

The Last Sacrifice
2025-10-25 · 94 min · ★ 5.7
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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- Rupert Russell
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- United Kingdom
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Adam Godley
Ronald Hutton
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