4.8/10188 votesLoading...#1 - 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
5.5/10139 votesLoading...#2 - 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
5.7/1095 votesLoading...#3 - 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
5.9/1096 votesLoading...#4 - 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
6.0/10117 votesLoading...#5 - 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
6.0/1031 votesLoading...#6 - 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
6.2/1019 votesLoading...#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
6.3/1045 votesLoading...#8 - 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
6.3/1039 votesLoading...#9 - 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
6.4/10279 votesLoading...#10 - 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
6.7/1045 votesLoading...#11 - 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
7.2/1057 votesLoading...#12 - 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
7.3/1051 votesLoading...#13 - 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 Worst Episodes of Folklore
Every episode of Folklore ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Folklore!
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Tatami" is the worst rated episode of "Folklore". It scored 4.8/10 based on 188 votes. Directed by Takumi Saitoh and written by Tomoki Kanazawa, Masato Tanno, it aired on 10/14/2018. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Nobody".