Occult/ pagan/ horror/ creepy/ otherwordly folk

Having just re-watched Omen's 1 and 2, having recently watched The Witch and Blood on Satan's Claw, having The Wicker Man as one of my favourite films, and as I am interested in literature and music on this subject, I've been wanting to do a pagan/ occult folk horror topic for some time. In this topic I have some folk/ psych music with that vibe to it. Vote for one or more of these. I've deliberately kept my list short, and please mention any favourites of yours outside of the list. There is a tonne more music that I would like to list, but I want to include embeds and I'll stick with a limited number of more folky ones while leaving many that I love off this list.

I found an awesome youtube playlist, and have taken my choices form those (many faves of mine there and I discovered some that I didn't know CLICK

These are on the folk or psych side of things:

Archaïa - Massa Confusa
Arzachel - Azathoth
Cromagnon - Toth
Popol Vuh - Mantra II
Bonni Dobson - Winter's Going
The Wicker Man - Willow's Song
Perry Leopold - Annunciation
Gong - Magick Mother Invocation
Mark Fry - The Witch
Comus - The Bite
Forest - Graveyard
Fifty Foot Hose - Cauldron
Trees - Murdoch
Mr. Fox - Mr. Fox
Gryphon - The Unquiet Grave
The Incredible String Band - Witches Hat
Mellow Candle - The Poet and The Witch
Spirogra - Magical Mary
Pentangle - Tam Lin
Between - Katakomben
Warlord - The Ring
Strawbs - Witchwood
The Sun Also Rises - Death
Affinity - Three Sisters
Buffy Sainte-Marie - The Vampire
Exuma - Baäl
Raun - MacKinnon - Greenwood Side
Midwinter - Sanctuary Stone
Mandy Morton and Spriguns - Witchfinder
Coven - Black Sabbath
Jason Crest - Black Mass
van der Graaf Gnerator - Necromancer
Timberjack - Come To The Sabbat
Gwydion Penderwyn - Witches Coven Dance
Black Widow - Sacrifice
Warlord - The Ring
The Rattles - The Witch
Witch Burning - Salem Mass
Acanthus - The Memory Of Eternal Darkness
Julian's Treatment - The Black Tower
Ruth White — The Litanies of Satan
Culpeper's Orchard - Gideon's Trap
Ultimate Spinach - Sacrifice of the Moon
Jeruslam - Beyond the Grave
Goblin - Suspiria
Slapp Happy - Bad Alchemy
Sunforest - Magician in The Mountain
Tomorrow's Gift - Prayin' To Satan
My Sweet Jane - Salem Mass
Power of Picts - Lucifer Rising
Fairport Convention - Crazy Man Michael
Vulcan's Hammer - Two Magician...

I'll stop there despite missing many greats.
This might turn into a series of polls, or simply a discussion of all sorts of related music.

For my ten for this poll, somewhat randomly selected:

Mr. Foxx



Wicker Man



Perry Leopold



Comus:



Exuma:



Forest:



The Sun Also Rises:



Bonnie Dobson:



Trees:



Gryphon:



Buffy Sainte-Marie:



By the way, I see the poll as merely a jumping off point for discussion, and hope to do a topic for a more general discussion of such themes at some time (provided there are enough others with similar interests here to have some in-depth discussion -- I'm especially into most anything that relates to folk horror).

Edited by Logan - June 16 2019 at 13:42

I always thought “Dear Little Mother” (Savage Rose) was creepy, though not really folky.

Trees....I'm a fan of their 2 lp's... Mr Fox...also have that one and Forest...all those on Logans list are interesting...also like Mellow candle and Spirogyra.

Edited by dr wu23 - June 17 2019 at 15:15

our new album definitely falls into that category too

I did listen to everything, great music (some I knew, some I didn't).

While I only included 60s through 70s ones, there is indeed a lot of suitable modern folk.

^ That's one I like and know well (mentioned in my original post).

This album is a pretty solid entry into the eerie folk niche, but there's also an emotional core to the album that I like as well:

^Gotta give it to Mr. Fox in that case, though it's up against stiff competition.