Folk Horror Movies of the 2020s
Folk horror finds terror in isolated villages, old rites and the pull of the land. Streaming-era horror: pandemic-set chillers, body-horror comebacks and new auteurs. Standouts from the 2020s include Insidious: Out of the Further, Weapons and Lee Cronin's The Mummy.
Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
Rated 7.7 on TMDB
Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world.
See where it’s streamingWeapons (2025)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
See where it’s streamingLee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)
Rated 7.8 on TMDB
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns…
See where it’s streamingHokum (2026)
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite.
See where it’s streaming28 Years Later (2025)
Rated 6.6 on TMDB
Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus outbreak, a heavily-defended island survives connected to the mainland by a single causeway.
See where it’s streaming28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
Rated 7.1 on TMDB
Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.
See where it’s streamingReady or Not: Here I Come (2026)
Rated 7.5 on TMDB
Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith at her side.
See where it’s streamingNightborn (2026)
Rated 5.9 on TMDB
In Finnish forest, Saga and her husband Jon embark on a new chapter as parents. But Saga's joy is overshadowed by a chilling suspicion about their newborn, unbeknownst to Jon, causing a rift as she…
See where it’s streamingThey Will Kill You (2026)
Rated 6.9 on TMDB
A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may…
See where it’s streamingExhuma (2024)
Rated 7.6 on TMDB
After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those…
See where it’s streamingBring Her Back (2025)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
See where it’s streamingThe Medium (2021)
Rated 7.0 on TMDB
A shaman's family learn that their goddess is supposedly controlling one of them. However, their lives take a frightening turn when they realise the goddess has nothing to do with the possession.
See where it’s streamingDark Nuns (2025)
Rated 6.3 on TMDB
Desperation drives two nuns to perform an exorcism no nun should attempt. With a possessed child at the mercy of evil and the opposition of the Catholic Church, they take on the dangerous forbidden…
See where it’s streamingDon't Worry Darling (2022)
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families.
See where it’s streamingTogether (2025)
Rated 6.9 on TMDB
Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other.
See where it’s streamingForbidden Fruits (2026)
Rated 5.7 on TMDB
At a mall store, Apple leads a secret witch cult with coworkers Cherry and Fig. New hire Pumpkin questions their sisterhood, forcing them to confront inner darkness or meet violent ends.
See where it’s streamingPsycho Killer (2026)
Rated 6.7 on TMDB
Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator.
See where it’s streamingDeath of a Unicorn (2025)
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
See where it’s streamingHIM (2025)
Rated 5.6 on TMDB
After suffering a potentially career-ending brain trauma, Cameron Cade receives a lifeline when his hero, legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar Isaiah White, offers to…
See where it’s streamingFear Street: 1994 (2021)
Rated 6.7 on TMDB
After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.
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