Folk Horror Movies of the 1990s
Folk horror finds terror in isolated villages, old rites and the pull of the land. Postmodern and self-aware, with Scream and a wave of Asian horror arriving at the end. Standouts from the 1990s include The Blair Witch Project, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and Society.
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
See where it’s streamingHalloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Rated 5.2 on TMDB
Six years after being presumed dead in a fire, and just as the town prepares to finally celebrate Halloween again, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield to continue his reign of terror.
See where it’s streamingSociety (1990)
Rated 6.7 on TMDB
Bill Whitney is worried that he is different to his sister and parents. They mix with other upper-class people while Bill is more down to earth. Even his girlfriend seems a bit odd.
See where it’s streamingChildren of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
Rated 4.8 on TMDB
After a couple adopts a pair of orphaned brothers, it becomes alarmingly clear the boys are much more than they seem.
See where it’s streamingChildren of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
Rated 4.1 on TMDB
Six college students take a wrong turn and find themselves lost in a strangely deserted rural town... only to discover that this deceptively quiet place hides a murderous cult of children.
See where it’s streamingTroll 2 (1990)
Rated 3.9 on TMDB
When young Joshua learns that he will be going on vacation with his family to a small town called Nilbog, he protests adamantly.
See where it’s streaming964 Pinocchio (1991)
Rated 6.0 on TMDB
While wandering around Japan, defective sex cyborg Pinocchio encounters Kyoko, another amnesiac burdened with a terrible secret tied to her amnesia.
See where it’s streamingInitiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 (1990)
Rated 4.3 on TMDB
A reporter investigating the bizarre death of a woman who leaped from a building in flames finds herself mixed up in a cult of witches who are making her part of their sacrificial ceremony during the…
See where it’s streamingDust Devil (1992)
Rated 6.3 on TMDB
A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.
See where it’s streamingVacation of Terror II: Diabolical Birthday (1991)
Rated 6.1 on TMDB
Julio is back, quietly running an antique shop, when a chance encounter with singer Mayra and her younger sister brings him face to face with the evil doll again!
See where it’s streamingGate II (1990)
Rated 5.5 on TMDB
It's been five years since Terry's friend Glen discovered The Gate to hell in his backyard.
See where it’s streamingWitch Hunt (1994)
Rated 5.1 on TMDB
Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.
See where it’s streamingMind Ripper (1995)
Rated 4.3 on TMDB
A top secret experiment intended to produce a superhuman has gone terribly wrong. Now the creators, trapped in a remote desert outpost, are being pursued ruthlessly by their creation.
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