As much as I admit to liking cheesy jump scares and sometimes dumb teenager based horror, David Bruckner’s The Ritual is exactly the kind of adult dread jam I was looking for: an unsettling, moody picture that’s both beautifully shot and well acted, all while drenched in a specific atmosphere that I f’n love. 

Utilizing the incredible landscape for some truly beautiful images, Bruckner’s film (based on novel of the same name) mixes elements of things we’ve seen before, executed maturely, confidently, and most importantly—effectively, as vibes reminiscent of (but not riffing on) The Blair Witch Project & The Descent covered in a rural folk-horror blanket of The Witch & The Wicker Man, all framed with a theme of guilt. The Ritual ignores jump scare tactics as our bickering group of men become more toxic as time goes on. This more than satisfied my lurking Deer Monster needs quite nicely and I’ll be revisiting this again soon.

fellas, it is gay to wander into a scary ritual forest with other men? i mean you're basically looking at wood with a bunch of dudes idk it seems kinda spicy to me /:

and that children is why we should stay indoors and as far away from the woods as humanly possible

Erster Langfilm des Episoden- oder Kurzfilm-Könners. Ganz großer Pluspunkt: Hier wird Horror auch mal bei Tage zelebriert. Was anhand dieser so faszinierenden wie schaurigen Waldkulisse auch herrlich sitzt und wirkt. Ebenfalls groß: Die Musik. Über das ein wenig verschleppte Tempo ab der Hälfte und die Auflösung, die die Grundstimmung und -situation etwas zu einfach abhakt, kann man hinwegsehen. Die Auflösung ist nämlich ansonsten eine echt geile und formschöne Idee. Ein Film, der sich gediegen unter die Haut schleicht und Natur-Ängste abruft.

what would happen if The Witch starred LADS LADS LADS

and you expect me to give shit about those men???nah bitch

such a good monster movie — wasn’t sure what to expect going in but was pleasantly surprised by the conflict build-up, the mystery, AND THE MONSTER! amazing monster design that left me wanting to see more of it (and not less, like in a lot of horror movies featuring similar creatures). the scenery was beautiful & the mood was perfect & consistent. loved the final ‘fight’ scene between Luke and the Jötunn, especially, and the callback to the liquor store that was carried through the film.

This movie has all the right things for a good horror movie, but comes off as a toothless dud. I feel like this could of been better in the hands of another director. Oh well, I heard the book is good.

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I am a horror fanatic who hates most monster movies with a monster reveal. But this one was excellent. Beautiful shots, heat sound work, good horror script with a good amount of heart behind it. 5/5. Found it with boxxy software app, recommend.

I really liked this, it's genuinely scary and it's something really fresh in the horror movies world

90% of this movie was absolutely horrifying and I had to hold onto Fern’s hand. But the last 10% ruined the whole thing and made it more of a joke :/

Was Dollar Store Netflix Sam Rockwell a better movie than, dare I say it, Hereditary?

spooked lads, big moose

essential horror for lads