When American filmmakers want to set their horror movies in someplace remote and scary, they choose Appalachia. Apparently the British choose Sweden. First I saw Midsommer (2019), where some unsuspecting college students stumbled upon an ancient human-sacrifice cult in rural Sweden. Now-- or rather, previously -- The Ritual (2017), four unsuspecting middle-aged men stumble upon an ancient human sacrifice cult in rual Sweden.
The men are:
1. Phil, played by Arsher Ali, who gave us a nude scene in Beaver Falls.
2. Hutch (Robert James-Collier). James-Collier agreed to play a gay character in Downton Abbey because he needed a job, without realizing how horrible it would be -- people thought he was actually gay in real life! Plus it ruined his career. He's relegated to roles in trash like...um...The Ritual.
3. Sam Troughton, top photo, who has played gay characters several times.
4. Philip Hulford as the Monster.
Dicks from another movie after the break
