Folklore

Season 1

2018 · 6 episodes · 5h 15m in all · 7.7/10

Directed by six of the continent’s up-and-coming directors, the unnerving series is an exploration of deep-seated superstitions that have permeated Asian cultures for generations.

Episodes

1. 

   1. A Mother's Love

   7 Oct 2018 · 51 min · 8.0/10

   A single mother and her young son discover a group of dirty and underfed children living in a mansion's attic. Upon saving them and returning them to their families, she has unknowingly snatched these children from their adopted mother - Wewe Gombel - and must now beware her vengeful wrath.

2. 

   2. Tatami

   14 Oct 2018 · 51 min · 6.5/10

   A murder scene writer returns home to attend his father's funeral and begins to experience constant flashbacks of his childhood. He then discovers a secret door in the house that leads to a room that hides a horrifying secret from his family's past.

3. 

   3. Nobody

   21 Oct 2018 · 54 min · 8.0/10

   A Pontianak is awakened when a foreman and a construction worker attempt to bury the body of a dead girl instead of burning her. A series of unfortunate events begin to occur at the construction site.

4. 

   4. Pob

   28 Oct 2018 · 59 min

   A journalist meets with Pob, a Thai ghost, who confesses to a murder. Finally finding an outlet for complaint, Pob explains how the murder happened and requests for his story to be published. However, the journalist declines and the two make a deal of a lifetime.

5. 

   5. Toyol

   4 Nov 2018 · 51 min · 8.0/10

   A Member of Parliament (MP) of a fishing town turns to a mysterious woman who possesses shamanistic powers in order to salvage his town's dire economic situation. She fixes all his problems and the two soon become lovers. However, the woman has a dark secret that threatens to destroy his life.

6. 

   6. Mongdal

   11 Nov 2018 · 49 min · 8.0/10

   A mother tries to appease the moods and demands of her borderline psychopathic son. When a new girl comes to town, her son falls quickly and deeply for the new girl and is determined to win her over possibly even against her will. When things take a tragic turn, his mother will stop at nothing to make her son happy even if it means finding a bride to join him in the afterlife.