Ep. 087: The Ritual (2018)

Hey, Horror fans! Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly, Episode 087. This week, your late-night Horror hosts — Jay of the Dead, Channy “the Fainting Goat” Dreadful and Mister Watson — bring you a Feature Review of a great little Horror flick from Netflix called The Ritual (2018). We also bring you a Micro Horror Movie … Continue reading "Ep. 087: The Ritual (2018)"

Hey, Horror fans! Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly, Episode 087. This week, your late-night Horror hosts — Jay of the Dead, Channy “the Fainting Goat” Dreadful and Mister Watson — bring you a Feature Review of a great little Horror flick from Netflix called The Ritual (2018). We also bring you a Micro Horror Movie Review of the brand-new 2021 sci-fi horror flick, “In the Earth.” Remember, you’re always welcome to call and leave us a voicemail at (801) 215-9704. Join us!

Note: This episode was recorded on April 19, 2021, and released on May 2, 2021.

This weekly Horror movie podcast brings you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (We’re defining “recent” as any Horror movie released within the last five years, so now that it’s 2021, we’ll be covering Horror films from 2016 to the present.) And we always reveal next week’s pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Join us, and thanks for listening!

SHOW NOTES:

Introduction

— Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly Episode 087

— KevPal sends Jay some VHS tapes from “the last Blockbuster”

— Mister Watson’s son finds “Evil Dread 2” on VHS

MICRO HORROR MOVIE REVIEWS

Jay of the Dead = In the Earth (2021) = 3 ( Avoid )

– Mister Watson’s pick for this week: The Ritual (2018)

[ 00:11:29 ] – Feature Review: The Ritual (2018)

Genre Classification: Survival Horror / Horror in the Wild / Beastly Freak (Creature Feature) / et al.

Netflix Premise:

Four friends with a long-standing but strained connection take a hiking trip into the Swedish wilderness, from which they may never return.

Ratings and Recommendations: The Ritual (2018)

Jay of the Dead = 8 ( Buy it! / Stream on Netflix) revised rating

Channy Dreadful = 9.5 ( Buy it! / Stream on Netflix)

Mister Watson = 9.5 ( Buy it! / Stream on Netflix )

Next on Episode 088: Saint Maud (2021) — Jay of the Dead’s pick

Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead

Links for this episode:

Hear Channy Dreadful’s guest appearance on Horror Movie Podcast

Hear Mister Watson’s guest appearance on 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror

Links for Channy Dreadful:

Check out Channy’s TikTok

Channy on Facebook

Twitter: @ChannyDreadful

Jay recommends Channy’s Article on Cujo

Channy on Hereditary with Ron Martin on The Resurrection of Zombie 7 Podcast

Channy Dreadful Archives on The Resurrection of Zombie 7

Instagram: Strawberry Crush Creations

Links for Mister Watson:

Twitter: @WatZeeParty

Podcast: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show

Facebook: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show/Horror Corridor

Jay of the Dead’s other podcasts: ConsideringTheCinema.com

Jay’s HORROR-only content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com

Jay’s monthly show (all genres): Movie Podcast Weekly.com

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