Folk horror has enjoyed a revival of popularity in recent years as evidenced by the release of two impressive Blu-ray box sets from Severin Films All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volumes 1 & 2 as well as such theatrical releases as Ari Aster’s Midsommar (2019), Kate Dolan’s You Are Not My Mother (2021) and Danny & Michael Philippou’s Talk to Me (2022). Starve Acre (2023), based on a 2019 novel by British author Andrew Michael Hurley, definitely falls into this category but, more importantly, it harkens back to the great folk horror flicks of the seventies like The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) and The Wicker Man (1973). In fact, it even takes place during that time period. The ominous rural setting and gloomy atmosphere also set it apart from anything taking place in the 21^st century and creates a mounting sense of dread that gets under your skin.