Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
I watched Midsommar a few months back, and as a practicing pagan I had some thoughts about its representation of paganism, and how the horror genre as a whole treats these religions. SPOILERS for #Midsommar and other films mentioned
Videos cited:
Wisecrack "MIDSOMMAR: Is it Deep or Dumb?" youtube.com/watch?v=7t_-uSrPmrA
Comic Book Girl 19 "Epic Review: MIDSOMMAR" youtube.com/watch?v=hTa0fEkE1OY
Scarlet Ravenswood "A PAGAN'S REVIEW OF MIDSOMMAR" youtube.com/watch?v=bg4A3aJl-nU
Arith Härger "The Tradition Behind Midsommar" youtube.com/watch?v=nRwSnNXrp7I
Acolytes of Horror "How Midsommar Brainwashes You" youtube.com/watch?v=gr2j0o_B2mw
Film clips from:
Midsommar
The Wicker Man
The Blood on Satan's Claw
Kill List
A Field in England
Apostle
Wake Wood
The Ritual
Penda's Fen
Equus
Articles:
Aufderbruck-Londres, D. (2016). The Representation of Paganism in modern Anglo-Saxon Popular Culture: Paganism in Movies and TV Series.
http://dante.univ-tlse2.fr/2462/1/Don.Aufderbruck-Londres_master1.pdf
Hoadley, E. (2016). Discrimination and modern Paganism: a study of religion and contemporary social climate (Doctoral dissertation, University of Pittsburgh).
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/28559/1/Hoadley_BPhil_Thesis_Final.pdf
"Cults, human sacrifice and pagan sex: how folk horror is flowering again in Brexit Britain", The Guardian, 2017 theguardian.com/film/2017/apr/30/folk-horror-cults-sacrifice-pagan-sex-kill-list
"Devils and debauchery: why we love to be scared by folk horror", The Guardian, 2019 theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/28/devils-and-debauchery-why-we-love-to-be-scared-by-folk-horror
Music:
Midsommar soundtrack by Bobby Krlic
A Field in England soundtrack by Jim Williams
Equus soundtrack by Richard Rodney Bennett
Blanck Mass - Chernobyl
The Path of the Goblin King - Kevin MacLeod
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You can help the HK pro-democracy movement a great deal by going out to protest on #FridaysforFreedom in your local city. Check out protest information here: https://www.now.world/
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I watched Midsommar a few months back, and as a practicing pagan I had some thoughts about its representation of paganism, and how the horror genre as a whole treats these religions. SPOILERS for #Midsommar and other films mentioned
Videos cited:
Wisecrack "MIDSOMMAR: Is it Deep or Dumb?" youtube.com/watch?v=7t_-uSrPmrA
Comic Book Girl 19 "Epic Review: MIDSOMMAR" youtube.com/watch?v=hTa0fEkE1OY
Scarlet Ravenswood "A PAGAN'S REVIEW OF MIDSOMMAR" youtube.com/watch?v=bg4A3aJl-nU
Arith Härger "The Tradition Behind Midsommar" youtube.com/watch?v=nRwSnNXrp7I
Acolytes of Horror "How Midsommar Brainwashes You" youtube.com/watch?v=gr2j0o_B2mw
Film clips from:
Midsommar
The Wicker Man
The Blood on Satan's Claw
Kill List
A Field in England
Apostle
Wake Wood
The Ritual
Penda's Fen
Equus
Articles:
Aufderbruck-Londres, D. (2016). The Representation of Paganism in modern Anglo-Saxon Popular Culture: Paganism in Movies and TV Series.
http://dante.univ-tlse2.fr/2462/1/Don.Aufderbruck-Londres_master1.pdf
Hoadley, E. (2016). Discrimination and modern Paganism: a study of religion and contemporary social climate (Doctoral dissertation, University of Pittsburgh).
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/28559/1/Hoadley_BPhil_Thesis_Final.pdf
"Cults, human sacrifice and pagan sex: how folk horror is flowering again in Brexit Britain", The Guardian, 2017 theguardian.com/film/2017/apr/30/folk-horror-cults-sacrifice-pagan-sex-kill-list
"Devils and debauchery: why we love to be scared by folk horror", The Guardian, 2019 theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/28/devils-and-debauchery-why-we-love-to-be-scared-by-folk-horror
Music:
Midsommar soundtrack by Bobby Krlic
A Field in England soundtrack by Jim Williams
Equus soundtrack by Richard Rodney Bennett
Blanck Mass - Chernobyl
The Path of the Goblin King - Kevin MacLeod
SUPPORT HONG KONG DEMOCRACY!
You can help the HK pro-democracy movement a great deal by going out to protest on #FridaysforFreedom in your local city. Check out protest information here: https://www.now.world/
My Instagram: instagram.com/emiloid_reads
My Twitter: twitter.com/sturm_und_drang
My Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/11492243-emily-l
