{"product_id":"folk-horror-on-film","title":"Folk Horror on Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is folk horror and how culturally significant is it? This collection is the first study to address these questions while considering the special importance of British cinema to the genre’s development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book presents political and aesthetic analyses of folk horror’s uncanny landscapes and frightful folk. It places canonical films like \u003ci\u003eWitchfinder General \u003c\/i\u003e(1968), \u003ci\u003eThe Blood on Satan's Claw\u003c\/i\u003e (1971) and \u003ci\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1973) in a new light and expands the canon to include films like the sci-fi horror \u003ci\u003eDoomwatch \u003c\/i\u003e(1970–72) and the horror documentary \u003ci\u003eRequiem for a Village \u003c\/i\u003e(1975) alongside filmmakers Ken Russell and Ben Wheatley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA series of engrossing chapters by established scholars and new writers argue for the uniqueness of folk horror from perspectives that include the fragmented national history of pagan heresies and Celtic cultures, of peasant lifestyles, folkloric rediscoveries and postcolonial decline.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249991274840,"sku":"9781526191205","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781526191205.jpg?v=1765671334","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/folk-horror-on-film","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}