'In the Earth' Is a Decent Folk Horror That Didn't Need the Pandemic Plotline Directed by Ben Wheatley
'In the Earth' Is a Decent Folk Horror That Didn't Need the Pandemic Plotline Directed by Ben Wheatley Starring Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Reece Shearsmith, Hayley Squires 6 Folk horror has seen a resurgence in the last few years with movies like Robert Eggers' Midsommar finding success among mainstream audiences. With In the Earth, director and writer Ben Wheatley looks to add to the genre by incorporating elements of psychological horror and using the backdrop of a pandemic. In a world reeling from the effects of a deadly virus, Dr. Martin Lowery (Joel Fry) is guided by a park scout, Alma (...
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