Back in 2009, a film called Midsommar – about a girl who goes to a festival in Sweden with her boyfriend – deceived us.

On the surface, it was peak ’cottagecore’ – floral crowns, plaited hair, billowing dresses and frolicking in fields. It turned out to be one of the most terrifying films that this writer has ever watched. There’s just something particularly unnerving about watching the horror that lurks behind such an idyllic façade expose itself.

Now, a new film called Lamb is proving that the ‘creepy cottagecore’ genre is here to stay.

Lamb is the creepy cottagecore film that’s freaking everybody out