Valentine’s Day 1945. A ritual murder in rural Britain. A new horror is born.
★ 5.5 (4)
1h 34m2025
Documentary
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.