TL;DR – While it nails the vibes of a film in this space, it didn’t capture me with its narrative, creating a chasm that I could not parse.

Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene.

Disclosure – I was sent a screener of this film.

Lord of Misrule Review Introduction –

I think one of the most possibly terrifying issues a parent could face is a child going missing. I mean, I lost track of my nephew in an IKEA for thirty seconds, and it was terrifying. That pain of not knowing, the loss of all that is dear. It is in that space full of folk-horror tones that we find ourselves today.

So, to set the scene, deep in the countryside, there is the village of Berrow, where church organs still bellow out their ancient chords. The new vicar, Rebecca Holland (Tuppence Middleton), is trying to find her place in a village with an old soul that runs deep. But their world is turned upside down when her daughter Grace (Evie Templeton) is chosen as the ‘Harvest Angel’ and then disappears at the local festival. No one knows where she went, but Rebecca saw her led into the forest by a demon, or someone dressed as one, not that anyone believes her.