The Denial Dinner - The Invitation (2015)

So, let's say your ex disappears for 2 years, pops back up with a new man, and invites you to a get-together out of the blue to "reconnect?" Well, that's just what happens to our buddy Will in 2015's indie thriller The Invitation, which we use as the crux for our trope this week: cults. Listen as we explore what cults are and why they have a draw, Will's trauma as a catalyst, the concept of the film's unnerving dinner party and The Invitation's theme of sacrifice and denial. As a bonus, we also recorded this during the airing of the 95th Academy Awards so some of our live reactions to winners was caught on film (hope you enjoy them and can maybe relate).  Rate and review ScaryCrit on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Sign Up for our NewsletterFind Us Onlinewww.scarycritpodcast.comTwitter @ScaryCritPodInstagram @ScaryCritPodTimestamps02:59 - Negronomicon18:48 - Crit1:22:45 - Final CurlsGems from E84Scream (1996)Scream IV (2023)Creed III (2023)M3GAN (2023)She-Hulk (2022)Scream (1996)Saw (2004)Scream 2 (1997)The Wicker Man (1973)Rosemary’s Baby (1968)The Sacrament (2013)Hereditary (2018)Cult of Chucky (2017)Midsommar (20019)Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)A Knock at the Cabin (2023)American Horror Story: Cult (2017)The Invitation (2015)Jennifer’s Body (2009)Everything, Everywhere All at Once (2022)Creed (2015)Vespertine (Björk, 2001,  album)RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009, reality competition series)The Last of Us (2023, television series)The Last of Us Part II (2020, video game)Production Credits Host and Producer: Lauren La Melle Host and Editor: Jared Hudson  Support the show