It doesn’t help when the true events contain well-worn genre elements, as is the case with “The Ritual,” an exorcism story directed by David Midell.

For now, The Ritual will only be available to watch in a movie theater, when it opens in theaters wide in the U.S. on Friday, June 6.You can find a showing near you via Fandango. The Ritual is not ...

Sometimes, a horror movie monster isn't just scary because it's threatening; sometimes, it's how surreal and weird a monster is that generates fear.