There’s something uniquely unsettling about folk horror. While modern scary movies might make you jump with sudden scares and gore, these ancient tales tap into something deeper — primal fears that have been keeping humans awake at night for centuries. They’re the stories your ancestors whispered around fires, warning of what lurks in deep woods, remote villages, and forgotten traditions.
Trick or Stream
Welcome! This article is part of Trick or Stream, a seasonal series in which members of the Tom’s Guide staff share what they’re planning to watch for Halloween 2024 and their takes on the horror genre, with the goal of helping you find great movies that you might want to stream during spooky season.
What makes these films so compelling is how they remind us that beneath our modern lives, old fears still linger. Whether set in colonial America, isolated Scandinavian communes, or rural British villages, folk
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