Folk horror is a subgenre of horror film and horror fiction that uses elements of folklore to invoke fear and foreboding. Typical elements include a rural setting, isolation, and themes of superstition, folk religion, paganism, sacrifice and the darker aspects of nature. Although related to supernatural horror, folk horror usually focuses on the beliefs and actions of people rather than the supernatural itself, and often deals with naive outsiders coming up against those beliefs.
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Notable Example Defining TraitFocus on the beliefs and actions of people, with naive outsiders coming up against them 1 Defining Trait Connections
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Source Folk horror - Wikipedia
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1. Folk horror - Wikipedia
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The British films Witchfinder General (1968), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) and The Wicker Man (1973) are pioneers of the genre.
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Folk horror usually focuses on the beliefs and actions of people, rather than the supernatural, and often deals with naive outsiders coming up against these.
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Folk horror is a subgenre of horror film and horror fiction that uses elements of folklore to invoke fear and foreboding.
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is a subgenre of horror film and horror fiction
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