Fréwaka review: Bloodcurdling folk horror hits home with its sideways glance at modern Ireland

Fréwaka review: Bloodcurdling folk horror hits home with its sideways glance at modern Ireland

We Irish should be leaders in folk horror, what with our deeply rooted myths, dark Church history, and general knack for off-beat rural weirdness. Alas, writer-director Aislinn Clarke is one of the few equipped to mine what we have.

Folk Frights Meet Family Trauma in Fréwaka

Aislinn Clarke follows up her 2018 found-footage tale The Devil's Doorway with a narrative chiller.

Review: Fréwaka - VIEWdigital

By VIEWdigital reviewer Conor Pelan The film Fréwaka does well to keep things simple and effective. A care worker, Shoo (played by Clare Monnelly), is sent on a job to look after an elderly woman, Peig (played by Bríd Ní Neachtain), who she later discovers has been diagnosed with dementia and paranoia. Upon arriving at […] The post Review: Fréwaka appeared first on VIEWdigital.

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FRÉWAKA 2025 Irish folk horror at its finest

FRÉWAKA Filmmaker Aislinn Clarke brings Shudder audiences a dark and tense story of a primary caregiver and the odd elderly ward she finds herself assigned. Following the death of her estranged mother, Shoo travels to a small town riddled with foul energy for the woman she must look after. Peig is a household name, and not in a good way. Surrounded by Peig’s superstitious rituals, Shoo’s growing isolation and underlying anguish trigger a long-do…