THE WITHERING - a folk nightmare Officially announcing “The Withering” a folk horror short in development. Written and Directed by Scott Naar, written and produced by Sarah Hartman Naar, and produced by Luke Sharp. Brought to you by Superastra Films and Vicious & Co Stay tuned!

After arriving at her dementia-stricken grandmother’s remote cabin to find her nurse missing, a young woman unearths occult secrets that surround her grandmother’s illness and is terrorized by a coven of pagans lurking in the forest around them. #horror #horrorfilm #folkhorror

Happy Halloween. Much like Halloween, the lore of our film “The Withering” revolves around old Celtic spiritualism and nature worship. The rituals, incantations, spells, and practices seen in the film are all accurate to old world Celtic pagan groups. #horrorfilm #folkhorror

“The Withering” utilizes real lore from ancient pagan societies dedicated to occult practices that show the woods as a beautiful, yet darkly haunting place where the old god’s powers still linger — a place where modern folk aren’t welcome and cult-like groups still linger.

Hecate's wheel is an ancient Greek symbol and an emblem of the Moon Goddess Hecate and her Triple Goddess aspect. The second century text, “”The Chaldean Oracle", describes the symbol as a labyrinthine serpent, representing rebirth and renewal. #horror #folkhorror #horrorfilm

The Withering Script Excerpt: “Imogen sits in her chair, staring out her window at the woods” #horrorfilm #horrorshort #folkhorror #indiefilm #independentfilm #horror #filmmaking #crowdfunding #thewithering

Our new short film “The Withering” will leave you feeling unsettled and uneasy. It is quiet, eery, haunting. A folk nightmare, coming soon… #horror #folkhorror #horrorfilm #shortfilm #folk #horrorshort #film #filmmaking #filmmaker #indiefilm #fundraising #seedandspark

While we celebrate this season of thanks inside our homes, that are hopefully not this creepy, we look to the rituals and celebrations of the past. An aspect of “The Withering” is the use of a ritual inspired by real pagan practices. #horrorshort #folkhorror #horrorfilm

The Mortar and Pestle: A central part of rituals in old folk magic. One of the most infamous rumored uses (false of course) is that witches would kill babies and other innocents and mash up their remains in the mortar and pestle to make witch ointment to fly on brooms.

Mood reel for our project “The Withering”. A compilation of clips from various folk horror intended represent the atmosphere of our film as well as a hint at the story. At the end of this month we launch our Seed&Spark crowdfunding campaign! Stay tuned…

We are getting so close to filming. So excited to bring this film to life. This guy, he’s Cernunnos - the horned god. Stay tuned… #horrorfilm #folkhorror #indiefilm

The Forest Speaks: Isolated, quiet, and with a language all its own. Listen close and you may hear what it has to say. #horrorshort #folkhorror #horrorfilm #folklore #indiehorror

We launch our Seed&Spark campaign for our new folk horror proof of concept very soon!!! So excited for this one. The Withering for more about the spooky things we have in store. #horrorshort #folkhorror #horror #horrorfilm #thewithering

This upcoming Monday, February 26th we launch our Seed&Spark fundraising campaign for “The Withering.” We have some amazing incentives for donating and we’d love to have you as part of this folk horror nightmare! #folkhorror #horrorshort #horrorfilm #seedandspark #folklore

Our Seed&Spark fundraising campaign for our folk horror film “The Withering” is NOW OPEN! We have some amazing rewards and would love to have you onboard as part of this adventure! seedandspark.com/fund/thewither…

It’s Day 2 of our Seed&Spark campaign for our film “The Withering.” It’s essential for our success to make sure things get off to a flying start! If you can donate or even just share our campaign it would mean the world to us. seedandspark.com/fund/thewither…