The Field Guide to Evil explained

The Field Guide To Evil
Director:	Ashim Ahluwalia Can Evrenol Severin Fiala Veronika Franz Katrin Gebbe Calvin Reeder Agnieszka Smoczynska Peter Strickland Yannis Veslemes
Producer:	Robert Dehn Can Everenol Nia Kingsley Christos V. Konstantakopoulos Tim League Carl W. Lucas Dora Nedeczky Andrew Starke Ant Timpson Esther Turan
Starring:	Birgit Minichmayr Claude Duhamel Jilon VanOver Fatma Mohamed Niharika Singh
Music:	Jeremy Barnes Nicholas Brawley Karl Steven Yannis Veslemes Stefan Will
Cinematography:	Tyler Lee Cushing Martin Gschlacht Márk Györi Hristos Karamanis Kuba Kijowski Meryem Yavuz
Editing:	Christoph Brunner Matyas Fekete Jarosław Kamiński Yorgos Mavropsaridis Buzz Pierce
Studio:	Legion M EchoWolf Productions Aurum
Runtime:	117 mins
Language:	Austrian German, Bengali, English, German, Greek, Polish, Turkish

The Field Guide To Evil is a 2018 anthology horror film produced by Legion M.^[1] Eight film makers from different countries bring stories or folk tales from their country to the anthology.^[2]

Plot

The film comprises treatises on forbidden love, Greek underworld goblins, medieval Hungarian cobblers and US hillbilly folklore.^[3]

The stories and filmmakers come from:^[4]

• Austria: "The Sinful Women of Hollfall", directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
• Turkey: "Haunted by Al Karisi: The Childbirth Djinn", directed by Can Evrenol
• Poland: "The Kindler and the Virgin", directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska
• United States: "Beware of The Melonheads", directed by Calvin Reeder
• Greece: "Whatever Happened to Panagas the Pagan", directed by Yannis Veslemes
• India: "The Palace of Horrors", directed by Ashim Ahluwalia
• Germany: "A Nocturnal Breath", directed by Katrin Gebbe
• Hungary: "Cobbler’s Lot", directed by Peter Strickland

Cast

• Birgit Minichmayr as Mutter
• Claude Duhamel as Loni
• Jilon VanOver as Chris
• Fatma Mohamed as Boglarka
• Niharika Singh as Sadhvi

Reception

The critical reception has been mostly positive, receiving rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[5] Opening at the SXSW Festival, the film was nominated for the SXSW Gamechanger Award.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crowdfunded Horror Anthology 'The Field Guide to Evil' Gets Official Greenlight After Successful Campaign. Kate. Erbland. 7 February 2017.
2. Web site: THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL to Premiere at SXSW 2018. 19 February 2018 .
3. Web site: Though Flawed, The Field Guide To Evil Is A Must-See For True Horror Fans. Riot. Material. 4 April 2018.
4. Web site: The Field Guide to Evil. www.siff.net. 2018-12-02. 2018-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070734/https://www.siff.net/festival/field-guide-to-evil. dead.
5. Web site: The Field Guide to Evil. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. .
6. Web site: Field Guide to Evil.
7. Web site: SXSW Review: FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL: Loses Its Way, But Still Has Fun. 16 April 2018.