Folklore Movies

Two farm boys, Isagani and Tomas, accidentally start a catastrophic rumor mill that an old farmer, Nong Anil, is a witch, as they always catch the...

Lovely overview of traditional Slovak Christmas.

Years after the mysterious death of his grandmother, a young boy is stalked by a unknown woman in white, a figure who may have more to do with the...

A short film about a man lost in the woods and gets warned about a cult worshiping the wendigo.

Karel Plicka was also cinematographer of this short movie. Editor in charge was Alexander Hackenschmied. There is an extraordinary emotional charge,...

In the forest two gold digger saw a fire nymph, foreshadowing is rich in gold deposits, and had a fight. This greatly angered the nymph. This story...

An old man with a huge lump on his face encounters a band of Tengu in the mountains.

After successfully recapturing Semerah Padi from the terrorists who had killed his father Demang Satria, Adi Putra decides to rule Semerah Padi under...

When a city girl visits her grandmother's ranch, a bedtime story about a brave charra transports her to a world of magical ribbons, fantastical...

As so often, also here it's rather about allusion than description. This also applies to the persons represented. Flat silhouettes of people. Their...

Based on the tale by Pavel Bazhov. It was under serfdom. Once there was an orphan Ustya, her late father worked with the malachite. It was rumored...

When a folklore-obsessed Instagrammer livestreams her visit to a haunted wood, her viewers get a glimpse of the truth behind the legends.

In this highly theatrical TV production, Monteiro again draws on the world of folklore – and, more precisely, on the widespread sexual...

A group of kids embarks in a macabre adventure, full of characters from the Brazilian popular imaginary - the werewolf, a witch, a ghost, monsters...

When Rick's girlfriend is found brutally murdered, he and his friends must band together to solve the mystery. Strange circumstances lead them to a...

Three starving fishermen encounter something unexpected on a remote island in the 1890's. A visual mystery story with horror elements.