Thale2012
“In a cellar, dark and deep, I lay my dearest down to sleep; A secret they would like to keep.”
Directed by Aleksander Nordaas
🏆 1 win & 4 nominations
The premise
Norwegian folklore turns out to be real when Leo and Elvis encounter a girl called Thale in a basement. A regular cleaning job turns into a struggle for survival, while they're trying to figure out what or who Thale is. Could Thale be a huldra? A seductive forest spirit who appears from the front to be a beautiful young woman, but who also has a cow's tale and whose back appears to be like a hollowed out tree. The huldra has been known to offer rewards to those who satisfy them sexually, while death to those who fail to do so and are also prone to stealing human babies.
Horror Vault's take
When two men hired to clean up a remote property stumble upon a hidden basement, they discover far more than they bargained for — a silent, enigmatic young woman named Thale whose origins defy rational explanation. Drawing deep from the well of Norwegian folklore, the film weaves the legend of the huldra — a beguiling forest spirit with a dark and dangerous side — into a taut, intimate thriller. As Leo and Elvis scramble to understand what Thale is and what she wants, outside forces close in, turning their routine job into a desperate fight to survive. Low-budget and quietly unsettling, Thale succeeds through atmosphere and restraint rather than spectacle.
Content: Some Violence, Creature Imagery, Mild Sexual Themes Implied By Folklore Context
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