This Chilling, Underseen Folk Horror Shows the Dark Side of American Myths

Lost Child is a rare example of American mythology being used for the basis of a folk horror movie.

March 20, 2025 · 1 min · 13 words · Donald Lawrence

He’s hopping mad.

Fern, played by actor Leven Rambin, looks ahead worriedly, against a backdrop of bare trees in the shape of a child’s face in Lost Child.

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Leven Rambin standing in front of a shelter made of sticks in the middle of the woods in Lost Child.

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A dirty, ragged bunny costume against a backdrop of blacked out eyes on a white background.

Leven Rambin