… The Severed Sun is a deeply immersive and atmospheric folk horror in the truest, traditional sense – unlike some recent additions to this subgenre. It isn’t a cash-in based on the success of something like Midsommar as it’s a work truly stepped in distinctly British (or European), horror, nor is it a movie that simply presents the conventions of the genre in a neat fashion without any inclination to examine them or approach them in any meaningful, creative way (yes, I’m looking at you Lord of Misrule). A deeply ambiguous movie, The Severed Sun intentionally presents its audience with a puzzle to savour and return to – one which affords them the opportunity to create their own interpretations and ideas about what they might have seen. It’s a remarkable achievement considering its time restraints and budget, and the film’s experimental and unnervingly atmospheric electronic soundtrack, written and performed by Brain Rays adds to the experience. It’s an auteur’s work – a beautifully considered movie in which all its key components work in harmony and has Puckett’s fingerprints all over it, and once again I’m left hoping to see more in the future.