Abstract
Discussion of the folk horror subgenre emphasizes its use of folkloric materials. By portraying tensions between surviving village lore and the invention of faux-ancient practices, The Witches (1966), an early Folk Horror film, also demonstrates the subgenre’s close links with folkloristics. This article examines the folkloresque links between folk horror and folklore’s disciplinary history and development, developing definitions of the subgenre and extending our understanding of popular culture’s representational dependence on folkloristics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 295-326 |
| Journal | Western Folklore |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2019 |
Keywords
- folklore
- folk horror
- Hammer films