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Folk Horror Doc's Unexpected Growth
- The folk horror documentary started as a small project about British folk horror and expanded wildly.
- Director Cain Janes took charge and transformed it into a comprehensive feature.
Globalizing Folk Horror's Scope
- An offhand comment about Native American mythology broadened the view of folk horror globally.
- It shifted focus from British to indigenous and global folk traditions, enriching the genre's scope.
Folk Horror as Global Genre
- Including voodoo movies expanded folk horror beyond British origins to a global phenomenon.
- This reshaped folk horror as a worldwide cultural genre, not just Anglocentric.