The Last Sacrifice
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Rupert Russell Run Time: 94 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025
Starring: Adam Godley, Gavin Bone, Geraldine Beskin, Janet Farrar, Ronald Hutton
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.
Special introduction by Steven Intermill, Director of Cleveland’s Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick