solace by moving to the remote wilds of West Virginia. To ease his loneliness, he sends regular video updates to members of his OCD-support group back in the city. But Mark gradually realizes that despite his new, isolated setting, he may not be alone. From the endless woods surrounding his home, something else is watching.
Save Me from Everything
›2021 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 83m · Paige Henderson
This elevated horror tale follows the emotionally unstable Emmy, who is led to Ireland where a Stranger guides her investigation of a family curse and its sinister origins.
Rabbit Trap
›2025 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 88m · Dev Patel, Rosy McEwen, Jade Croot
When a musician and her husband move to a remote house in Wales, the music they make disturbs local ancient folk magic, bringing a nameless child to their door who is intent on infiltrating their lives.
The Ghost Train
›1941 · Comedy, Horror, Mystery · 85m · Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Kathleen Harrison
Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.
