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Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror(2021)
Status: Released
Date: 2021-09-09
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Time: 3h 13m
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An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.
Languages: English, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog.
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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
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Alice Lowe
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