hedgerowdevil: Thanks in no small part to the much-talked-about Midsommar, the term and, perhaps mor
hedgerowdevil:Thanks in no small part to the much-talked-about Midsommar, the term and, perhaps more slowly, the concept of folk-horror is catching the attention of the mainstream media and, as such, an ever wider audience. Whether this will result in a kind of tipping point where we see FH further codified and used to sell yoghurts or something until it becomes an over-used cliche remains to be seen. Someone has already left a comment on Kier-La Janisse’s Twitter saying that FH was “played out” years ago (probably right - it was played out by 1978 in a way, but, y’know, things have a way of lingering strangely.) Anyway, Entertainment Weekly has blundered Sgt Howie-like into the fray with an article about Janisse’s intriguing new documentary on the sub-genre called Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror and they also provided us with the film’s wonderful poster by Richard Wells. Here’s EW’s blurb:“It was announced today that horror expert and author Kier-La Janisse (House of Psychotic Women) is currently in the midst of shooting her directorial debut, the documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror. Produced by Severin Films, Janisse’s movie will track the genre’s story from its initial heyday, which saw the release of Michael Reeves’ The Witchfinder General(1968), Piers Haggard’s Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971), and Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man (1973), through its proliferation on British television in the 1970s and its culturally specific manifestations in American, Asian, African, and Eastern European horror, to the genre’s revival over the last decade. The film will feature interviews with Eggers, Prevenge director and star Alice Lowe, and Witchfinder General actor Ian Ogilvy, among others.“Folk horror has exploded over the last decade with a multidisciplinary reach that few other subgenres of horror enjoy, its manifestations on film, in visual arts and music proliferating at a surprising rate,” Janisse said in a statement. “Moreover, the genre has inspired a rabid online fanbase whose favorite pastime seems to be endlessly debating exactly what folk horror is.” -- source link
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