Happy 20th episode! On today's show, Val and Ron go deep in the woods to talk about 2017's The Ritual, how tent camping may be forever ruined for Veronica and the longing that Val has now for her very own monster of the woods as brought to life by Ben White, who served as The Ritual's VFX supervisor, and by concept artist Keith Thompson!
Next film discussion: 2020's The Binding on April 29th!
Reminder: The next SS Book Club pick has been made and we're reading The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Book club discussion coming in May! Find out all the good stuff about book club by visiting https://www.screamsister.com/.
**Val and Ron will be at the Texas Haunters Convention July 13th and 14th in Mesquite, TX and you can join! Visit https://www.texashauntersconvention.com/ to get your tix and use SISTER24 at checkout.
**This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences. Be advised.
Scream Sister is a Ness production hosted by Veronica and Valerie. Editing by Valerie. Music by Omar Chakor. Special thanks to Lorenzo Villarreal and Alex Street for production support for this episode.
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Episode Resources:
The Netflix Movie That Combined Survival Horror With Cult Folklore
A Netflix Horror Movie Will Make Sure You Never Go Hiking Again
https://screenrant.com/ritual-movie-creature-jotunn-origin-norse-mythology-explained/
Rafe Spall & Robert James Collier | The Ritual Interviews | Toronto International Film Festival
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/12/the-ritual-review-rafe-spall-brit-horror
https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/the-ritual-review-1202553302/
https://youtu.be/VwmJ-IckZ3U?si=3EcqmpV350kxNxAw - Adam Nevill - The Ritual | The Shorely
