Midsommar is the work that is released in 2019 directed by Ari Aster, shows different approaches than existing horror movies. The story of this movie unfolds around a traditional festival that is held in a remote village in Sweden and terrible events that take place in it. This movie explores human psychology and a cultural collision in addition to classical elements of fear and conveys fear effectively through unique techniques. Midsommar has received a lot of favorable reviews for its original style and deep meaning among horror movies. Danny, the main character of this movie, becomes alone because her sister who was always mentally unstable kills her parents and commits suicide. She spends every day helpless with the grief of losing her family. And then one day, her boyfriend Christian is invited by exchange student Pele to a summer festival in his hometown of Sweden. Christian follows Pele to Sweden with his friends to participate in the festival, bringing a depressed Danny together. Danny feels as if she entered a fairy tale when she arrives at Pele’s hometown as she sees the wide meadow and sky, and kind people dressed in white. She slowly heals her mind by staying in the village. However, Danny is in danger of falling apart mentally again when she sees the unexpected ceremony of the festival. Danny and her companions cannot accept the weird culture of the festival and try to run away from the village, but escaping turns out to be difficult once they are already there. One of the most important elements in Midsommar is a cultural collision. Danny and her companions participate in the festival without knowing anything about a traditional ceremony and culture of the Swedish village. Also, most viewers watch the movie without prior knowledge of the festival in the remote village. So, the audience begins to see the strange culture of the village by empathizing with the main characters through the perspectives of the main characters, who are equally outsiders. From a stranger's point of view, the behavior of the villagers is terrible. The cultural conflict that we face without understanding their traditions and faith intensifies our fear. This movie does not form fear by simple external threats like sudden death of a person or a ghost appearing somewhere. Instead, it informs the viewers that internal confusion can evoke panic. It shows the process in which the shock of encountering a disparate culture extends to psychological confusion and eventually intensifies into fear. Midsommar uses unique visual and musical techniques to generate fear. The movie mainly uses bright and natural colors, and generally avoids dark tones, so it can be seen to have a difference from existing horror movies. As the movie is based on the night of the midnight sun, the sun remains even at night in the village throughout the story, and dark backgrounds are mostly absent. In addition, the green grass, the blue sky, and colorful flowers create a bright and sunny atmosphere. This inverted approach makes the appearance of the village seem peaceful and beautiful, but makes the shocking events there come more intensely. The film’s background music plays an important role in creating anxiety and tension. The soundtrack often creates an ominous feeling that constantly stays in the scene as foreboding. In this manner, Midsommar successfully brings about ongoing emotional appeal to the viewers by extending fear to psychological and sensual levels through these techniques. Midsommar is an original work that creates fear by combining psychological, cultural, and sensual techniques, independent of traditional horror movies. The director Ari Aster explores inner confusion and cultural differences deeply through this movie. The movie opens new possibilities for the horror genre and leaves an intense and lasting impression on the audience.