There’s lots to love in All Haunts Be Ours Volume Two. Not only are more films from other countries are explored, but also there’s plenty of world wide and first time on blu-ray premieres, but also the bonus features look made just for this release too!
Kier-La Janisse really loves her independent cinema and folk horror. After watching her award winning Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Documentary (review link), which is available in All Haunts Be Ours box set, I am hooked! And since she knows that collection isn’t the end all be all, what she’s gathered together for All Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume 2 (Amazon link), looks simply amazing! The fact she’s delving into what other regions offer says it all, and I look forward to diving into the South Asian region which is where my heritage comes from!
Available to purchase on Amazon USA
When considering she is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University and authored many scholarly books in the subject of genre cinema, she is well respected in the cinema and horror community!
I need a week or two to watch as much as I can to give a detailed report, but in the meantime, here’s an onboxing video showcasing my initial reactions.
Unboxing All Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume Two
In part three of this mega-post looking at All The Haunts Be Ours Volume Two, the world tour continues to expand and show why Folk Horror is the best subgenre to get your spook on.
In the final post in our detailed breakdown on what’s included in All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Vol 2, what’s offered is perhaps the most exciting to date! Curated and produced by Kier-La Janisse, this collector’s set is continues in what volume one has started. And although the documentary that started it all, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched (review link), is not part of the set, that’s perfectly okay. Severin films assume everyone has the first set, and has a solid understanding in what makes folk horror great. Also, it’s the perfect treat following Halloween to keep enjoyment year-round!
Halloween doesn’t have to be about ghosts and vampires, but also The Beast Within, and what must not be let loose! But the metaphor is clearly there, should viewers want to believe it’s also a story about cursed lineages.
Kit Harrington is an amazing actor, and while not every film he’s in can spotlight just how beautiful his voice is, that will depend on the director to bring it out. With The Beast Within, a dramatic thriller, whether his character Noah is really a werewolf. The signs are there, and as for this personality, perhaps there’s much to fear. But for 10-year-old Willow (Caoilinn Springall) the real question is if she knows who her father really is.
That’s where the tension gets tested. I’m never too sure what’s going on in this parent’s mind. His actions spoke louder than words, and while how wife (Ashleigh Cummings) is very protective of their child, the elder member of this family, a grandpa (James Cosmo) is doing his best to keep everyone safe. The selling point of this film is in seeing the lengths the adults are doing to keep the kid safe. However, there’s some pagan world which isn’t as well-defined to explain some past this individual is obviously a ruler of.
The world tour continues in part two of our detailed look at what’s coming in All The Haunts Be Ours Volume Two. Trailers are included (where possible), and the focus here is on Asian films!
In part two of our reveal in what’s to be contained in All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume Two, we look at volumes five to eight. These works curated and produced by Kier-La Janisse, really dives into what this film historian belives is the best of the best, and that’s going to be hard to argue!
Although some of these works can be found online, they won’t be the same quality as this blu-ray release, and they don’t include the bonus material that’s included to expand one’s appreciation of each film.
Due to the huge amount of information presented, this breakdown on what will be offered in All The Haunts Be Ours Volume Two will be split into three articles.
Everything fans of folk horror want to know but were afraid to ask is continuing to be explored in an all new continuation, simply titled All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume Two. And when I own a copy of the first set, there’s no turning back! Not only am I a rabid completist but also this new collection offers recent movies that define what this genre is all about.
As for older works that can’t be easily found online or not available, half the list includes films making their debut on the optical medium. The care and attention put into these collections says it all. I’m particularly glad there’s a lot more to explore. What’s offered is an extension of the documentary that started it all, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Documentary (review link)
Sometimes tis better to forgive and forget, but in what The Moor represents, is unburying the past a good idea?
Debuting in the UK
June 14, 2024 Available for Digital Download Beginning July 1, 2024.
When there’s a movie simply titled The Moor, it’s tough to not use a certain set of adjectives to describe why I find this film effectively creepy. This thriller from the creative team of Chris Cronin and Paul Thomas plays around with local folklore, and the supernatural mystery feels like it’s culled from a time before the Celts landed in the island before it became known as Britain.
In this tale’s case, this biome is the grave of many lost children. During the opening credits, everything that audiences are afraid of hearing is recounted in fast succession. There was a killer prowling around. After getting caught, he didn’t volunteer any further information. To find all those bodies would’ve taken time and I’m sure nobody wanted that job. But for those parents who need closure, they’re still in mourning.
really loves her independent cinema and folk horror. After watching her award winning Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Documentary (review link), which is available in All Haunts Be Ours box set, I am hooked! And since she knows that collection isn’t the end all be all, what she’s gathered together for All Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume 2 (Amazon link), looks simply amazing! The fact she’s delving into what other regions offer says it all, and I look forward to diving into the South Asian region which is where my heritage comes from!
Debuting in the UK