Naprata

My favourite subgenres of horror are without a doubt found footage and folk horror. Well, Naprata was right up my back alley. A television crew from Belgrade goes to a remote village in Serbia to film a news report on domestic abuse. The crew then meets up with a local expert on the supernatural and paranormal, when he offers them to film a ritual of summoning an ancient demon, called Naprata.

Coming from the Balkans, I absolutely ate this one up, since our folklore has so much potential when it comes to bone chilling and creepy myths and stories.

The acting in Naprata was quite convincing, despite the low budget, and also the costume design and make up for the demon was brilliantly haunting.

The director has also written a novel with the same name that expands on the original story, with many more details and character depths that could obviously not be explored in a movie.

Looking forward to seeing what Mladen is cooking up next, as this was a promising debut in the world of horror cinema.