{"id":20839,"date":"2022-10-24T12:18:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T10:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=8378"},"modified":"2022-10-24T16:46:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T14:46:15","slug":"best-british-horror-films-set-in-the-countryside","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/best-british-horror-films-set-in-the-countryside\/","title":{"rendered":"Best British horror films set in the countryside"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Carys Matthews\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 24 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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On a dark, chilly night nothing beats a cosy evening in watching a scary film.\u00a0 From 1950s horror to the present day \u2013 our film guide reviews a selection of the spookiest horror films set in the countryside to watch this Halloween \u2013 if you dare!\u00a0<\/p>\n

The British countryside provides the perfect backdrop for horror, with its wild places and ancient sites offering atmospheric locations for stories of ghosts and ghouls and more modern-day murder mysteries.<\/p>\n

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If you fancy exploring further why not take a trip to one of Britain\u2019s haunted pubs<\/a>, castles<\/a> or eerie landscapes<\/a>?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Hound of Baskervilles (1959)<\/h3>\n<\/div>

The fact that this is a Sherlock Holmes adaptation does not decrease the sense of terror created by The Hound of Baskervilles. One of the most critically acclaimed Sherlock Holmes adaptation, this film sets the tone for decades of British rural horror.<\/p>\n

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Andre Morell listens as Peter Crushing discusses a shoe clue with him in a scene from the film \u2018The Hound Of The Baskervilles\u2019, 1959. (Photo by United Artists\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Village of the Damned (1960)<\/h3>\n<\/div>

This film from German director Wolf Rilla is one of the best films using the \u2018strange village\u2019 scenario. Set in the British village of Midwich, the eerie atmosphere and the scary performances make for a timeless classic of horror cinema. Creepy children with eyes that light up ominously is all you need to frighten anyone.<\/p>\n

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Barbara Shelley and George Sanders in movie art for the film \u2018Village Of The Damned\u2019, 1960. (Photo by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

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