Selected Dramas
NB Some of the following items contain sex, violence, and horror. Before watching, I encourage you to check the IMDBLink opens in a new window for guidance about your choice. For an excellent documentary on folk horror, see Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk HorrorLink opens in a new window, dir. by Kier-La Janisse (Severin Films, 2021)
BacchaeLink opens in a new window, dir. by Jessica Johnson (Warwick Classics Society, 2022)
Beauty and the BeastLink opens in a new window, dir. by Jean Cocteau (DisCina, 1946)
BeowulfLink opens in a new window, dir. by Robert Zemeckis (ImageMovers et al., 2007)
The Blood on Satan's ClawLink opens in a new window, dir. Piers Haggard (Tigon, 1971)
Brotherhood of the WolfLink opens in a new window, dir. by Christophe Gans (Canal+ et al., 2001)
Clash of the TitansLink opens in a new window, dir. by Desmond Davis (Charles H. Schneer Productions et al., 1981)
The Company of WolvesLink opens in a new window, dir. by Neil Jordan (Palace Pictures, 1984)
Doctor Who: The DæmonsLink opens in a new window, dir. by Christopher Barry (BBC, 1971)
Donkey SkinLink opens in a new window, dir. by Jacques Demy (Marianne Productions et al., 1970)
The DybbukLink opens in a new window, dir. by Michał Waszyński (Zygmunt Mayflauer, 1937)
El CidLink opens in a new window, dir. by Anthony Mann (Samuel Bronston Productions, 1961)
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the DevilLink opens in a new window, dir. by Paul Urkijo Alijo (Kinoskopik s. l. et al., 2017)
ExcaliburLink opens in a new window, dir. by John Boorman (Orion Pictures, 1981)
Gawain and the Green KnightLink opens in a new window, dir. by John Michael Phillips (Thames Television, 1991)
Ghost Stories for ChristmasLink opens in a new window, dir. by Jonathan Miller, Lawrence Gordon Clark et al. (BBC, 1968, 1971-1978, 2005-present) [Whistle and I'll Come to YouLink opens in a new window; The Stalls of Barchester CathedralLink opens in a new window; A Warning to the CuriousLink opens in a new window; Lost HeartsLink opens in a new window; The Treasure of Abbot ThomasLink opens in a new window; The Ash TreeLink opens in a new window; The SignalmanLink opens in a new window; A View from a HillLink opens in a new window; Number 13Link opens in a new window; Whistle and I'll Come to YouLink opens in a new window; The Tractate MiddothLink opens in a new window; Martin's CloseLink opens in a new window; The MezzotintLink opens in a new window; Count MagnusLink opens in a new window]
The GolemLink opens in a new window, dir. by Paul Wegener and Carl Boese (Projektions-AG Union, 1920)
Gretel & HanselLink opens in a new window, dir. by Oz Perkins (Orion Pictures et al., 2020)
HäxanLink opens in a new window, dir. by Benjamin Christensen (Svensk Filmindustri et al., 1922)
The Hound of the BaskervillesLink opens in a new window, dir. by Brian Mills (Granada Television, 1988)
The Invisible GuardianLink opens in a new window, dir. by Fernando González Molina (Nostromo Pictures, et al., 2017)
Jason and the ArgonautsLink opens in a new window, dir. by Don Chaffey (Morningside Productions, 1963)
King LearLink opens in a new window, dir. by Peter Brook (Athéna Films, 1970)
LambLink opens in a new window, dir. by Valdimar Jóhannsson (Black Spark Film & TV et al., 2021)
MacbethLink opens in a new window, dir. by Roman Polanski (Playboy Productions, 1971)
MidsommarLink opens in a new window, dir. by Ari Aster (Square Peg et al., 2019)
A Midsummer Night's DreamLink opens in a new window, dir. by Peter Hall (Royal Shakespeare Enterprises, 1968)
NosferatuLink opens in a new window, dir. by F. W. Murnau (Prana Film, 1922)
NovemberLink opens in a new window, dir. by Rainer Sarnet (Homeless Bob Production et al., 2017)
Pagan Peak/Der PassLink opens in a new window, dir. by Cyrill Boss et al. (W&B Television et al., 2018-)
Pan's LabyrinthLink opens in a new window, dir. by Guillermo del Toro (Estudios Picasso et al., 2006)
The Phantom CarriageLink opens in a new window, dir. by Victor Sjöström (Svensk Filmindustri, 1921)
PinocchioLink opens in a new window, dir. by Matteo Garrone (RAI Cinema et al., 2019)
The Queen of SpadesLink opens in a new window, dir. by Thorold Dickinson (De Grunwald Productions, 1949)
The Red ShoesLink opens in a new window, dir. by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (The Archers, 1948)
Robin HoodLink opens in a new window, dir. by Ridley Scott (Universal Pictures et al., 2010)
Starve AcreLink opens in a new window, dir. by Daniel Kokotajlo (BBC Film et al., 2023)
The Tale of TalesLink opens in a new window, dir. by Matteo Garrone (Archimede Film, 2015)
VampyrLink opens in a new window, dir. by Carl Theodor Dreyer (Tobis Filmkunst, 1932)
The Virgin SpringLink opens in a new window, dir. by Ingmar Bergman (Svensk Filmindustri, 1960)
ViyLink opens in a new window, dir. by Konstantin Yershov and Georgi Kropachyov (Artistic Association "LUCH", 1967)
The Wicker ManLink opens in a new window, dir. by Robin Hardy (British Lion Films, 1973)
Witchfinder GeneralLink opens in a new window, dir. Michael Reeves (Tigon, 1968)