11 HORRIFYING Films About Cults
7. The Ritual
When five friends are bringing their night-out-on-the-town to a close, two of them - Luke (Rafe Spall) and Rob (Paul Reid) - decide to continue drinking and visit a liquor store. They interrupt an armed robbery and while Luke hides from the burglars, Rob is murdered when he refuses to hand over his wedding ring.
The remaining four friends decide to take a trip to Sweden on a hiking retreat – this was an ambition of Rob’s and they hope the expedition will provide some sense of closure for them all.
So, the four friends find themselves stranded in the wilderness, surrounded by miles of dense forest with no sign of civilization.
When one of the group injures himself, someone suggests they take a shortcut through the forest - and we understand we’re beginning the horror segment of the movie.
Once stranded in the forest they take shelter in a creepy cabin complete with a bizarre effigy, and before long they discover they’re not alone; the forest is home to a murderous cult and a malevolent god.