The Last Sacrifice

Name: The Last Sacrifice
Director: Rupert Russell
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-10-25
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Gavin Bone, Geraldine Beskin, Janet Farrar, Adam Godley, Ronald Hutton

Valentine’s Day 1945. A ritual murder in rural Britain. A new horror is born.

20251h 34m★ 5.5Dir. Rupert Russell

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.