2025Documentary1h 34m

The Last Sacrifice

Valentine’s Day 1945. A ritual murder in rural Britain. A new horror is born.

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.

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languageen

Keywords

sacrificetrue crimeritual sacrifice

Production

Intermission Film
Intermission Film