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The Field Guide to Evil

The Field Guide to Evil

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The Field Guide to Evil

"A global anthology into dark folklore"

2019

1h 57m

5.6(93 votes)

Horror

Overview

A feature-length anthology film. They are known as myths, lore, and folktales. Created to give logic to mankind’s darkest fears, these stories laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre.

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Production Companies

Timpson Films

EchoWolf Productions

Snoot Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Marlene Hauser

Marlene Hauser

Kathi (The Sinful Women of Höllfall)

Luzia Oppermann

Valerie (The Sinful Women of Höllfall)

Birgit Minichmayr

Birgit Minichmayr

The Mother (The Sinful Women of Höllfall)

Naz Sayıner

Naz Sayıner

Girl (Haunted by Al Karisi, the Childbirth Djinn)

Andrzej Konopka

Andrzej Konopka

Kindler (The Kindler and the Virgin)

Jilon VanOver

Jilon VanOver

Chris (Beware the Melonheads)

Sarah Navratil

Sarah Navratil

Macie (Beware the Melonheads)

Paul J. Ford

Paul J. Ford

Doctor (Beware the Melonheads)

Vangelis Mourikis

Vangelis Mourikis

Panagas (Whatever Happened to Panagas the Pagan?)

Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos

Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos

Plakountas (Whatever Happened to Panagas the Pagan?)

Creative team

Directed by: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Can Evrenol
Written by: Elif Domanic
Produced by: Tony Malzone
Ant Timpson

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