Moloch
Moloch
Betriek lives on the edge of a bog in the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. She discovers that something is chasing her.
FolknHell reviewedJuly 23, 2025
Andy Davidson, Folk n Hell podcast
From female sacrifice and possession, to the symbolic role of the bog as both graveyard and incubator of past sins, the film's clever exposition through a school play, is accompanied by unsettling possessions, grim ritual murders, and a harrowing ending that pulls no punches.
There are a few moments of over-explanation but Moloch more than deserves your time for its relentless pacing, oppressive atmosphere, and beautifully bleak and utterly shocking finale. It's a film that doesn't let you off the hook-just when you think it's all wrapped up, it delivers a final blow that reframes everything.