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.

Director: Rupert Russell

Cast

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Gavin Bone

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Geraldine Beskin

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Janet Farrar

Adam Godley

Ronald Hutton

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Leila Latif

Jonathan Rigby

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Tim Stanley