6 horror movies with popular stories that will make you tremble

Popularly known as Folk-Horror, the genre has had big deliveries in recent years and Alex Garland’s “Men” is also coming soon. That’s why we show you a list of horror movies with popular stories to learn more about other cultures and will make you tremble.

the wicker man

Probably one of the best known among fans of the genre, and also a cult classic, is’the wicker man’, a film of terror from the year 1973, and which follows a policeman who investigates the disappearance of an islander who is said to have been the victim of pagan rites.

mid summer

Basically the modern version of “The Wicker Man” is found in “Midsommar”, the horror film directed by Ari Aster, and starring Florence Pugh. Here the story follows a group of young people who go to a summer festival in Sweden but were unfamiliar with the nature of the tradition in the village. Available on Netflix.

witch

Another of the best horror films of recent years is the one produced by A24 and directed by Robert Eggers, ‘The Witch’, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, set in New England in the 1730s, where a family is banished to live near to the forest, where an old witch is said to dwell. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

ritual

Released in 2017, and starring Andy Serkis, Sam Troughton, among others, “The ritual” is a folkloric horror film about a group of college students who hike through the mountains of Sweden to honor one of their friends who have died and will soon find out why. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

The middle

Recently, the premiere of a horror film that caused the abandonment of the cinemas by the participants, fainted and others, caused a sensation on social networks, we are talking about “The Medium”. The story follows documentary makers who want to record the life of a person who claims to be possessed by the spirit of a goddess. Available in transparent.

In the ground

Finally, director Ben Wheatley premiered his latest film in 2021 folk-horror film, as it is ‘In the ground’, the story of a scientist and a forest ranger who seek a cure for a virus that has affected humanity, but do not know that what is hidden in the forest is as unexpected as it is terrifying. Available on HBO Max.