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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!

Best episode
S2E4 7 Days of Hell
7.567 votes
Worst episode
S1E2 Tatami
4.8200 votes
Top season
Season 2
6.4avg
Binge time
11h 15m
13 episodes

Seasons2

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Folklore Season 2 Episode 4 - 7 Days of Hell
    7.5/10(67 votes)
    S2:E4

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

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  2. Folklore Season 2 Episode 2 - The Day the Wind Blew
    7.2/10(70 votes)
    S2:E2

    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:Unknown

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  3. Folklore Season 2 Episode 3 - Broker of Death
    6.7/10(55 votes)
    S2:E3

    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.

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  4. Folklore Season 1 Episode 1 - A Mother's Love
    6.4/10(299 votes)
    S1:E1

    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

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  5. Folklore Season 2 Episode 1 - The Rope
    6.3/10(52 votes)
    S2:E1

    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.

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  6. Folklore Season 2 Episode 5 - Grandma's Kiss
    6.3/10(49 votes)
    S2:E5

    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.

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  8. Folklore Season 1 Episode 4 - Pob
    6.0/10(124 votes)
    S1:E4

    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.

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  9. Folklore Season 1 Episode 5 - Toyol
    5.8/10(102 votes)
    S1:E5

    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

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  10. Folklore Season 1 Episode 6 - Mongdal
    5.8/10(102 votes)
    S1:E6

    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:Unknown

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  11. Folklore Season 2 Episode 7 - Ayizah, Ayizah
    5.5/10(26 votes)
    S2:E7

    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.

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  12. Folklore Season 2 Episode 6 - The Excursion
    5.3/10(37 votes)
    S2:E6

    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.

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  13. Folklore Season 1 Episode 3 - Nobody
    5.5/10(145 votes)
    S1:E3

    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

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  14. Folklore Season 1 Episode 2 - Tatami
    4.8/10(200 votes)
    S1:E2

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"7 Days of Hell" is the best rated episode of Folklore. It scored 7.5/10 from 67 votes. Directed by Erik Matti and written by Michiko Yamamoto, it aired on December 5, 2021. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Day the Wind Blew".

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