


A desperate, intense descent into the depths of somewhere unimaginably ancient and unspeakably evil." -David Moody "'And on the second day things did not get better.' This suitably foreboding opening sentence sets the stage for a dark and mesmerizing horror debut that riffs on Algernon Blackwood's classic story 'The Wendigo.' Hutch, Luke, Dom, and Phil set off on a camping trip in the forests of Sweden, only to find the woods hostile to their explorations.

Deeply disturbing and absolutely riveting." -Jonathan Maberry "A book which preys on our most basic, instinctive fears, then amplifies them ten-fold. "A mind-twisting journey into the dark backwoods of terror. As the four friends stagger in the direction of salvation, they learn that death doesn't come easy among these ancient trees. Something responsible for the bestial presence that follows their every step. The residue of old rites and pagan sacrifice for something that still exists in the forest. Ancient artifacts decorate the walls and there are bones scattered upon the dry floors. But then they stumble across an old habitation. Lost, hungry, and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, Luke figures things couldn't possibly get any worse. With limited experience between them, a shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives. 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. o briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim t. Now a Netflix Original Movie! The Ritual is Adam Nevill's horror novel depicting a group of friends lost in a remote wilderness in Sweden where something supernatural lurks.
