Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

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.

Cast (58)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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Abraham Castillo Flores

Self

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Adam Scovell

Self

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Self

Alice Lowe

Self

A

Amanda Reyes

Self

A

Andy Paciorek

Self

B

Bernice M. Murphy

Self

B

Briony Kidd

Self

B

Bruce G. Hallenbeck

Self

C

Carlos Primati

Self

C

Chad Crawford Kinkle

Self

D

Darren Charles

Self

D

Dejan Ognjanović

Self

Dennis Widmyer

Self

D

Dennison Ramalho

Self

Emma Tammi

Self

G

Gail-Nina Anderson

Self

G

Geraldine Beskin

Self

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Howard David Ingham

Self

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Ian Cooper

Self

Ian Ogilvy

Self / Poem Reader (voice)

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Jasper Sharp

Self

Jeremy Dyson

Self

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Jesse Wente

Self

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John Cussans

Self

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John Leman Riley

Self

Jonathan Rigby

Self

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Kali Simmons

Self

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Kat Ellinger

Self

Katrin Gebbe

Self

Kevin Kölsch

Self

Kier-La Janisse

Self

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Laura Loguercio Cánepa

Self

Lawrence Gordon Clark

Self

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Lindsay Hallam

Self

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Maisha Wester

Self

Mariano Baino

Self

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Mark Pilkington

Self

Mattie Do

Self

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Mikel Koven

Self

M

Mitch Horowitz

Self

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Pete Tombs

Self

Piers Haggard

Self

Richard Blackburn

Self

Robert Eggers

Self

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Robert Wynne-Simmons

Self

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Sam Dunn

Self

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Sam Waymon

Self

S

Samm Deighan

Self

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Sean Hogan

Self

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Teresa Sutherland

Self

Vic Pratt

Self

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William Fowler

Self

Linda Hayden

Poem Reader (voice)

Anthony Shaffer

Self (archive footage)

Robin Hardy

Self (archive footage)

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

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