
The Ritual
2017 · MovieFour men take a memorial hike through the Scandinavian wilderness and find a shortcut through forest that has been maintaining its own agenda.
Nothing happens for a while. Then everything does. Curated slow burn horror is built on patience, films that use atmosphere, character, and creeping unease to earn their payoff. If you need a jump scare in the first ten minutes, these aren't for you.

Four men take a memorial hike through the Scandinavian wilderness and find a shortcut through forest that has been maintaining its own agenda.

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