Netflix have been putting their money where their mouth is quite a lot lately by taking big risks and putting out original material, whether you like it or not you have to respect them for it.

The original tagline that was used when advertising the film was ‘They should have gone to Vegas’. But due to the massacre in Vegas that took place on 1st of October 2017, the tagline has now been changed to ‘They should have gone to Ibiza’.

Film based on the novel by Adam Nevill and produced by Andy Serkis.

Actors Rafe Spall (Luke) and Sam Troughton (Dom) are both part of the Alien franchise. Spall in Prometheus and Troughton in AVP: Alien vs Predator.

The way the monster hangs its victims in the cultists’ village mirrors part of asatruar mythology about Odin, who originally gained wisdom and knowledge of rune magic by hanging himself from the world tree Yggdrasil by impaling himself on his spear, Gungnir. In the asatruar mythology, the spear was given to Odin by Loki, though it is unclear if this is an intended reference to asatruar mythology.

The stone image a cultist is briefly seen praying before is a reproduction of the Kirkby Stephen Stone, which is believed to be a representation of Loki.

Despite being based on a novel written a few years before the films release, some scenes of the film are based on the 70’s horror “rituals”

The rune seen on the trees is the Othala/Odal rune from the Elder Futhark. It is the rune for “o” in the ancient written language of the Vikings, and is typically though of as Odin’s rune, though it also stands for “heritage’s or “estate”. The rune has also been co-opted by Nazis and white supremacists as a symbol, though its usage by them is abhorred by people who adhere to Asatruar.