Midsommar: A Daytime Nightmare

  Midsommar (Aster, 2019) presents us with a full-length horror film that juxtaposes beautiful scenery with savagery. In fact, in an idyllic village in Sweden, we find ourselves immersed in the most deeply rooted traditions of a terrifying sect in a paradisiacal environment. In recent years, there have been a number of interesting films of this genre. However, it seems that a large part of the viewing public has grown weary of horror films. Could this be true? Are we tired of haunted houses and ghosts? Certainly, if we think of terror, we tend to think of the paranormal. However,…