Folksy: A Folk Horror Movie Podcast

Melinda-Catherine Gross

Welcome to Folksy, a folk horror movie podcast! Each month woodland hag Melinda-Catherine and victorian ghost next door Lea Johns will enter the forbidden landscapes of different folk horror movies to discuss film making, heritage storytelling, and the cultural artistry that evokes terror within the genre.

  1. 03/27/2025

    Fairy Bird House

    Melinda and Lea deep dive into the oral history of Irish folklore and their shared love of finally getting to Shamalan all over the pod with this months episode discussing the 2024 film, The Watchers. Are birds superior horror companions? Was Signs a good movie? Will Melinda ever learn how to pronounce an Irish name correctly? Leave your wings and glitter at home, and let's get folksy!

    1h 1m

  2. 02/27/2025

    Black Girl Magic

    We're off to Louisiana this month discussing the 1997 classic Southern Gothic film Eve's Bayou. Join Melinda and Lea as they talk about the intertwinings between the southern gothic and folk horror genre, bond over their shared adoration of Kasi Lemmons, and talk smack about quarantines. Are you ready for a little Black Girl Magic? Let's get Folksy, y'all! 🖤👧🏿✨

    53 min

  3. 01/31/2025

    Frog Man F**ks

    Back from the holiday hiatus Melinda and Lea dive into the pond of Frogman, the 2023 cryptid themed independent folk horror film. This month we're talking cryptozoology , ufos, ghosts, and what makes a creature based folk horror story. Lea is skeptical, but Melinda wants to believe. Ribbit ribbit y'all, lets get folksy!

    51 min

  4. 11/14/2024

    Chain Saw Graves

    This episode has everything. Viet Nam, Howard P Lovecraft ripping, and some suspicious looking sausage. This week Lea and Melinda discuss Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and its 50 year influence in American folk horror history. Are you ready to become and accidental member of the Leatherface Apologist Society? Let's get Folksy, y'all!

    1h 1m

  5. 10/30/2024

    Crystal Eye House

    Welcome to season two, where Victorian woman of the valley Lea Johns officially joins Melinda as co-host of Folksy! Hand picked by Ms Johns herself, this week we are discussing Oracle (2023), and the venn diagram of Southern Gothic horror and Folk Horror. Curl up in your favorite rocking chair, but beware the land it may be settled upon. Welcome back, and let's get Folksy y'all!

    43 min

  6. 03/28/2024

    Antler Man Meat

    Like a warm pot of bubbling stew, this episode is sure to titillate as the campfire is graced by queer artist and director Sam Wineman (@samwineman) to discuss one of Melinda's favorite films, Ravenous!  Have you ever wanted to learn more about the queer lens of film? How about attend an accidental TED talk on cannibalism? Join us as we talk about the importance of great bad cinema, celebrating the history and relevance of a blooming cult classic. 🦌🧔‍♂️🍖

    1h 2m

  7. 03/14/2024

    Compass Shoe Tree

    On a very special episode of Folksy writer/director Teresa Sutherland has appeared to have gotten lost in our woods! She's taken to the campfire to talk about crafting her latest folk horror film, Lovely, Dark and Deep.  Come sink into the dirt with us as we discuss the art of storytelling with truthful intention, shooting a movie in Portugal, and how one can find their way to folk horror without even knowing what it is! 🧭 👟 🌲

    47 min

  8. 02/22/2024

    Hook Candy Bee

    Lea Johns (@whatsleamaking) is back again to discuss Nia DaCosta's Candyman in our second installation of cul-de-sac folk horror this month.  Join us as we talk about the history of the history of this most modern remake, how it plays into the modern folk horror revival, and why it's more important than ever to say his name.  Grab your mirrors, it's time to get folksy y'all! 🪝🍬🐝

    1h 7m
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Welcome to Folksy, a folk horror movie podcast! Each month woodland hag Melinda-Catherine and victorian ghost next door Lea Johns will enter the forbidden landscapes of different folk horror movies to discuss film making, heritage storytelling, and the cultural artistry that evokes terror within the genre.

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  • Creator
    Melinda-Catherine Gross
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit