Forget ‘Midsommar,’ Brutal Sneak Peek Takes Folk Horror to a Whole New Level [Exclusive]

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There's something about Midsummer that makes for an idyllic horror setting. As Ari Aster's 2019 horror smash hit Midsommar showed, the sun-drenched time of year, combined with the aesthetic captured in traditional European festivals and celebrations with roots in the divine, helps terror to bloom in a uniquely unsettling way. Where that film unfolded in Sweden, however, Alex Noyer is now about to take viewers to a resort in Finland where the Goddess of Love watches over all. After partnering with Noyer to announce the release date of Love Is the Monster, Collider is now excited to share an exclusive clip and some quotes from the writer-director breaking down how his latest feature marries folk horror with stirring relationship drama.

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