10 Best Recent Folk Horror Movies You Probably Missed

10. Moloch

Beatrik and her family live on the outskirts of a peat bog somewhere in the Netherlands. It’s not a thrilling existence, but it’s one they enjoy, until a mysterious stranger arrives and threatens to ruin everything. 

This is the plot of 2022’s Moloch, a Dutch horror directed by Nico van den Brink. Whilst it might sound like a simple home invasion story from the above description, it has a secret weapon that sets it out from everything else. 

It has the bog. 

Bogs are very weird places and, chances are, most people will never encounter one unless they live in the countryside. That might be why van den Brink opted to make one a central part of this story; there’s something eerie and unsettling about them, perhaps due to how unusual they are. 

The land surrounding the characters is as much a part of the story as the people involved, as it becomes clear that the source of Beatrik’s troubles is linked to her surroundings. 

Beautifully shot and set in a country you don’t often hear from in horror circles, Moloch is definitely worth getting bogged down in.