The Ritual
The Ritual is a Netflix horror film set in the wilderness of Sweden, based upon the novel of the same name by Adam Nevill. In both book and movie versions, the story follows four old friends hiking out in the middle of nowhere in Sweden, with tension gradually mounting between them and disturbing things start to pop up with greater frequency. However, the movie version does make some pretty substantial changes from the novel. First off, the movie opens with the four friends plus an additional friend all gathered at a pub, discussing what they should do on their next holiday. One of them, Rob, suggests hiking in Sweden. After they leave, another of the group, Luke, wants to stop off and get some booze and Rob goes with him. As it turns out, a couple of thugs are robbing the store at that time. Luke manages to hide before the robbers see him, but Rob is caught right in the aisle and is confronted by the thieves, who end up killing him. Fast forward 6 months and the remaining