25 frightfully good Nordic horror films to watch this Halloween season

We adore all things Nordic here at Nordic Watchlist, but in particular we are big fans of horror too! So, Alex has put together a comprehensive list of Nordic horrors that are available to be watched (based on UK streaming … Continue reading 25 frightfully good Nordic horror films to watch this Halloween season

Speak No Evil’s director Christian Tafdrup on exploring Scandinavian social awkwardness in his dark Danish horror

Speak No Evil is a film you’re likely going to hear a lot about as it finally gets released this month. Having started the year by debuting at Sundance and proving a pretty big hit there, it has continued to … Continue reading Speak No Evil’s director Christian Tafdrup on exploring Scandinavian social awkwardness in his dark Danish horror

“Not even the Icelandic Film Institute wanted to fund us – they all thought we were insane” – Director Elvar Gunnarsson on his new Icelandic cult horror ‘It Hatched’

Back in March everyone was getting struck down by Covid – no man was spared and that included the director of upcoming (bound to be cult classic) ‘It Hatched‘ – Elvar Gunnarsson. “It has given me some time to get … Continue reading “Not even the Icelandic Film Institute wanted to fund us – they all thought we were insane” – Director Elvar Gunnarsson on his new Icelandic cult horror ‘It Hatched’

Eskil Vogt speaks to Nordic Watchlist about creating his creepy childhood horror ‘The Innocents’

Eskil Vogt has been a pretty busy man – almost a year since his film The Innocents debuted at Cannes Film Festival, (alongside another wonderful film that he co-wrote, The Worst Person In the World), we are finally seeing this … Continue reading Eskil Vogt speaks to Nordic Watchlist about creating his creepy childhood horror ‘The Innocents’

As dark Finnish horror ‘Hatching’ takes flight, we speak to director Hanna Bergholm about her cracking feature debut

‘Hatching‘ is a compelling new psychological thriller and body horror film by Finnish director Hanna Bergholm with a quirky style and and even quirkier storyline. The main character, Tinja, is a adolescent gymnast who’s desperate to be perfect and please … Continue reading As dark Finnish horror ‘Hatching’ takes flight, we speak to director Hanna Bergholm about her cracking feature debut

Things get ‘Odd’ in Netflix’s new series Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes

Netflix just keeps on coming with more and more Nordic goods – and what we are finding so exciting is that they seem to be delivering series’ that we didn’t even know anything about before they’re released! So this one … Continue reading Things get ‘Odd’ in Netflix’s new series Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes