Movie
4.0 2025 1h 34m
The Last Sacrifice
"Valentine’s Day 1945. A ritual murder in rural Britain. A new horror is born."
Documentary
The Last Sacrifice delves into the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton—the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed the folk horror genre. This unsettling true-crime interrogation probes into the eerie, enigmatic cultural undercurrents that shaped 1970's folk horror genre, leaving an indelible mark on cinema and public psyche.
Director:
Rupert Russell
Cast
Gavin Bone
Geraldine Beskin
Janet Farrar
Adam Godley
Ronald Hutton
Leila Latif
Jonathan Rigby
Tim Stanley
