Folklore Horror (Part 2) - Pod of the Damned

Pull up a pew, oil the lantern, and settle in for another episode of folklore.

There are plenty more stories to tell...

Films covered in this ep:

Kandisha (2020)

Timestamp : 5:50

Directed & written by Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maurey

It is summer break and best friends Amélie, Bintou and Morjana hang together with the neighborhood teenagers. At night, they have fun sharing goosebumps stories and urban legends. But when Amélie is assaulted by her ex, she remembers the story of Kandisha, a powerful and vengeful demon. Afraid, upset, she summons her. The next day, her ex is found dead. The legend is true and now Kandisha in on a killing spree. The three girls will do anything to break the curse.

The Ritual (2017)

Timestamp : 18:00

Written by David Brucker & Written by Joe Barton & Adam Nrvill

A group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a forest in Sweden, Northern Europe, but encounter a menacing presence there stalking them.

Midsommar (2019)

Timestamp : 35:00

Directed & written by Ari Aster

A couple travels to Scandinavia to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

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