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folk horror: a standalone construct

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folk horror1 CONSTRUCTFolk horrorSCOVELL · FILM STUDIES

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horror centered on rural landscapes, isolation and skewed folk belief, leading to summoning and sacrifice.

In film studies, folk horror refers to horror centered on rural landscapes, isolation and skewed folk belief, leading to summoning and sacrifice. This meaning comes from Scovell (2017) in Folk Horror.[1]

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  1. Scovell, A. (2017). Folk Horror. Liverpool University Press. https://doi.org/10.3828/liverpool/9781911325239.001.0001

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