Revenge asks very little of the reader. Establish a wound. Point the wounded party toward whoever made it. We handle the rest quickly because the arithmetic feels good, and we have been practicing it since we were old enough to be treated unfairly. Scott Hawkins gives you that arithmetic early in Blacktail, then spends the rest of the book taking the calculator apart on the table in front of you.

Within Filipino folklore, no creature captivates and horrifies like the viscera-sucker, or manananggal. In Ramos’s taxonomy of aswangs, they are typically portrayed as beautiful women with long hair who, by night, split at the waist and detach from their lower body, hiding it in a safe place, such as under a banana tree. The top half sprouts wings and takes to the night to hunt for prey, intestines flying behind her.

After a traumatic labor, Saga wakes to the cries of her newborn son in his bassinet on the other side of the room. While most watching will likely pick up on baby Kuura’s negative reaction to sunlight—I couldn’t stop thinking about the pain it would have caused Saga to get up and gather her son herself. The irony of thinking about her struggles is further amplified by the cries and almost animalistic moans and later-described hairy body that are all chalked up as “normal” and that the couple has a perfectly healthy babe. After all, everyone insists that every baby and every pregnancy… is different.

Beyond the Drumlins is a folk/cosmic horror film directed by Daniel W. Bowhers and co-written by Bowhers and Michael Kowalski. WSB had the pleasure of viewing Beyond the Drumlins at last year’s Thriller Picture Show Festival. In this interview, Ande sits down with composer, Johnny Tomasiello, an artist based in New York City, who gives a deeper look into his incredible and experimental process for scoring the film.

Bones and roots adorn the walls of their dimly lit home. A mjölnir necklace hangs around K.’s neck as he hand carves incense into a small cauldron burner and a breathy soundtrack begins to play. This is a couple that is in tune—with themselves, with the natural world, and, as we will soon see, the supernatural world, as well. 

Fréwaka stars Clare Monnelly as Shoo (short for Siubhán), a primary care worker tasked with looking after Peig (Bríd Ní Neachtain), a recovering stroke survivor who exhibits signs of dementia and delusions, and who finds herself mixed up in a supernatural struggle between realms.

Explore how films delve into paganism and Santa Claus to reveal the mystical roots of Christmas. From The Wicker Man to Krampus, discover dark holiday traditions and folklore reimagined on screen. Dive into ancient rituals, solstice myths, and the untold stories of yuletide horror.

Steffen Haars' Get Away, a horror-comedy blending dark humor and folk horror, debuts December 6 in U.S. theaters and streams on Shudder in 2025.

The Windigo transcends typical horror fare, weaving cultural elements and personal struggles into a chilling narrative that explores the consequences of unchecked selfishness.

Set in the Arctic Circle, Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories is a collection of haunted tales by award winning Indigenous authors that chill to the bone.

Great Britain has, of course, a strong pedigree when it comes to classic horror films, so it's nearly impossible to narrow down to the ten best, but we gave it a shot.

Eamon McNamee’s Krampus and the Wassail Witch is a short, timeless love story woven with holiday folklore that is bound to warm your heart and maybe even bring a tear to your eye.

Shudder has become an indispensable source of horror with its highly curated collections and broad selection of original works. Read on for a list of (more than) top ten Shudder original films.

Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas, an anthology released in 2021 by Hex Publishers, is a fantastical exploration of identity, landscape, and what happens when the two intersect.

The Villa and the Vortex: Supernatural Stories, 1916-1924 by Elinor Mordaunt is a must-read for those who love older horror and weird fiction, and for those who just love a good ghost story.

Death of Me, released last year on Netflix, induces gut-wrenching fear and anxiety, but also struggles with focus and overuse of specific horror tropes.

Reignite your fear of the great outdoors with our list of recommended horror movies that celebrate the dark side of spring.

With a global recession and nationalism on the rise, folk horror is taking center stage. Recently, Laura interviewed author Howard David Ingham about the resurgence of folk horror and its core themes.

From the tragic evening, into the unknown and unwavering forest, the viewer is met with horror-version visuals of what it might be like to live through a devastating experience.

In lieu of any scary villains or boogeymen, The Last Wave allows a primal awareness to roll in like a storm cloud.  Peter Weir is content to provide a framework of a story and allow Indigenous voices to drive the substance of the film.