Puffball
Architect Liffey moves to the Irish countryside with her American fiancé, Richard, to refurbish a long-abandoned cottage. Their neighbours are elderly Molly Tucker and her adult daughter, Mabs, who has three daughters but wants a son. After Richard returns to New York City, Liffey learns she's pregnant, which angers Molly and Mabs. Convinced Liffey has the baby her daughter deserves, Molly tries to use black magic to eliminate the fetus.
Why it matters
A slow-burning folk horror steeped in rural superstition and unsettling atmosphere, where nature’s dark pulse refuses to be tamed.
- Embraces the eerie isolation of the English countryside, evoking the spectral folklore traditions that inspired classics like *The Wicker Man*
- A moody descent into supernatural dread, anchored by a committed lead performance that grounds its creeping strangeness
- Practical effects and naturalistic cinematography build a tactile unease, favoring mood over jump scares
- For fans of folk horror’s meditative tension and occult mysteries, this one’s a quiet, offbeat gem worth seeking out
Director
3 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
14
Slow Burn
100
Psychological
71
Supernatural
60
Creature
18
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
71
Survival
17
