Episode 031: Midsommar and the Mechanics of Cults

Ari Aster’s folk-horror fairytale masterpiece Midsommar scared many mainstream audiences. But Lucas thinks there is more under the hood of this movie than bear costumes and hallucinogens. Join him and Joe as they dissect the cultic milieu and the power of grief. The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected] www.thefrightlab.com Midsommar IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/ Screen Rant on Midsommar: https://screenrant.com/midsommar-movie-harga-cult-customs-explained/ The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/ Criticism of the BITE Model: https://cultexperts.medium.com/ethical-concerns-raised-on-steven-hassans-book-on-cults-1f6133f63d9f https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=toledo1683035053681997&disposition=inline Authoritarian Group Awareness and Resources: https://safepassagefoundation.org/ https://www.daretodoubt.org/cults https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-mind/202104/the-definitive-guide-helping-people-trapped-in-cult What are the Signs of a Cult? https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/06/the-seven-signs-youre-in-a-cult/361400/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/word-less/202303/has-a-loved-one-fallen-into-a-dangerous-cult https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/5/20681187/midsommar-spoilers-cult-harga-ari-aster Ari Aster on Midsommar: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/7/2/18744431/ari-aster-midsommar-interview-spoilers https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/ari-aster-midsommar-interview.html