Sick Folks of Cinema Ep. 14 The Ritual (2017),
In this week's episode, we go deep into a nordic haunted forest with unknown horrors. What awaits them in the darkness. Let's discuss and review The Ritual (2017) directed by David Bruckner. Based on The Ritual by Adam Nevill. It was released on October 13, 2017.
Synopsis: Reuniting after the tragic death of their friend, four college pals set out to hike through the Scandinavian wilderness. A wrong turn leads them into the mysterious forests of Norse legend, where an ancient evil exists and stalks them at every turn.
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The Ritual/ Horror Facts:
(1.)Moder, or also better known as The Creature, is the main antagonist of Adam Nevill's 2011 British novel The Ritual, and its 2017 film adaptation of the same name. It is an obscure demonic Jötunn that inhabits a forest in Northern Sweden and is venerated by an ancient group of cultists
(2.) What is a Jotun in Norse mythology? A Jötunn (Old Norse: jǫtunn), sometimes anglicised as Jotun (pronounced yōtən), plural: jötnar/jǫtnar or Jotnar, is a giant in Norse mythology, a member of a race of nature spirits with superhuman strength, described as standing in opposition to the races of Æsir and Vanir, although they frequently mingled with or were ...
(3.) 2017's British wilderness horror The Ritual, directed by David Bruckner and written by Joe Barton, has not been officially attributed to any particular true story. ... Basically, in both the true story and The Ritual, a group of young men journeys into the woods without telling anyone back home where they're going or why.
