Folklore is a method of horror that can be linked to real-life tales told to us as children. Folklore is one of the methods filmmakers tap into when discussing anxieties in society.
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“Many wide-ranging cultures have a similar narrative tradition of ghost stories (Chindi of Navajo religious tradition, Lemures of Ancient Rome, and Onryo of 8th Century Japan), including various versions of the same general stories."
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The folklore we find in films like Midsommar focus on their narrative of "doomed outsiders."
"Ritualised human sacrifice is a common climactic trope, and is often connected to arcane rites intended to ensure the fertility of the crops."
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Referring to folklore, "Their aim was to trace preserved archaic customs and beliefs to their remote origins in order to trace the mental history of mankind. In Germany, Jacob Grimm used folklore to illuminate Germanic religion of the Dark Ages."
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"Emphasizing certain words or speaking louder in certain places of the story were more likely to create the suspense and fear of a good horror story than the story itself. In collecting these horror stories, we have learned that horror folklore is abundant around campus."

“Folk horror is a subgenre that leads with strong themes of atmosphere and setting, and it typically references the occult in the form of cultural practices, urban legends, religion, or witchcraft.”

Folklore and myths have been rooted in horror since the genre began. Many films use myths that has been in narrations, while other create a universe rooted in newly made myths. Some shows have been achieved and have easy access to viewers, such as: m.imdb.com/list/ls56875...
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Some well-known films we watch to this day have been based off of folklore. Its mystery allows for horror to fill audiences with fear of the unknown and possible truth to these tales.
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Their has been urban legends in various parts of America. However, seeing the landscapes and the legends they face, help us better understand how folklore affects how we perceive fear.
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We started out learning folklore through literature, describing "collective fears" and "moral values" our parents wanted to teach us.
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As children, we grew up on fairy tales told to us by our parents. With modern television, we use folklore to describe the ever-changing world around us, whether it be through our anxieties of a terrifying monster or anxieties of wars fought in reality.
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Folklore is one of the methods filmmakers tap into when discussing anxieties in society. It's important to understand the anxieties of our society and how filmmakers tap into them through horror.
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Hello! My topic is going to be about folklore and urban legends in horror films. Many films, many in the past and more in recent years, have talked about folklore and urban legends in their films and how they cast a light on society at the time of release.
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