The Last Sacrifice

Name: The Last Sacrifice
Director: Rupert Russell
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-10-25
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Gavin Bone, Geraldine Beskin, Janet Farrar, Adam Godley, Ronald Hutton

Directed by Rupert Russell

Documentary

20251h 34m5.0

Overview

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.