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The Last Sacrifice

2025 • 1h34m Documentary

Rating

5.0/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Rupert Russell

Screenplay

Rupert Russell

Cast

Gavin Bone

Geraldine Beskin

Janet Farrar

Release date

10/25/2025

Status

Released

Origin country

GB

Vote count

3