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Midsommar

  1. sunscream
    13 Great Horror Movies That Take Place During the DayWhy should nighttime have a monopoly on scaring the crap out of you?
    By James Grebey
  2. vulture lists
    10 Essential Swedish Horror FilmsExploring the Scandinavian nation’s great cinematic tradition.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  3. gotcha
    Midsommar Stans Got Pranked With Beau Is Afraid for April Fools’Director Ari Aster did a Q&A at the surprise early screening of his film.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  4. living deliciously
    An Attempt to Define the ‘Good for Her’ Cinematic Universe“Good for her” is misaimed fandom, willfully disregarding authorial intent as you stan. “Good for her” is Walter White for girls.
    By Bethy Squires
  5. hardest things
    The Hardest Horror Movie Sound I Ever Foley-edWhat does decapitation sound like? How about a demon birth? Foley artists explain just how difficult it is to engineer the sounds of horror.
    By Jordan Crucchiola and Vikram Murthi
  6. a twenty-four
    The Cult of A24Since 2012, the studio has bred superfans, dropped swag, and perfected a singular house style. It’s also teetering on the verge of self-parody.
    By Nate Jones
  7. cult followings
    Let Ari (Grande) and Ari (Aster) Make Something Weird TogetherThe most depraved creative minds of our time simply must collaborate.
    By Rachel Handler
  8. hmm…
    Ariana Grande Threw Herself a Midsommar-Themed Birthday PartyFlower crowns abound.
    By Charu Sinha
  9. auctions
    Skål! The Academy Museum Won Midsommar’s May Queen Gown With $65,000 BidThat’s movie history, babe.
    By Rebecca Alter
  10. charity work
    Midsommar’s 33-Pound May Queen Dress Can Now Be YoursGoing once, going twice …
    By Hunter Harris
  11. special effects
    How Midsommar Smushed Those BodiesSpecial effects artist Iván Pohárnok reveals the trick that helped him pull off that gruesome Ättestupa scene.
    By Nate Jones
  12. trailer mash-up
    Stay Indoors and Watch This Extremely Good Wet Hot American MidSommar Mash-UpIt’s always fun to get away from camp, even for an hour.
    By Halle Kiefer
  13. don’t you feel angry?
    An Ode to Meryl Streep and Florence Pugh’s Catharsis ScreamsUNGHHHHHHHHAAAAAAH.
    By Rachel Handler
  14. a closer look
    Explaining the End of MidsommarDirector Ari Aster and actor Jack Reynor help us make sense of the Swedish folk horror’s final moments.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  15. chat room
    Jack Reynor Is Pretty Sure He Ate One of Ari Aster’s Pubes in MidsommarFrom rotting shrimp to sunburns to herds of wasps, the actor describes what went into making the summer’s most shocking horror film.
    By Hunter Harris
  16. movie review
    Ari Aster’s Midsommar Is an Ambitious, Blurry Horror TripThe Hereditary director seems sure of only one thing: that he wants to make you feel as if your head is being sawed off.
    By David Edelstein
  17. chat room
    Will Poulter Couldn’t Sleep After Watching Himself in Midsommar“I was so fucked up after watching it. It’s maybe the most aggressive reaction I’ve ever had to a film.”
    By Rachel Handler
  18. q&a
    Ari Aster on Midsommar: ‘I Really Don’t Know What I’ve Done’The horror director has been working nonstop for two and a half years to perfect the gruesome Hereditary and its cathartic follow-up. Now what?
    By Emily Yoshida
  19. horror
    Midsommar’s Florence Pugh on the Art of Sobbing in a Corner Wearing HeadphonesShe had to cry — a lot — in Ari Aster’s new movie. But don’t worry, she has the Little Women group text to console her now.
    By Hunter Harris
  20. summer preview
    Summer Horror Preview: Midsommar and More Scary Stories We Can’t Wait to SeeA hellish summer festival, a revamped Chucky doll, and a bunch of other Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, oh my!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  21. trailer mix
    The Trailer for Midsommar Promises a Terrible Summer Festival ExperienceThis will be a very unhappy Independence Day at the movies.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  22. party report
    Midsommar Will Be ‘a Wizard of Oz for Perverts,’ Says Director Ari Aster“It’s less overtly a horror movie, but it’s still working in that same space. It’s very macabre. But people shouldn’t go in expecting Hereditary.”
    By Rachel Handler
  23. trailer mix
    It’s a Sun-Dappled Nightmare in the Midsommar TeaserFrom the director of Hereditary.
    By Jordan Crucchiola