The Best Episodes of Folklore Season 1

#1 Fan Favorite
6.4/10(299 votes)
#1 - A Mother's Love
S1:E110/7/2018
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
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Director:Joko Anwar
Writer:Joko Anwar
6.0/10(124 votes)
#2 - Pob
S1:E410/28/2018
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
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Director:Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Writer:Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
5.8/10(102 votes)
#3 - Toyol
S1:E511/4/2018
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
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Director:Ho Yuhang
Writer:Ho Yuhang
5.8/10(102 votes)
#4 - Mongdal
S1:E611/11/2018
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:Unknown
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Director:Lee Sang-woo
Writer:Unknown
5.5/10(145 votes)
#5 - Nobody
S1:E310/21/2018
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
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Director:Eric Khoo
Writer:Amanda Lee Koe
4.8/10(200 votes)
#6 - Tatami
S1:E210/14/2018
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
Writers:Tomoki Kanazawa, Masato Tanno
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Director:Takumi Saitoh
Writers:Tomoki Kanazawa, Masato Tanno