The film follows a group of friends (led by Rafe Spall, Hot Fuzz, Prometheus, Life of Pi) as they take a hiking vacation in honor of their friend who recently died, but their trip takes a sinister turn once they realize they’re being stalked by an unseen malevolent force that will stop at nothing to ensure they suffer greatly.ĭaily Dead had the opportunity to speak with Bruckner earlier this week, and he discussed his approach to tapping into the horrors of Nevill’s novel, collaborating with Spall as well as the rest of his cast, the inspirations behind the mythology of The Ritual, and more.

For his latest movie, Ritual, Bruckner has adapted Adam Nevill’s novel of the same name. They soon realize that they’ve stumbled into forbidden territory, and something ancient is stalking them, picking them off one by one.Exclusively arriving on Netflix this Friday is The Ritual from filmmaker David Bruckner, who has directed a variety of great genre projects over the last 10 years, including The Signal (which you’ll definitely hear more on later this month for its upcoming anniversary), V/H/S, and Southbound. Instead of sticking to the map, the group tries to save time by taking an unmarked shortcut.

As it’s a horror movie, you can probably guess where this is going. Rather than try to complete the trek, they decide to call it quits and try to figure out the fastest way out of the wooded area. But the friends overcompensate for their abilities and quickly realize that the hike is going to be more tedious than fun, especially since one of them injures his knee early on. Like No One Gets Out Alive, The Ritual has a horrifying monster and incredible creature design.Ī folk horror film, The Ritual follows a group of friends who plan a hiking trip through North Sweden. If that name sounds familiar to you, you might have watched Netflix’s other horror film No One Get Out Alive, also based on one of Nevill’s novels. The Ritual is a British horror film adapted from Adam Nevill’s 2011 novel of the same name.

Starring: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier and Sam Troughton.

Best horror movies on Netflix: The Ritual (2017)

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