Imaginator Magazine: Folk Horror Special Edition Volume 2

Imaginator Magazine's Folk Horror Special Edition Volume 2 is a photo-packed, big, journal-like publication crammed full of amazing interviews, articles and reviews! Let's take a look...

DEFINING FOLK HORROR...

ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY, the talented writer of STARVE ACRE, considers the importance of place & location in folk horror stories.

BEWARE THE NA SÍDHE

Director AISLINN CLARKE on how her own upbringing in Northern Ireland influenced the making of her creepy Irish-language folk horror film FRÉWAKA (2024).

FAIRY TALES ARE FOR KIDS

An 8-page special feature looking at the development of the trolls seen in TROLL HUNTER (2010), with creature designer HÅVARD S. JOHANSEN and 3D designer RUNE SPAANS both interviewed about their work on this amazing found-footage folkloric movie gem!

RITUAL LIMITED

Horror author superstar ADAM NEVILL explains how he oversees his horrifically cool imprint; Ritual Limited. Find out which book cover design is his favourite!

THEY CAME OUT OF THE WOODS

Special makeup effects expert SHAUNE HARRISON recounts how he went about creating the malevolent-but-charming Redcaps in UNWELCOME (2022)!

BEWITCHED BY SUZZANNA

Director DAVID GREGORY is interviewed about the making of his awesome feature-length documentary SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC (2024), and he also shares a collection of amazing illustrations that were featured in the film, all of them depicting Indonesia's key folkloric spirits & creatures!

FOLK HORROR MOVIE REVIEWS

A large selection of folk horror films are reviewed, including WITCHHAMMER (1970), IL DEMONIO (1963), INDERA (2024), A FIELD IN ENGLAND (2013), EYES OF FIRE (1983) and more!

NOISES BENEATH THE PATIO

Director SHAUN MUNRO on how he shot his wonderful-looking short film UNDERTONE (2025).

TRUE CRIME MEETS THE WICKER MAN

RUPERT RUSSELL, son of the madly creative genius Ken Russell, goes into detail about the process of developing THE LAST SACRIFICE (2024), a phenomenally enjoyable documentary examining the links connecting a macabre 1940s murder mystery with a renewal of interest in British paganism and the birth of folk horror films in the 1960s & 1970s!

MYTHOLOGY MERGED WITH SCIENCE

Top creature designer IVAN MANZELLA shares some of his memories relating to the creature concept work he did for the fabulous folk horror flick THE HALLOW (2015)!

PRAY FOR SALVATION

Writer-director DAVID A. ROBERTS throws some light on the filming of OLDER GODS (2023), a film that mixes folk horror with cosmic horror!

HERE BE MONSTERS

A creature-tastic 14-page article that looks at some of the MONSTROUS CREATURES AND BEINGS of myth, folklore and legend that've stomped and stalked and roared and slithered their way through folk horror films over the years!

DON'T GET IN ITS WAY!

Special effects & makeup genius TOM WOODRUFF JR. on building and starring as the cult favourite folk-demon PUMPKINHEAD!

HE SHOWED NO MERCY

IAN OGILVY is asked questions about playing the vengeance-seeking Richard Marshall in WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968), the pivotal British horror film now considered to be one of the 'unholy trinity' of key folk horror films!

RAMPAGING PAGAN-MONSTER!

ROBERT ALLSOPP, a top armour maker and costume prop maker, chats about the work he did on the luridly fun, bloody, rip-roaring 1986 folk horror fantasy film RAWHEAD REX!

RADIOACTIVE REVIEWS

To finish off this issue, there are some of non-folk horror movie reviews to read. The extremely enjoyable films include BONE KEEPER (2025) and PRIMITIVE WAR (2025)!