EntertainmentIf You Loved ‘The Witch,’ Don’t Miss This 100% Rotten Tomatoes Folk Horror Classic From Over 60 Years Ago

Throughout most of the 20th century, horror or fantastical films only appeared sporadically in Finnish cinema, starting with Teuvo Puro‘s Curses of the Witch in 1927. However, there was one horror that came out of Finland that stood out among all other Scandinavian genre films of that time, for not only being a visually stunning piece that effectively incorporated the magnificent landscapes of Lapland into its fantasy narrative, but also for unexpectedly delivering a trailblazing, feminist horror no one was expecting in 1952. Like many Scandinavian genre films, Erik Blomberg‘s classic, The White Reindeer, is closely connected to the region’s folklore and myths. Visually stunning and filled with both folk motifs and unexpected psychosexual undertones, this unique movie was greeted with universal praise at the time of its release, and it remains relevant among contemporary staples of the genre for unabashedly exploring the clash between different cultures and genders.