Ritual (disambiguation)

A ritual is the scripted performance of ceremonial action, usually for a perceived supernatural purpose.

Ritual(s) or The Ritual may also refer to:

Films

• Ritual (2002 film), a 2002 Tales from the Crypt film
• Ritual (2013 film), a 2013 horror film
• Rituals (film), a 1977 horror/thriller film directed by Peter Carter, also known as The Creeper
• Shiki-Jitsu, a Japanese film directed by Hideaki Anno also known as Ritual
• The Rite (1969 film), Swedish drama film also known as The Ritual
• The Ritual (2009 film), a 2009 horror film
• The Ritual (2017 film), 2017 British horror film

Literature

• Ritual (Pinner novel), a novel by David Pinner that was the basis for the film The Wicker Man
• Ritual, a 2008 novel by Mo Hayder
• Rituals (novel), a 1980 novel by Cees Nooteboom
• Roman Ritual, Catholic book containing liturgies for certain services
• The Ritual (novel), a 2011 novel

Music

Bands

• Ritual (post-punk band), English post-punk and gothic rock band, active from 1981–83
• Ritual (electronic band), 2010s electronic pop band
• Ritual (Band), Swedish progressive rock band, active in the 1990s and 2010s

Albums

• Ritual (Keith Jarrett album), a 1977 contemporary classical album by Keith Jarrett and Dennis Russell Davies
• Ritual (Los Piojos album), a 1999 hard rock live album by Los Piojos
• Ritual (Shaaman album), a 2002 heavy metal album by Shaman
• Ritual (Jape album), a 2008 electronic rock album by Jape
• Ritual (The Black Dahlia Murder album), a 2011 melodic death metal album by The Black Dahlia Murder
• Ritual (White Lies album), a 2011 post-punk album by White Lies
• Ritual (Vampires Everywhere! album), a 2016 industrial metal album by Vampires Everywhere!
• Ritual (Soulfly album), a 2018 album by American heavy metal band Soulfly
• Ritual. (Master's Hammer album), a 1991 black metal album by Master's Hammer
• Rituals (John Zorn album), a 2005 contemporary classical music album by John Zorn
• Rituals (Fenech-Soler album), a 2013 synthpop album by Fenech-Soler
• Rituals (Rotting Christ album), a 2016 black metal album by Rotting Christ
• Ritual (Oomph! album), a 2019 industrial metal album by Oomph!
• The Ritual (Testament album), a 1992 heavy metal album by Testament
• The Ritual (Sabac album), a 2008 hip hop album by Sabac Red
• Ritual (In This Moment album), a 2017 heavy metal album by In This Moment
• Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers, a 1957 jazz album by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers

Songs

• "Ritual" (Delerium song), a song from the 2016 new age album Mythologie by Delerium
• "Ritual" (Marshmello song), a 2016 dance pop song featuring Wrabel, released as a single by Marshmello
• "Ritual" (Tiësto, Jonas Blue and Rita Ora song), a 2019 single by Tiësto and Jonas Blue, featuring vocals by Rita Ora
• "Ritual", a song from the 1994 black metal album Pentagram by Gorgoroth
• "Ritual", a song from the 1988 funk rock album Dan Reed Network by Dan Reed Network
• "Ritual", a song from the 2002 heavy metal album Waking the Fury by Annihilator
• "Ritual", a song from the 2010 doom metal album Opus Eponymous by Ghost
• "Ritual", a song from the 2011 glam metal album Set the World on Fire by Black Veil Brides
• "Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)", a song from the 1973 album Tales from Topographic Oceans by Yes
• "Rituals", a song from the 2010 post-rock EP Moving on the Edges of Things by This Will Destroy You
• "The Ritual", a song from the 1999 heavy metal album Alive and Well by Quiet Riot
• "The Ritual", a song from the 2004 power metal album Dust to Dust by Heavenly
• "The Ritual", a song from the 2006 black metal album Don't Fear the Reaper by Witchery

Other uses

• Ritual Entertainment, a computer game software developer
• Rituals (TV series), an American soap opera
• The Ritual, a fictitious act in the Artemis Fowl series