father is off fighting in some un-
named conflict. It’s the beginning
of the industrial revolution and the
valleys of Snowdonia are being
torn apart to make way for slate
quarries. Unfortunately for Gwen
and Elen, their farm is slap bang
in the middle of the site where the
local slate baron intends digging
out his next quarry. A financial of-
fer has been made, but Elen refus-
es to leave the family home.
At night, Gwen is disturbed by
strange noises, and the following
day the women return from church
to find a sheep’s heart nailed to
their front door. The next morning
they wake to find their sheep have
all been slaughtered. Gwen notes
this as ominous, as their neigh-
bors’ sheep were mysteriously
massacred in similar fashion just
before their farm was burnt down.
Does the same fate await Gwen
and her family? Are the baron’s
men behind such intimidation or is
a more unnatural force at play?
Elements of folk-horror - a sub-
genre undergoing a recent revival
with the likes of The Witch and
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