Midsommar

We’re back and we’re on our Midsommar holiday. Happily, we don’t have anything as horrific as Cliff Richard to contend with. It’s only the usual festivals, drugs and human sacrifice. The locals seem nice enough, although Paul’s comments about their music might be getting to them. Oh well. What’s the worst that could happen?

According to Matt, being made to watch this film.

Main Topic: Midsommar

This episode is our look at the 2019 American/Swedish folk horror film, Midsommar. It is an unusually sun-drenched horror, long in running time and short on action. As you might imagine, this led to some disagreement amongst us as to whether it is the best film of the year or slightly less fun than root canal.

If you don’t like it, just put something else on…

Links

Things we mention in this episode include:

* Lincolnshire Poacher

* Matt’s “Cadenza” scenario from Covert Actions

* Hereditary

* Folk Horror

* The Wicker Man

* NC-17 rating

* Hårga

* Runic alphabets

* Necropants

* Grease

* They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

* Hårgalåten

* The Handmaid’s Tale

* Blood Eagle

* Father Ted

* The Poena cullei, penalty of the sack

* Roman execution methods

* The Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs

On the back: “Having a wonderful time, wish you were here!”

News

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