Episode 031: Midsommar and the Mechanics of Cults
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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.
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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
Authoritarian Group Awareness and Resources:
https://safepassagefoundation.org/
https://www.daretodoubt.org/cults
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.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
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