Horror Thriller 2012

The ritual by Adam Nevill

Published in Spanish as El ritual (NE)

Now a Netflix Original Movie! The Ritual is Adam Nevill's horror novel depicting a group of friends lost in a remote wilderness in Sweden where something supernatural lurks.

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What it is

Horror in the countryside, with old rites · properly scary

What happens in it

Folk horror Survival

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How it's told

Who tells it
Third person, up close
Its world
A touch of the supernatural

Before you pick it up

Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like stories about holding on, whatever it takes
  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth
  • you want to be properly scared

Maybe not if…

  • you're after something comforting

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