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John Morgan and Survive the Jive join Fróði Midjord on the latest Guide to Kulchur to discuss the neo-pagan classic, The Wicker Man (the original, not the Nicolas Cage abomination). Read more …

Published: May 9, 2019 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Christianity, Counter-Currents Radio, European paganism, Frodi Midjord, Guide to Kulchur, John Morgan, neo-paganism, paganism, Survive the Jive | 13 Responses

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Folk & Horror

Timo Hännikäinen

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Editor’s Note:

The following essay is a chapter from Timo Hännikäinen’s new book Medusan kasvot. Kirjoituksia kauhusta (The Face of Medusa: Writings on Horror).

The term “folk horror” usually refers to those British horror movies of the late 1960s and early 1970s influenced by folklore and often set in rural areas in past centuries. Read more …

Published: April 23, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Christianity, folk horror, horror, human sacrifice, movie reviews, North American New Right, originals, paganism, Timo Hännikäinen, translations | 9 Responses

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Behind the Wicker Man

James J. O'Meara

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Elizabeth Hand
Wylding Hall
New York: Open Road Media, 2015

The photos I saw in the pub—the hunting of the wren—the song Julian unearthed and a half-naked girl with feathers on her feet … it all adds up, doesn’t it? Read more …

Published: January 31, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, book reviews, H. P. Lovecraft, James O'Meara, North American New Right, originals | 3 Responses

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It’s Not Always Good to be King:
The Folk Horror of Philip Loraine’s Day of the Arrow

James J. O'Meara

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Day of the Arrow (1964)
By “Philip Loraine” [Robin Estridge]
UK: Collins, 1964; US: Morrow, 1964
US reissue: Valancourt, 2015

Eye of the Devil (1966); aka 13
Directed by J. Lee Thompson and others
Screenplay by Robin Estridge
Starring David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Donald Pleasance, David Hemmings, Edward Mulhare, and “introducing” Sharon Tate. Read more …

Published: January 13, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, book reviews, folk horror, Gnosticism, James J. O'Meara, literature, movie reviews, North American New Right, originals, paganism | 3 Responses

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Albion’s Hidden Numina
Folk Horror Revival

Christopher Pankhurst

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Katherine Beem and Andy Paciorek, eds.
Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies
Wyrd Harvest Press, 2015

The term “folk horror” is a relatively recent invention that can be applied to a wide range of artistic creations, not all of them belonging to the horror genre. It was popularized by the 2010 BBC TV documentary A History of Horror where the term was used to describe three horror films: Witchfinder General, The Blood on Satan’s Claw, and The Wicker Man. Read more …