Horror Movies Based on Folklore
Enjoy Supernatural Terror? You’ll Love These 10 Horror Films Based on Folklore
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Based on the manga and anime series of the same name, Netflix's Death Note is a Westernized reimagining of the franchise. The film follows a young man who finds a supernatural notebook that is able to kill anyone whose name is written in it. Each death note has a Shinigami — a Japanese death god — bound to it that carries out the instructions written in the book by its owner.