Ritual
A long time ago Tom loved Lovely. They were married and everything was perfect, at least for a little while. But that was then and this is now. Lovely has just killed a man in cold blood after he tried to drug and kidnap her in a motel. She calls Tom to help but now they've found a VHS tape that depicts a satanic ritual in which a woman is murdered. Lovely desperately wants to leave and they do, but Tom forgot his engraved lighter in the room, and when they go back to find it, the dead body appears missing.
Why it matters
A tense, low-key psychological horror that blends intimate relationship drama with creeping occult dread.
- Anchored by grounded performances that sell the slow unraveling of trust and trauma.
- Uses VHS tapes and motel settings to evoke a retro analog unease, nodding to ’80s and ’90s indie horror aesthetics.
- Subverts satanic ritual tropes by focusing on personal consequences rather than flashy scares.
- For fans of minimalist, character-driven horror that lingers in memory rather than on the screen.
Director
6 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
66
Psychological
14
Supernatural
100
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
0
Survival
33
