๐ŸŽฌ The Draugr (2022) โ€“ Evil Never Sleeps Beneath the Ice

โ„๏ธ An ancient Norse nightmare awakensโ€ฆ and itโ€™s hungry.


Genre: Horror | Supernatural | Thriller
๐Ÿ“… Release Date: October 28, 2022
๐ŸŽฌ Director: Anders Nygaard
๐ŸŽญ Starring: Rebecca Ferguson, Joel Kinnaman, Kristofer Hivju


๐ŸงŸโ€โ™‚๏ธ Plot Summary

Set in the snow-covered wilderness of northern Norway, The Draugr follows a team of archaeologists who unearth a mysterious burial mound dating back over a thousand years. What they disturb, however, is not just history โ€” itโ€™s a curse.

Among the frostbitten ruins, they awaken a Draugr โ€” an undead creature from Norse legend, once a Viking warrior consumed by rage, cursed to rise again in undeath to guard its hoard… and exact vengeance on the living.

Dr. Ingrid Thorsen (Rebecca Ferguson), a determined Scandinavian researcher, must battle not only the elements but a myth made real. As members of her crew vanish one by one, she must team up with a rugged local tracker (Joel Kinnaman) and an eccentric folklore expert (Kristofer Hivju) to survive the relentless terror.


โ„๏ธ What Makes It Stand Out

  • Brings Norse mythology into the horror genre like never before.

  • Features chilling atmosphere, breathtaking arctic cinematography, and intensely claustrophobic terror.

  • The Draugr is portrayed using practical effects and haunting design, with grotesque undead makeup and ghastly snarls echoing across the frozen tundra.


๐Ÿฉธ Taglines

โ€œYou canโ€™t kill whatโ€™s already dead.โ€
โ€œBuried in ice. Born of blood.โ€
โ€œThe north remembers… and it rises.โ€


๐ŸงŠ Reception

Critics praised The Draugr for its slow-burn horror, immersive Nordic setting, and blending of folklore with survival horror. Audiences called it โ€œThe Thing meets The Ritualโ€ โ€” with its own unique mythic twist.