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Folk Horror

Found footage rooted in old beliefs, rural legends and rituals that never quite died out. The camera follows people into woods and villages where local folklore turns out to be more than a story. Includes A Night in the Woods, Her Cry: La Llorona Investigation, The Devil's Teardrop and the Dabbe films.

23 films

Advent2024
Beliath2026
Chest2022
Crone Wood2016
Dabbe 3: Demon Possession2012
Dabbe 4: The Possession2013
Dagr2024
The Devil's Teardrop2025
Duyster2021
Her Cry: La Llorona Investigation2013
The Land of Blue Lakes2021
Loner2025
A Night in the Woods2011
Salvage2015
Saming2026
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! The Most Terrifying Movie in History2014
They're Outside2020
They're Watching2016
Water Horse2024
Webcast2018
Wekufe: The Origin of Evil2016
Witches' Well2024
The Zand Order2021

Also 1 hybrid film tagged Folk Horror (only partly found footage)

Folk Horror in Numbers

23 films · 2011-2026 · Peak: 2020s · 12 countries

The earliest Folk Horror film on the site is A Night in the Woods (2011). The 2020s brought the most, with 13 films.

Essential Folk Horror Films

Ranked by how many Letterboxd found footage lists include them.

They're Watching2016Webcast2018A Night in the Woods2011Crone Wood2016Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! The Most Terrifying Movie in History2014They're Outside2020Her Cry: La Llorona Investigation2013Chest2022

Films per Decade

  • 2010s10 43%
  • 2020s13 57%

Top Countries

  1. United Kingdom8
  2. United States5
  3. Turkey2
  4. Latvia1
  5. Thailand1