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Given the sheer number of stories that involve outsiders coming to isolated rural communities that practice old pagan rites, it& #39;s surprising there isn& #39;t a name for the subgenre
Robin Redbreast, Harvest Home, The Wicker Man, Children of the Corn, Wake Wood, Midsommar
What do we call these? & #39;Pagan Pocket& #39; stories maybe?
What do we call these? & #39;Pagan Pocket& #39; stories maybe?
Wake Wood stands out b/c it& #39;s as if someone said & #39;what if there was a rural pagan community but instead of killing people in their rituals they were bringing them back to life& #39;
Yes, these stories are all Folk Horror, but there& #39;s more to Folk Horror than just this plot, hence SUBgenre
The Folk Horror genre is generally held to be exemplifed by three films: The Wicker Man, Blood on Satan& #39;s Claw, and Witchfinder General. Only the Wicker Man serves as an example of this plot type
