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The Best Episodes of Folklore

Every episode of Folklore ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Folklore!

Bringing together some of the most talented Asian directors working within the genre sphere, this new anthology series creates an atmosphere unlike anything that’s come...
Genres:MysteryDrama
Network:HBO Asia

Best Episodes Summary

"7 Days of Hell" is the best rated episode of "Folklore". It scored 7.4/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Erik Matti and written by Michiko Yamamoto, it aired on 12/5/2021. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Day the Wind Blew".

  • 7 Days of Hell
    7.4/1050 votes
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    #1 - 7 Days of Hell

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/5/2021

    A righteous policewoman who believes in justice finds herself in a difficult position when her son becomes a victim of black magic.

    Director: Erik Matti

    Writer: Michiko Yamamoto

  • The Day the Wind Blew
    7.1/1056 votes
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    #2 - The Day the Wind Blew

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/21/2021

    A hardworking student receives tickets to see her favorite artist in concert, but soon finds herself haunted by an eerie presence.

    Director: Seiko Matsuda

    Writer: N/A

  • Broker of Death
    6.7/1044 votes
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    #3 - Broker of Death

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/28/2021

    A single father makes a risky living trading corpses to provide for his daughter's surgery, until a cursed body forces him to decide between saving his business or his family.

    Director: Sitisiri Mongkolsiri

    Writer: N/A

  • A Mother's Love
    6.4/10279 votes
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    #4 - A Mother's Love

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2018

    A single mother and her young son discover a group of dirty and underfed children living in a mansion's attic. Upon saving them and returning them to their families, she has unknowingly snatched these children from their adopted mother - Wewe Gombel - and must now beware her vengeful wrath.

    Director: Joko Anwar

    Writer: Joko Anwar

  • The Rope
    6.3/1045 votes
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    #5 - The Rope

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/2021

    After stumbling upon a suicide cleansing ritual on her wedding night, a newlywed finds her life disrupted by a series of disturbing hauntings that threaten her new marriage.

    Director: Liao Shih-Han

    Writer: Chien Shih-Keng

  • Grandma's Kiss
    6.3/1039 votes
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    #6 - Grandma's Kiss

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/12/2021

    A dejected mother struggles to adapt to her eerie new life in a nursing home, until she realizes that her supernatural roommate could be the key to getting her life back.

    Director: Billy Christian

    Writer: Billy Christian, Andy Oesman

  • Ayizah, Ayizah
    6.2/1019 votes
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    #7 - Ayizah, Ayizah

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/16/2022

    After discovering her employer consults a supernatural being for success, a young housekeeper finds herself seduced by the creature's promise of power and wealth.

    Director: Bradley Liew

    Writer: Bradley Liew, Dodo Dayao

  • Pob
    6.0/10118 votes
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    #8 - Pob

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2018

    A journalist meets with Pob, a Thai ghost, who confesses to a murder. Finally finding an outlet for complaint, Pob explains how the murder happened and requests for his story to be published. However, the journalist declines and the two make a deal of a lifetime.

    Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

    Writer: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

  • The Excursion
    6.0/1031 votes
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    #9 - The Excursion

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/19/2021

    A troubled mother brings her son on an excursion to the beach after their family tragically unravels. At the edge of the sea, a horrifying truth awaits.

    Director: Nicole Midori Woodford

    Writer: N/A

  • Toyol
    5.9/1096 votes
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    #10 - Toyol

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2018

    A Member of Parliament (MP) of a fishing town turns to a mysterious woman who possesses shamanistic powers in order to salvage his town's dire economic situation. She fixes all his problems and the two soon become lovers. However, the woman has a dark secret that threatens to destroy his life.

    Director: Ho Yuhang

    Writer: Ho Yuhang

  • Mongdal
    5.7/1095 votes
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    #11 - Mongdal

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2018

    A mother tries to appease the moods and demands of her borderline psychopathic son. When a new girl comes to town, her son falls quickly and deeply for the new girl and is determined to win her over possibly even against her will. When things take a tragic turn, his mother will stop at nothing to make her son happy even if it means finding a bride to join him in the afterlife.

    Director: Lee Sang-woo

    Writer: N/A

  • Nobody
    5.5/10139 votes
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    #12 - Nobody

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2018

    A Pontianak is awakened when a foreman and a construction worker attempt to bury the body of a dead girl instead of burning her. A series of unfortunate events begin to occur at the construction site.

    Director: Eric Khoo

    Writer: Amanda Lee Koe

  • Tatami
    4.8/10188 votes
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    #13 - Tatami

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2018

    A murder scene writer returns home to attend his father's funeral and begins to experience constant flashbacks of his childhood. He then discovers a secret door in the house that leads to a room that hides a horrifying secret from his family's past.

    Director: Takumi Saitoh

    Writer: Tomoki Kanazawa, Masato Tanno