In the Earth

Ben Wheatley: ‘I’ve always been wary of the woods – they can kill you’

By Hannah Strong

The modern master of folk horror reveals the inspiration behind his forest freakout In the Earth.

In the Earth

By Hannah Strong

Ben Wheatley goes back to basics in this understated yet supremely effective 21st century folk horror.

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A research expedition descends into violent hysterics in the writer/director’s pandemic-era horror.

In the Earth – first-look review

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Ben Wheatley’s pandemic-themed psychedelic fever dream is the love child of Kill List and A Field in England.

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