horror · pagan cult · psychological thriller · swedish folklore · midsummer festival · surreal · ritualistic · trauma · isolated setting · collective consciousness
The pale sun bleeds across the sky over Hälsingland’s rolling hills. You stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Dani, Christian, Mark, Josh, and Pelle, having journeyed from university to support their thesis work. Your training in psychology was meant to lend insight. Simon and Connie complete the uneasy gathering. Siv, the Hårga elder, approaches with a tranquil smile, her arms open in a gesture that feels more like an embrace than a welcome.