The Hawthorn Effigy in the Parlour

10/25/2026
By NeuraScene
gallery1970sFolk Fantasy Horror
A 1970s film still of a wiry woman in a knit sweater and Dr. Martens recoiling from a tall hawthorn and bone effigy in a sunlit stone cottage.

In a damp stone cottage, a visiting folklorist recoils from a towering, pagan effigy of woven hawthorn and sheep skulls that has taken root in the floorboards. Shot on 16mm Kodak Ektachrome Commercial 7252 with an Eclair ACL and Kinoptik lens, the naturalistic daylight blooms violently through the leaded window, while the muted colours of the aged print have drifted toward a haunting magenta.

From NeuraScene's ontology

  • Era: 1970s
  • Genre: Folk Fantasy Horror (film still)
  • Captured on: Eclair ACL, Kinoptik Lenses, Kodak Ektachrome Commercial (ECO) 7252
  • Wardrobe: Dr. Martens
  • Look: Color palette: Muted · Lighting style: Naturalistic · Composition: Rule of Thirds

Each image in this gallery is set in a world drawn at random from NeuraScene's ontology of eras and genres, and made with the cameras, lenses, film stocks and artistic media that genre really used.

Curatorial Notes & Visual Direction
Era / Style
1970s
Genre
Folk Fantasy Horror
Visual Medium
Film still
Aspect Ratio
16:9 (2752×1536)

In a damp stone cottage, a visiting folklorist recoils from a towering, pagan effigy of woven hawthorn and sheep skulls that has taken root in the floorboards. Shot on 16mm Kodak Ektachrome Commercial 7252 with an Eclair ACL and Kinoptik lens, the naturalistic daylight blooms violently through the leaded window, while the muted colours of the aged print have drifted toward a haunting magenta.

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