What We Watched - May 2026 - Witchy and Occult Horror

This month on Slasher & the Final Girls, we’re closing out May with witchy horror, occult horror, and folk horror — aka rituals, curses, satanic panic, demonic possession, suspicious forests, and goats with main-character energy. We’re talking Deathgasm, The House of the Devil, The Mummy, Pyewacket, The VVitch, Hellbender, and The Ritual by Adam Nevill. Grab a snack, stay out of the woods, and please do not read mysterious sheet music unless you’re emotionally prepared to summon something with terrible boundaries.

The Wicker Man (1973)

This month, we’re trading jump scares for folk songs, flower crowns, sabotaged seaplanes, and one very bad May Day itinerary. Join us as we wander into The Wicker Man, where the villagers are friendly, the rituals are fertile, and the harvest demands a little more than rain. We’re breaking down the forensics of fire, the psychology of sacrifice, and why cheerful singing around a giant wicker effigy is, actually, a huge red flag.