Film

The Last Sacrifice 2025

Directed by Rupert Russell

  • Documentary
  • 94 min

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 1970s folk horror genre, leaving an indelible mark on cinema and public psyche.

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