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Good news for anyone who wants to be haunted by disturbing images whenever they want: Midsommar is coming to VOD.
On Monday, Lionsgate announced that Ari Aster‘s much-talked-about summer horror film is headed to Digital and On Demand September 24, just in time to get movie fans in the Halloween spirit. (Though, hopefully, your Halloween is filled with slightly fewer cults, murders, and bearskins.) You’ll be able to purchase a digital copy of the film for $14.99 wherever you prefer to purchase digital content, and you can preorder it right now on Amazon Prime.
For those who prefer the hard copy, Midsommar will also be available as a Blu-ray™ combo pack (plus DVD and Digital), and DVD on October 8, and will cost $39.99 for the combo pack and $29.95 for the DVD. This will include all DVD special features, like a featurette titled “Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar” and a promo titled. “Bear in a Cage™.” Those who have seen the film know that last one likely won’t be a fun animal training montage.
I won’t spoil it for those who missed the film in theaters, but I will say that I had to actively will myself not to think about Midsommar in order to fall asleep for several nights after seeing it. The excellent Florence Pugh stars as a woman named Dani grieving recent loss in her life, and Jack Reynor co-stars as her less-than-supportive boyfriend named, appropriately, Christian. When the two embark on a trip with Christian’s friends to attend a remote festival in Sweden, they discover a brightly-lit, beautiful nightmare. There are no shadows to hide from the horrors they find there, nor will you be able to escape from the sharp, shocking imagery from Aster.
Midsommar is not a traditional horror film in the way that Aster’s first film, Hereditary, was. If you’re the kind of person who avoids scary movies because you hate the jump scares, don’t worry—that’s not what this movie it is. This is more slow-build discomfort, heightened by the gorgeous set design and a stand-out performance from Pugh. You won’t necessarily enjoy the experience of watching it, but you also won’t be able to look away. Have fun!
