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The Ritual
The Ritual | Adam Nevill
When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his well-heeled friends, tensions rise. With limited experience between them, a shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives. Lost, hungry, and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, Luke figures things couldn't possibly get any worse. But then they stumble across an old habitation. Ancient artefacts decorate the walls and there are bones scattered upon the dry floors. The residue of old rites and pagan sacrifice for something that still exists in the forest. Something responsible for the bestial presence that follows their every step. As the four friends stagger in the direction of salvation, they learn that death doesn't come easy among these ancient trees . . .
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BookMaven9
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️having always been afraid of being lost in the woods, this scary, claustrophobic book is intense and will make you think twice about hiking lol. The first half is definitely better than the last half but still a page turner.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 6mo
BookMaven9 ♥️🐾 6mo
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AmandaBlaze
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Scary 😱 13mo
AmandaBlaze It‘s one of my favorite books by Nevill. The movie isn‘t bad either. 13mo
Eggs Great choice! Might be too creepy for me, I‘m a wimp 😂 13mo
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Cazxxx
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Pickpick

Folk horror and mythology, right up my street! I read this over two days and found it hard to put down. Creepy and atmospheric rather than scary, I‘ve enjoyed all of this authors work so far

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Nalbuque
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Pickpick

Contains some dragging along the way but it was a good story, with some pretty scary scenes. Not the best horror book I‘ve read but a great way to kick October off 🎃

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PezFilledCookies
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“You didn‘t need to be sentient out here, just afraid all the time and quick to act when the world suddenly felt wrong around you; too still, too easy. That‘s when you died out here.” Super Spooky Saturday. So far so good, until it gets dark….
👻
#CurrentlyReading #HorrorFiction #Bookstagram #TheRitual #AdamNevill

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Michellesibs
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Mehso-so

Full disclosure, I'd already seen the Netflix adaptation before reading this one which I thought was pretty good so hopes were high when I went into this book.

This book is split into two parts and part one was brilliant, part two not so much. Even knowing what was going to happen I was jumpy, the atmosphere was intense and I fully admit that I couldn't read this before sleeping.

Part two really let the book down for me unfortunately.

BookDragonNotWorm That cover though! 😱 3y
Michellesibs @BookDragonNotWorm Yeah, the cover is something! There's something about woods that we are programmed to fear and the author did a great job with that part! Very freaky! 3y
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brittanyreads
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1. In a tent backpacking in the mountains or on the bank of a Florida spring!
2. Camp Sunshine
3. The Ritual (tagged) keeps coming to mind. It's a creepy camp story. Spooky camp stories are my favorite! It's also a movie on Netflix.
4. Finish my current reads, audiowalks, and read a spooky camp story! Maybe watch the Fear Street camp movie, too!

#litsysummercampreadathon
@ImperfectCJ

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TheRiehlDeal
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Day 4- #theblairwitchproject #horrorseason

Have not read the book yet, but I loved the movie!

@Klou

Klou This sounds great!! 4y
Therewillbebooks The book has been on my TBR for years. 4y
TheRiehlDeal @Therewillbebooks Yeah, this has been on my TBR for awhile. I need to read/listen to this down the road. 4y
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DanaAnne
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On to the next. Loved this weird and scary movie. Ready for some scares on Audible!

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charlotteamber
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Pickpick

Four friends embark on a hike together but it all turns very nasty and extremely creepy! I'm a wimp at heart but secretly (not so secret now) enjoyed this one. It goes from being fairly normal with a hint of horror to just plain messed up. Not sure I could handle the film adaptation though! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Caroline2 I enjoyed this book. The film is good too but quite different. 5y
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jungleclams
The Ritual | Adam Nevill
Panpan

im led to believe he was getting paid by the word

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FantasyChick
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Pickpick

If I needed another reason to not hike in the woods, this book just gave me about 6. *shiver*
Horror books are generally pretty wordy so I wasn't surprised that there was enough description in this to put me to sleep but this was so unsettling that I didn't want to out it down, especially closer to the end. Don't read before bed....it might not give you nightmares, but you might have some weird-ass dreams 😂

#scarathlon #teamslaughter @Clwojick

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FantasyChick
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Think I can get an hour in before I need to try and sleep tonight.

This is already promising for it's creepy factor! 😈

#scarathlon #teamslaughter @Clwojick

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FantasyChick
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Just a little bedtime reading ☠

I didn't realize how long this book was when I bought it. I really need to start checking page numbers 😂

#scarathlon #teamslaughter @Clwojick

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RavenclawOwlCat
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Pickpick

“Moder was coming home now.” Entertaining read! One of my first “horror” books.

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Craftylikefox
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The Ritual
Ray Bradbury
Rainbow Brite, Rear Window, The Ritual
Rice
#manicmonday #letterr @JoScho

JoScho I still haven‘t read this book yet. 6y
Craftylikefox @Joscho It‘s been high on my list to read! And the Netflix movie was good. (edited) 6y
JoScho I saw the movie and thought it was delightfully creepy. 6y
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brittanyreads
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The #monster in this book scared the 💩 out of me!
Any story that takes place in the middle of the woods scares the bejesus outta me every time!
Do you have any creepy forest stories you can recommend!?
#blackcatchallenge @Clwojick

ripley_reads Just randomly thought about that time we went to key west and went through that trail in the forest and I told y‘all that ghost story lol!!! 6y
brittanyreads @LindsayRipley 😂😂 Shane was so scared!! 6y
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brittanyreads
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🖤 Halloween & Scream
🧡 Snickers + Kit Kats
🖤 The tagged book creeped me the hell out.
🧡 Jack-o-Lanterns
🖤 Heck ya!!
🧡 Gimme all the witchy stuff!
🖤 An adorable little bat.

@JoScho #thisishalloween

JoScho 🎃🖤🎃 6y
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8leagueboot
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Watching The Ritual with The Bearded One just a few feet away playing video games as a safety blanket. #pagetoscreen

DiruVamp Let me know what you think 😉 7y
PirateJenny I thought the movie was fantastic. Less gore than the book but the creep factor was equally high. If you enjoyed the book, I recommend the movie. 7y
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DiruVamp
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Has anyone else seen this on Netflix? The book was INSANE and the preview looks to be very promising. Gonna check it out....and keep the lights on 😂😳

Bookzombie In my old age 😉,I can only watch scary movies during the day. Scary books I can read almost any time. Weird, right? 7y
FantasyChick I literally just finished watching it haha. It was ok. Different for sure! My son watched it with us so it wasn't overly scary. Let know what you think! 7y
[DELETED] 3803335244 I watched it last night. It was good but not scary. 7y
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DiruVamp @Bookzombie I am such a scardey cat but yeah scary books I can handle much better than movies. Except Hex that book freaked me out 😂 7y
DiruVamp @FantasyChick @ForeverNerdy definitely different from the book and so far so good on the scare factor 😬 7y
Cupofjo @DiruVamp I‘m a scaredy cat too with movies! 😜 yet it‘s my fav kind of books!! 7y
DiruVamp @FantasyChick you were right. Not scary and yeah just ok. 7y
sprainedbrain This book has been on my tbr for a long time... do you recommend the book or the movie, Kirsten? 😃 7y
FantasyChick Yeah it wasn't as good as it looked. From the sounds of it, the book is better so I might have to add it to my TBR 😊 7y
DiruVamp @sprainedbrain definitely the book! If you want to watch the movie - watch it first and then read the book. As usual the book was soooo much better 😉 7y
DiruVamp @FantasyChick i would definitely recommend the book. It is bizarre....in a good way 🤓 7y
sprainedbrain @DiruVamp naturally! Lol. Thanks! 7y
FantasyChick I trust your recs @DiruVamp Stacked!!! 👍 7y
DiruVamp @FantasyChick 😊 let me know what you think! 7y
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julesG
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PirateJenny PSA: the movie airs on Netflix next week! It got wonderful reviews in the UK. I have been dying to see it since October 7y
julesG @PirateJenny Oh! Didn't know there was a film. I remember this book quite well because it was my first kindle book and I found it quite 'meh'. But that's probably just me, I'm hard to scare. 😉 7y
PirateJenny @julesG it didn't scare me, but I thought it was atmospheric and creepy. It takes a lot to scare me as well. 😊 7y
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julesG @PirateJenny I bought it because the blurb was so promising. Then I was disappointed, because I had figured it out around the middle of the story. Yes, atmospheric, but I wanted more bone chilling creepiness. 7y
PirateJenny @julesG that's fair. I gave up judging a book by if I can figure it out a long time ago. If I can't, it's just an extra bonus for me. It's a job hazard 7y
PirateJenny damn. hit send too soon. Sometimes I'll be working on a book that I'm also reading and I will end up knowing the ending because of that. (Most memorable time this happened was the paperback of In the Woods.) So I've learned to enjoy books anyway. It's either that or become a grumpy old lady. And my cat already has to deal with my curmudgeon husband ☺ 7y
julesG @PirateJenny 😁 You're right. And I didn't exactly judge the book by my figuring it out early, it just took the wind out of the sails of the story. If that metaphor makes any sense. 7y
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HiddenGemBooks
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Four university friends reunite for a hiking trip in the wilderness. They have little left in common and tensions rise as they struggle to connect. Frustrated and tired they take a shortcut that turns their hike into a nightmare.

Lost, hungry and surrounded by forest, they stumble across an isolated house. Inside, they find remains of rites, pagan sacrifices, and unidentifiable bones. A place of dark ritual that is still present in the woods.

BookBabe Sounds interesting! 7y
Nuwanda Sounds fun! I have another book of his I'd like to read soon. They all sound like spooky good times! 7y
PirateJenny I love this book and I can't wait for the movie to get to the States! It'll be on Netflix but I don't know when yet 7y
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Vchurch91
The Ritual | Adam Nevill
Mehso-so

The beginning to this book was great, really caught your attention and was creepy. However the ending was a little bit disappointing. Would still recommend though!

DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉📚👍😀Hope you enjoy it here! 7y
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KimM
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Looked forward all day to coming home and opening my #HalloweenGoesPostal goodies. Everything is so cute and these books are awesomely creepy picks. Thanks @DiruVamp I love some "messed up" horror.

Thanks again for organizing @BookishMarginalia This was really fun!

DiruVamp So glad you like everything and I hope the books don‘t disappoint! They‘re pretty great! Happy Halloween 👻🎃🦇💀⚰️ 7y
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PirateJenny
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If there are any people who are #cursed it's the guys in this #spooky book. But if you love creepy books, you are in for a #treat. (Stupid Nook app wouldn't let me take a pic of the cover so title pg it is. ) #uncannyOctober @RealLifeReading

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Caroline2
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Pickpick

This starts as a Blair Witch Project set up with grumpy middle aged men but then it goes soooo crazy and dark and scary! 😲 Full of suspense, gore and scares I was completely gripped and finished it in just two sittings, I had to find out how it ended!!! 😱 a bit Stephen king/dean koontz in style, a cracking horror book and scary read! 🙈

MrBook Nice review and pic! 7y
TrishB Sounds great 👍 7y
Caroline2 @MrBook thanks, it's been yearsss since I've read a real horror book! 👍🏻 7y
Caroline2 @TrishB yeah it was better than I expected, esp after the slow start, I nearly bailed!! 😦 7y
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Caroline2
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Oh this sounds like the perfect Halloween read! 👻 I have a massive stack of spooky reads ready for October so I go and buy more?! What's wrong with me?!?! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Bookworm54 Your cushion is gorgeous! 😍 7y
Caroline2 @Bookworm54 thanks, it's from eBay! 😉 7y
JazzFeathers Nothing 😊 7y
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julesG
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#MonsterMadness2017 @LibrarianRyan #TheCreatureFromTheBlackLagoonOrTheSwampThing

What's hidden in this forest could be either, could be nothing, or could be pure imagination.
If you walk #InTooDeep, you might not be able to get out again.
It's pretty #Garish what happens.

#Rocktober @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB
#UncannyOctober @RealLifeReading

PirateJenny Movie comes out a week from tomorrow! 7y
julesG @PirateJenny Not sure I want to see it, though. 😀 7y
PirateJenny @julesG Yeah I can understand that. I'm personally very excited. I'm a very hard nut to crack when it comes to getting scared. 7y
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LibrarianRyan 👍🏻👻🤓 7y
julesG @PirateJenny I didn't find the book as scary as I had anticipated. For no apparent reason I thought I had read a similar story before. 7y
BarbaraBB Well played!! 7y
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julesG
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It's been some time since the kindle were all assembled on one table. I should have added the laptop and mobile to this, since I'm using the App on both.
My first book on the kindle was "The Ritual", a great disappointment, but I love my eReaders and never leave the house without one.
#seasonsreadings2016

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DiruVamp
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Wow. Four friends get lost in the deep woods of Sweden while on a holiday and it just goes downhill from there. The first half was fast paced and suspenseful and scary. The second half was a little drawn out and not as action packed but terrifying. Creepy. This would make a phenomenal movie!

MrBook Added! 😁👍🏻 8y
tricours Oh that sounds like the perfect premise for a book for me! I'm just worried factual inaccuracies would ruin the book for me. Does the author add colorful Swedish characters? 8y
DiruVamp @tricours well there is a Norwegian death metal band involved as well as mentions of Odin and Vikings. The four friends aren't from Sweden and there isn't a huge historical theme with the book so I'm not sure. But it was intense for sure! 8y
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DiruVamp
The Ritual | Adam Nevill

Wow this book is flipping intense! I still have about 200 pages to go but my goodness!!

BookishFeminist This is good to hear- this has been on my tbr forever!! 8y
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HiddenGemBooks
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Lost, hungry and surrounded Scandinavian wilderness untouched for millennia, old university friends stumble across an isolated old house. Inside, they find the remains of old rites and pagan sacrifices; artifacts and unidentifiable bones. A place of dark ritual that is still present in the ancient forest, and now they‘re the prey.

#TBR 😱📚

PirateJenny I love this book. So damn creepy! 8y
OutsmartYourShelf I thought it lost the plot in the final third of the book. 8y
julesG @Deangirl Me too. I had high hopes and was fairly disappointed when I got to the end. 8y
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Sweettartlaura
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#allhallowsread pick for #scarybookthatdeservesmorerecognition

READ THIS BOOK!😱. If you want a book you CANNOT put down until you finish, one you dare not sleep on, this is it. I read this last October, & became a lifelong Nevill fan. Scary, scary stuff. Read it, & spread the word📚📚📚

TheLondonBookworm Looks right up my street!!! 8y
brendanmleonard I really liked parts of Last Days by Neville - been meaning to read more of his stuff!! 8y
sprainedbrain Ok, I'm sold! 8y
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brittanyreads
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Pickpick

I'm a big horror movie fan & am trying to get into horror lit. This was def one of the creepiest books I've ever read. Total page turner! You can't read quickly enough to uncover what happens to the group of campers in this book 👀💀👍🏻👍🏻

Demanda This book scared the hell out of me! So good! Have you read any of his other stuff? Last Days is tied with this one for scariest book I've ever read. 8y
brittanyreads No, I haven't read anything else by him! I'll have to check out Last Days :) @Demanda 8y
Demanda You'll love it! 8y
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triskeleseeker
The Ritual | Adam Nevill
Pickpick

Recommended by my sister, who is on a quest to find the scariest horror books and movies. Pretty creepy indeed. The last third of the book didn't go quite where I expected it to go, but it was still fun. Probably helped that I read it while answering the door to trick-or-treaters on Halloween! 🎃

Rebekaaah I agree, the beginning two thirds were really really tense, by once you kind of knew "what" was after them it became a bit dull! 8y
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