The Field Guide to Evil

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]

The Field Guide To Evil
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ashim Ahluwalia Can Evrenol Severin Fiala Veronika Franz Katrin Gebbe Calvin Reeder Agnieszka Smoczynska Peter Strickland Yannis Veslemes
Written by	Roberto Bolseto Elif Domanic Can Evrenol Severin Fiala Veronika Franz Katrin Gebbe Calvin Reeder Peter Strickland Yannis Veslemes Silvia Wolkan
Produced by	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
Cinematography	Tyler Lee Cushing Martin Gschlacht Márk Györi Hristos Karamanis Kuba Kijowski Meryem Yavuz
Edited by	Christoph Brunner Matyas Fekete Jarosław Kamiński Yorgos Mavropsaridis Buzz Pierce
Music by	Jeremy Barnes Nicholas Brawley Karl Steven Yannis Veslemes Stefan Will
Production companies	Legion M EchoWolf Productions Aurum
Release date	11 March 2018 (2018-03-11) (U.S.)
Running time	117 mins
Languages	Austrian German, Bengali, English, German, Greek, Polish, Turkish

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 a 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[5] Opening at the SXSW Festival, the film was nominated for the SXSW Gamechanger Award.^[6][7]