The Last Sacrifice
The Last Sacrifice

The Last Sacrifice

2025-10-25 | 94 min

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.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Gavin Bone

Gavin Bone

Geraldine Beskin

Geraldine Beskin

Janet Farrar

Janet Farrar

Adam Godley

Adam Godley

Ronald Hutton

Ronald Hutton

Leila Latif

Leila Latif

Jonathan Rigby

Jonathan Rigby

Tim Stanley

Tim Stanley

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