Crossroads: A US Folk Horror Zine

The films also answer the frequently asked question "Can folk horror take place in a city?" Urban legends, especially when based on real-life events, can be a kind of folk horror that doesn't rely strictly on rural settings.

Tony Todd, an imposing man with a hook hand opens his coat almost seductively to reveal a mass of gore beneath

Black view of a man wearing a long black coat. His raised arm reveals a hook instead of a hand

More Black American folk horror for Black history month. Candyman (1992) made Tony Todd an icon, and with Candyman (2021), Nia DaCosta made history as the first Black woman director to debut a film at number one at the US box office.

Glad you liked it!

Why not both?

That is so cool that you've interviewed her! I will check it out if I get a chance. And I see that The Fugue, which also sounds intriguing, is on Tubi.

Join us next #FolkHorrorFriday for THE HATCHING! 9pm ET, free to stream on Tubi.

YouTube video by racheldoesstuff I Was a Mermaid and Now I'm a Pop Star - Rachel Bloom

Thank you all so much! What a movie, eh?

After you've sat with this for a few minutes and are ready to be cheered up again, maybe I present this song from Rachel Bloom?

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YouTube video by florencemachine Florence + The Machine - Mermaids (Official Lyric Video)

I thought that I was hungry for love
Maybe I was just hungry for blood

Sea foam woman on the shore
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I know it already came up, but let me encourage everyone who hasn't seen it yet to watch THE UGLY STEPSISTER. Beautiful and sinister and brutal and very satisfying to the final frame.

The European women directors retelling the fairy tales are killing it.

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A whole experience

Much like folk horror itself. It's not just runes and weird-looking sticks!

I need to see her other films! This is the only one I've watched so far

I'm so glad!! You see why I was so enthused about sharing it with the crew

YouTube video by racheldoesstuff I Was a Mermaid and Now I'm a Pop Star - Rachel Bloom

Thank you all so much! What a movie, eh?

After you've sat with this for a few minutes and are ready to be cheered up again, maybe I present this song from Rachel Bloom?

#FolkHorrorFriday

Yeah, tomorrow will be better...

Accurate, though. People ignore dark pop lyrics all the time

It's good. Would make a great double feature with this movie about why you shouldn't alter your body to please someone else, *especially* someone completely unworthy

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Literally all fairy tales, actually

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I was thinking that earlier. It makes a lot of sense

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For me, this joins November and The Ugly Stepsister in the "men ain't shit" trifecta of fairy tale horror

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Rabbit ears and fish tails is giving some real mixed messages

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Unfamiliar with this!

*moodily smoking*

Extremely same

😂

Why's this sequence shot like Fiona Apple's "Criminal" video

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So true!

Is it about exploitation or is it just exploitative?

You can feel the struggle

Thanks I almost choked on my drink