A newly-married woman becomes frustrated as her husband, a reindeer herder for an Arctic village, spends much of his time away. Desperate for affection, she visits a shaman who offers a potion that makes her irresistibly desirable, with unexpected and deadly results.

The Apostle

2012

Galician

6.8

♡ 4

83%

Fernando Cortizo Director

Geraldine Chaplin as Dorinda

Jorge Sanz as Pablo

Pedro Alonso as Peregrino

Luis Tosar as Xavier

A recently escaped convict seeks to recover a treasure he hid years ago in a small, secluded Galician village. However once there, he finds out that in the village there is an even worse sentence than the one he fled from.

El Demonio de los Andes

2014

English

4.5

♡ 1

Palito Ortega Matute Director

Nelba Acuña as

Alessandra Denegri as

Irvin Gonzáles as

Mayella Lloclla as

El Demonio de los Andes, directed by Palito Ortega Matute, is based on the Andean myth of the Jarjacha, a demonic character set on destroying everyone it comes across. The legend of the Jajacha has been passed down from generation to generation. Ortega Matute spoke to people who were told about it by their parents, who had been told the tale by their parents. He also listened to accounts from people who say they’ve seen the demon with their own eyes.

Welcome to Mercy

2018

English

4.8

♡ 35

70%

Tommy Bertelsen Director

Lily Newmark as August

Eileen Davies as Mother Superior

Eva Ariel Binder as Willow

Marta Timofeeva as Young Madaline

When a single mother begins to experience symptoms of the stigmata, she seeks the help of a local priest and nun to help her understand what is seen and unseen.

Black Lake

2020

English

4.2

♡ 6

violence against women

K. Pervaiz Director

K. Pervaiz as Aarya

Aditi Bajpai as Auntie Ayaneh

Ayvianna Snow as The Churail Naseema

Naseema as Young Village Girl

Aarya leaves her family in the city to pursue her passion for the arts. She is gifted a red scarf, and is haunted by a Churail; a demonic and malevolent South Asian Witch.

Errementari

2017

Basque

6.4

♡ 35

80%

71%

Adventure

based on short story

basque country, spain

Paul Urkijo Alijo Director

Itziar Ituño as Ana

Eneko Sagardoy as Sartael

Urko Olazabal as Soldado Carlista 1

Frank Gerrish as The Devil

Basque Country, Spain, 1843. A police constable arrives at a small village in Álava to investigate a mysterious blacksmith who lives alone deep in the woods.

Juju Stories

2021

English

5.5

♡ 4

Abba Makama Director

Ebuka Mike Uzoma as Abiodun

Chisom Coco Ofor as Binta

Valerie Dish as Deborah

Mena Sodje as Eunice

Juju Stories tackles juju in contemporary Lagos through three stories. In Love Potion, by Omonua, an unmarried woman agrees to use juju to find herself an ideal mate. In Yam, by Makama, consequences arise when a street urchin picks up seemingly random money from the roadside. In Suffer the Witch, by Obasi, love and friendship turns into obsession, when a young college woman attracts her crush's interest.

The Book of the Sea

2018

Russian

7.0

♡ 3

Aleksei Vakhrushev Director

In the frigid waters off of Russia’s Bering Strait, Inuit and Chukchi hunters today still seek out the giant sea mammals that have provided their people with food since time immemorial. It is known, that the whale hunting today is controversial and subject to international criticism and regulations. But the Inuit and Chukchi hunt is permitted by international law because of the whaling is the foundation of their culture and their life. The contemporary story of elders Aleksandr and Aleksei blends seamlessly with that of “the woman who gave birth to a whale” and other ancient myths, told here in vivid animation, in this ongoing struggle for survival and preservation of a traditional lifestyle in one of the most remote places on earth.

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

2013

Chinese

6.7

♡ 19

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

Stephen Chow Director Xing Yu

Xing Yu as Fist of the North Star Jing Li

Jing Li as Gen

Chrissie Chau as Killer Si Qi Shu

Qi Shu as Miss Duan

In a world plagued by demons who cause great human suffering, young demon hunter Tang Sanzang must fight against monstrous demons, as well as contend with a beautiful demon hunting woman on his path to enlightenment.

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

2017

Japanese

6.6

♡ 7

100%

Takashi Yamazaki Director

Jun Kunimura as Chief Daibutsu

Tomokazu Miura as Goshiro Kotaki

Masato Sakai as Isshiki Masakazu

Tamao Nakamura as Kin

Set in an alternate universe, the ancient capital of Kamakura is a vibrant town where fantastical creatures live alongside humans. Akiko is a cheerful publishing assistant who moves into town after marrying Masakazu, a popular mystery writer. Akiko is surprised by the unusual town but enjoys the new curiosities surrounding her. However, just as she was beginning to settle in, a trifling incident sweeps her spirit to the underworld too soon. Convinced that destiny has something else in store for his wife, Masakazu journeys into the underworld to bring back Akiko’s spirit.

Kantara

2022

Kannada

8.2

♡ 15

83%

Rishab Shetty Director

Achyuth Kumar as Devendra Suttooru

Rishab Shetty as Kaadubettu Shiva / Shiva's Father

Kishore Kumar G. as Murali

Pramod Shetty as Sudhakara

Shiva, a tribal vagabond lives with his mother in hamlet, stays away from the traditional Daivaradhane and Bhoota Kola legacy due to an unforgettable childhood incident. He is happy loafing around with his friends and doing petty jobs for his landlord. When Forest officer Murali enters the scene, it gives a fresh dimension to the man-vs-nature fight. Can Shiva save the forest from Murali? Or is Murali just a dummy bait cast by bigger fish?

Jikirag

2022

English

2.9

♡ 7

Alexander J. Baxter Director

Corey Woods as Mer

Jay Martens as Shaman

Grant Vlahovic as Shapur

Alexa C Miller as Uriel

A pagan village, founded on the bones of both innocent and foul, is deeply rooted within the heart of an ancient Eden. When a balance of flesh and soil decays, the last surviving village elder battles madness and the macabre to save her people from not only themselves, but the monstrous judgement that burrows up from below.

To the Forest of Firefly Lights

2011

Japanese

7.8

♡ 53

Takahiro Ômori Director

Ayane Sakura as Hotaru Takegawa

Hiroki Gotô as (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji as (voice)

Asami Imai as (voice)

One hot summer day a little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest of the mountain god where spirits reside. A young boy appears before her, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear. And so a wondrous adventure awaits...

Mavka: The Forest Song

2023

Ukrainian

6.6

♡ 88

77%

78%

Adventure

Animation

based on myths, legends or folklore

based on novel or book

Oleh Malamuzh Director

Tyler Bunch as Eric / Additional Voice

Tom Wayland as Frol

Scott Rayow as Leo

Marc Thompson as Lesh / Hush / Derek / Additional Voice

Mavka, a Soul of the Forest, faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as Guardian of the Heart of the Forest when she falls for a human, a talented young musician named Lukas.

Frewaka

2024

Irish

6.1

♡ 9

Aislinn Clarke Director

Peadar Cox as Bus Driver

Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya as Mila

Bríd Ní Neachtain as Peig

Jim Cunningham as Seán

Care worker Shoo, who is haunted by a personal tragedy, is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman, who fears both her neighbours and the Na Sídhe – sinister folkloric entities she believes abducted her decades before.

The Golem

2018

English

5.5

♡ 26

89%

Doron Paz Director

Ishai Golan as Benjamin

Hani Furstenberg as Hanna

Oleh Voloschenko as Ivan

Vladimir Popov as Jewish praying man 2

A re-imagining of the old mystical folklore that follows a woman and a tight-knit Jewish community that is besieged by foreign invaders. She conjures a dangerous creature to protect them but it may be more evil than she ever imagined.

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The White Reindeer

The Apostle

El Demonio de los Andes

Welcome to Mercy

Black Lake

Errementari

Juju Stories

The Book of the Sea

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

Kantara

Jikirag

To the Forest of Firefly Lights

Mavka: The Forest Song

Frewaka

The Golem