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The VVitch's Daughter

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This book tells the story of a young girl in medieval England who learns that she is a witch. Folk elements include witch trials, black magic, and the conflict between pagan and Christian belief systems.

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The Wicker Man

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A police officer investigates a missing girl on a remote Scottish island, only to uncover a pagan society. The folk elements include pagan rituals and an isolated community.

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Blood on Satan's Claw

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In 17th-century England, a farmer uncovers strange, deformed bones leading to the gradual possession of the villagers by demonic forces. Folk elements revolve around witchcraft and demonic possession.

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A Field in England

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During the English Civil War, a small group of deserters are forced to treasure hunt in a field, only to discover dark forces at play within the landscape. Folk elements consist of alchemy, magic, and historical superstitions.

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The Lottery

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A short story wherein a small village holds an annual lottery where the 'winner' is stoned to death. Elements include tradition, mob mentality, and the banality of systemic violence.

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The Witch

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Set in 1630s New England, a Puritan family encounters forces of evil in the woods beyond their farm. Folk elements are witchcraft, possession, and the fear of the unknown wilderness.

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Midsommar

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A group of friends travels to Sweden for a festival that occurs once every 90 years and is thrown into the violent rituals of a pagan cult. Folk elements include midsummer festivities and Norse paganism.

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The Ritual

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After a group of friends on a trek in the Scandinavian wilderness stumble upon an ancient evil from Norse legend. Folk horror components involve Norse mythology, ritual sacrifices, and an isolated forest setting.

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Harvest Home

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A novel about a man who moves his family to a small town in New England, where they are drawn into the sinister secrets of the annual Harvest Home ritual. Folk elements include fertility rites, small-town secrecy, and ancient customs.

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The Blair Witch Project

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A found footage-style movie about three filmmakers who go into the woods to document a local legend and become hopelessly lost. The folk horror elements include local folklore, entrapment by unseen forces, and psychological terror.

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The Loney

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A novel about a mute boy and his brother who go on a pilgrimage to a shrine with their parish, only to encounter strange and sinister happenings in the nearby landscape. Folk elements include Catholic rituals, a desolate coastline, and local superstitions.

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Hex

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A novel set in the small town of Black Spring, haunted by the Black Rock Witch, whose eyes and mouth are sewn shut. Folk horror elements involve a centuries-old curse, witchcraft, and the claustrophobia of small-town lore.

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